03 Macbeth Act 1 Scene 4 Full Commentary and Analysis

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This video is a line-by-line walkthrough guide for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 4.

I provide a close reading of the entire scene, including:
— Detailed explication
— Commentary
— Literary analysis

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All commentary is supplemented by in-text, line-by-line study notes designed to help students:
— Prepare for GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation
— Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays
— Generate ideas for analysis essays
— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions
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This video discusses :

PLOT:
— Duncan is grateful to brave Macbeth and Banquo for saving his kingdom from the traitor MacDonwald.
— Duncan names his son, Malcolm, Prince of Cumberland, heir to the throne. Macbeth doesn’t like this!

CHARACTER:
— Duncan: dismayed by MacDonwald’s treachery; naive
— Macbeth: imagines murdering Duncan but is immediately horrified at his own thoughts; ambitious; foolish; lacking self-knowledge; morally aware but weak; passive aggressive

THEME:
— Appearance vs reality
— Panic attacks arising from alienation from self