Macbeth's Memorize

Act III Scene I; lines 48-75

Line 1: Bring them before us.

(emotion): excited

(action): points to invizable door

(subtext): none; bring the murderers before me

Line 2: To be thus is nothing;

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Line 3: But to be safely thus.--Our fears in Banquo

(emotion): brooding

(action): gesture to self

(subtext): convincing/conniving

Line 4: Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature

(emotion): false happiness/praise

(action): gesture to self

(subtext): good is his undoing

Line 5: Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares;

(emotion): false happiness/praise

(action): fist to chest

(subtext): he is bold, but only for a good cause

Line 6: And, to that dauntless temper of his mind,

(emotion): admiring

(action): point to head

(subtext): he is smart to loyal to accecpt Macbeth as King with uncertain circumstances around the coronation

Line 7: He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour


(emotion): admiring

(action): head nodding as if reading from a book

(subtext): his intelligence and foresight guides his noble actions

Line 8: To act in safety. There is none but he

(emotion): admiring

(action): head nodding; then sharp ‘no’gesture

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Line 9: Whose being I do fear: and, under him,

(emotion): nervous

(action): looking around nervously

(subtext): Macbeth is threatened by Banquo

Line 10: My Genius is rebuked; as, it is said,

(emotion): angry

(action): gesture proudly/unhappily to self/ pleading

(subtext): he is better/smarter than Macbeth

Line 11: Mark Antony's was by Caesar. He chid the sisters

(emotion): angry

(action): condesedingly hands weighing then a ‘no-no’ waggle of finger

(subtext): comparing Banquo and himself to Mark Antony and Caeser

Line 12: When first they put the name of king upon me,

(emotion): proud

(action): places crown upon own head

(subtext): he thinks Banquo is/was jealous

Line 13: And bade them speak to him: then prophet-like

(emotion): contemptous

(action): points tot the heavens for prophet

(subtext): Banquo tried to get their attention; he was jealous

Line 14: They hail'd him father to a line of kings:

(emotion): jealous

(action): grips chair/scepter tightly

(subtext): Macbeth is jealous of Banquo

Line 16: Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown,

(emotion): jealous, annoyed, unhappy

(action): take crown off head and toss it on the ground

(subtext): Macbeth isn’t going to be able to have kdis

Line 17: And put a barren sceptre in my gripe,

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Line 18: Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand,

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Line 19: No son of mine succeeding. If 't be so,

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