Help with Questions to Macbeth : Act I, Scene 3—Three Witches (6-12)

Act I, Scene 3—Three Witches

• What does Banquo as Macbeth about the experience?
• As Banquo and Macbeth are discussing the prophecies, what news does Ross bring?
• As the others talk, what does Macbeth’s aside reveal about his thinking?
• How does Banquo’s comment support the “Fair is foul, foul is fair” theme?
• What does Macbeth mean in his aside about two truths being prologue to the imperial theme?
• What is Macbeth’s emotional state when he hears the news?
• To fully understand Macbeth’s feelings, you must visualize what is happening on stage. What is occurring?