Macbeth Study Guide Notes for Acts 1-4.

Act 1
1.The point of the first scene is that it is the exposition and it sets the mood with darkness and a storm. It also introduces motifs, supernatural things, the idea of things and the stormy fate of Scotland. It shows the witches deciding when they'll meet again and introduces Macbeth.
2.Duncan calls Macbeth valiant cousin/worthy gentleman. This is ironic because Macbeth will be his murderer.
3.The Thane of Cawdor is sentenced to death.
4.For Macbeth, the witches predict that first he will be Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor, and last, king.
5.Ross announces he is Thane of…