Macbeth Act 1 Scene 3: 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 3.
I provide a close reading of the entire scene, including:
- Detailed explication
- Commentary
- Literary analysis
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 quizzes and exams
- Generate ideas for analysis essays
- Participate knowledgeably in class discussions
This video discusses :
PLOT:
- The witches’ 3 prophesies
CHARACTER:
- Witches as spectacle; as resentful “Jokeresque” nihilists
- Banquo as character foil; wise; tempted but possessing strength of character
- Macbeth: ambitious; foolish; lacking self-knowledge; morally aware but weak; passive aggressive
THEME:
- The root cause of evil = resentment, bitterness, desire for revenge
- Appearance vs reality, equivocation
- Manhood
- Borrowed robes: Macbeth’s unsuitability for the role of king
- The necessary paranoia of the tyrant
- Panic attacks
Writing a LITERATURE ANALYSIS ESSAY? See my practical guide, with model papers:
• Literature Analysis
If you're interested in Shakespeare analysis, see my other playlists:
MACBETH:
• Macbeth Scene by Scene...
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• Playlist
ROMEO and JULIET:
• Romeo and Juliet
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• Playlist
HAMLET:
• Hamlet Scene by Scene
For Hamlet THESIS STATEMENT prompts see:
• Playlist
OTHELLO:
• Othello
TWELFTH NIGHT:
• Twelfth Night

[@aaliyah1670]

thankyou so much, my english teacher spent the entire lesson analysing the "drums" we see in scene 3 instead of actually analysing the whole scene. This was really helpful

[@5QShakespeare]

Haha. Glad it was useful. I'm a big fan of close reading. Dig deep into the text; that's where the treasure lies:)

[@ilovewatermelons1982]

Thank you, this helped me out so much

[@5QShakespeare]

You're very welcome:)

[@sasenwickramarathne3442]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR
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[@5QShakespeare]

Great! Good work!

[@jesskins534]

Thankyou this is really helpful

[@5QShakespeare]

You're welcome!

[@iliansuccar808]

Very helpful thank you

[@5QShakespeare]

You're very welcome:)

[@seyidesaba9559]

'if you gonna be murderer you better make sure you're psychopath' thanks for the advice hahaha just kidding

[@5QShakespeare]

Haha. Crime and Punishment deals with this question, too. Raskolnikov is a Macbethian character. Know thyself, the wise ones wisely warn.