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Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth reads a letter about how Macbeth will now be the thaneship of Cawdor. After she reads it, she talks of how " It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness" (1. 5.17) Saying that it would be nice if Macbeth was promoted to that position, but it is highly unlikely someone would be that nice to do that. -Alex M.

Her soliloquy at the start of this scene ends with her analyzing Macbeth's character. She summarizes him as a person who wouldn't stoop to treachery or false play to get to power. One of her last lines shows how she wishes to directly influence Macbeth's decision; “Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise thy valor with my tongue...” (I.v.30). She is basically saying she will talk him out of being noble due to her own greed for power. A messenger arrives and tells her that King Duncan is coming to stay for the night and she starts to hatch a plan. To give her the power, “courage” and cruel power to do the deed at hand she calls on spirits and asks them to “fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood. Stop up th' access and passage to remorse...” (I.v.50). When Macbeth arrives, she tells him she will take care of everything and they will talk later. - Emily R. =]

Macbeth
Lady Macbeth reads in a letter about, Macbeth being promoted to the thaneship of Cawdor and the details of his meeting with the witches. Macbeth has ambitions to become king but Lady Macbeth believes he may have to much of “th’ milk of human kindness” to become king.(I.v. 17 ). -Spencer R.

Duncan
Lady Macbeth is welcoming Duncan and Banquo to her castle, and they are commenting on how nice it is. "See! our honored hostess! The love that follows us sometimes in our trouble, which still we thank as love." (I. vi. 15). He thanks Lady Macbeth for her kindess, and then leaves for the night. -Andrew S.

Banquo
//Banquo's quote in this scene is speaking of a a "temple-haunting martlet", [I. vi. 5] (or a house martin) which is a bird that enjoys nesting on a side of a wall. He tells the audience how the bird builds there because there is nice, fresh air and that it is their mating ground. -Jill S. //

Lady Macbeth
In this scene Lacy Macbeth is welcoming Duncan as a guest, and though she is gracious, the sweetness of her words (i.e. "All our service, in every point twice done and then double" [I, vi, 18-19]) sound clearly false and foreboding in comparison to the last scene, and give an idea about her deceitfulness. -Kirsten U.

Macbeth
Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth's mind into thinking about killing the king. Macbeth wants and thinks that he should be loyal and trustworthy of his king. "First, as I am his kingsman and his subject. Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, who should asgainst his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself." (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 13-16) Macbeth feels honored and doesn't want to throw it away. "Well will procede no further in this business. He hath honored me of late, and I have brought Golden opinions from all sorts of people, which would be worn now in their newest glass, not cast aside so soon. Macbeth can not make up his mind of weather or not he should go through with the plan." (I, vii, 31-35) ( Brittany W)

Macbeth
In the beginning of this scene Macbeth is really confused about whether or not he should go through with his plans to kill Duncan. After he thinks about all the consequences that he would face and all the reasons he actually has to go through with his plan he decides not to do it and that his only true reason to go through with this would be his own ambitions and that alone is not a good enough reason. So he decides not to do it. Then once Lady Macbeth calls him a coward and questions his manliness and proposes a new plan that actually sounds like it could work he changes his mind again and decides that he will murder Duncan and become king. So hes pretty much a push over.

- Deanna D.

Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to kill Duncan when he is asleep. She plots to poison him while his gaurd is down. "We Fail?But screw your courage to the sticking place and we'll not fail. When Duncan is asleep (Whereto the rather shall his day's hard journet soundly invite him.) his two chamberlains will I with wine and wassail so convince that memory, the warder of the brain..."(I,vii,69-75) Brittany Y.