Macbeth Analysis Act 2 Scene 3: Full Commentary

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This video is a line-by-line walkthrough guide for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Act 2, 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 high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays
— Generate ideas for analysis essays
— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions

This video discusses :

PLOT:
— Porter complains about all the knocking, pretends he is the gatekeeper of hell; comic relief, jokes about how everyone is corrupt and deserves hell
— MacDuff and Lennox arrive, chastise Porter for being drunk
— Porter jokes about alcohol and sexual impotence
— Macbeth welcomes MacDuff/Lennox
— MacDuff goes to wake Duncan
— Lennox reports the strange weather
— MacDuff announces Duncan’s murder
— Malcolm, Donalbain, Lady Macbeth and Banquo arrive
— Macbeth confesses to killing the 2 guards in fit of rage
— Lady Macbeth pretends to faint to draw attention away from Macbeth
— Malcolm and Donalbain agree to flee to England and Ireland

CHARACTER:
— Porter: wise fool; cynic
— MacDuff/Lennox/Banquo: loyal subjects; swear revenge; aligned with the good
— Macbeth: so far so good, no panic attacks
— Lady Macbeth: better actor than Macbeth, more presence of mind
— Malcolm/Donalbain: wise not to trust anyone; recognize appearance vs reality; not naive like their father

THEME:
— Comic relief
— Wasteland: social and psychological; the Great Chain of Being disrupted
— Manhood: male sexual insecurity/impotence
— Appearance vs reality

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