2) Explain how scene 3 is the turning point in the play in terms of both theme and plot.
I know why its the turning point - Fleance flees.
What about in terms of theme? Thanks. Best answer will be given.
2007-12-22 15:46:07 · 3 answers · asked by myname_isalbert 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It's the turning point because Fleance ESCAPES (so maybe I'm splitting hairs), and for the first time things don't go exactly as Macbeth planned. He has moved from acting to fulfill the witches' prophecy to trying to thwart it by wiping out the line of Banquo, and he fails. From that point on, his fortunes begin to decline. Despite his and his wife's attempts to cover for him, his reaction at his coronation feast to Banquo's ghost arouses doubts in the minds of some of his nobles, and they begin to slip away from him. In terms of the theme of usurpation and regicide, this is the point at which he begins to cease to get away with it.
2007-12-22 16:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by aida 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
macbeth realizes that he is not done and that the killing of Duncan is not enough.... he now needs to kill more people, this is a turnign point because he is no longer unsure of whether he should kill or not, he knows he must to keep his secret
I took honors english and read this book, still you could always look at sparknotes or pinkmonkey.com
Good luck!
2007-12-22 23:57:37 · answer #2 · answered by domiprincesstwins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the characters' motives change
2007-12-23 00:00:40 · answer #3 · answered by User 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋