notes i made Act 1 Scene 7 soliloquy-an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers .Macbeth puts forward an incredibly logical & convincing argument as to why he shouldn't kill his king ."If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly" - 2 interpretations 1- if murder has to be done, should be done fast to get it over & done with - this would show reluctance on Macbeth's part, he simply wants to get this terrible deed done with & shows no blood lust 2- if it's all done & finished w/ the murder of Duncan , then I'd do it as soon as possible - here, he's worried about what comes after the murder, he admits these deeds often cause knock-on effects & is worried that the murder of Duncan will cause a chain of events out of his control - foreshadowing (murdering Duncan eventually brings about his downfall) .Macbeth's argument against the murder is so compelling, he shouldn't kill him as he's his king, his relative, a guest in his home, he's been a great King, he's loved & respected by all so killing him would cause a terrible reaction from the people of Scotland .he says he has no good reason to kill Duncan "no spur" except his ambition (spur-metallic sharp object used to kick a horse to make it go) >he's talked himself & the audience out of it >structure's clever as now Lady Macbeth walks in .Macbeth decides we will proceed no further in this business, Lady Macbeth destroys his resolve & all his convincing arguments in less than 50 lines of dialogue .Macbeth the warrior, the fearless leader in battle is absolutely verbally battered & destroyed by his wife .she tackles him in many techniques >inconsistent, changes his mind often >uses love for her against him, he doesn't love her if he won't do this >he's no better than someone who's drunk all the time, deciding things when he's hungover then changing their mind >challenges his manhood "When you durst do it, then you were a man" most effective as Macbeth's entire reputation is founded upon his bravery & courage .he has no answers to these attacks & the entire play hinges on 4 words "if we should fail?" >this isn't him arguing against the murder but looking for her to take the brains, he wants her to tell him the plan rather than decide anything himself .he's completely under her spell .the final words in this scene echo the theme of deception established in earlier scenes .after attempting & failing to stand up to his wife he says "false face but hide what the false heart doth know" - last line furthers the theme of appearance vs reality

The whole image being ironic to the quote is because, as he says, the quote means that his actions will cause a chain of events. When you hit a ball in snooker the ball causes other balls to move, hence the chain of events.

Handy last minute revision tip - , im watching these 1 act per night with my copy of macbeth, and making a quick mindmap to summarise the act and get down key themes and quotes. Takes about half an hour to an hour so it's not too heavy, and this is from an A1 procrastinator too.

I have a English test on Macbeth in 2 hours this has been an excellent help! Thank you.

4:04 Lady MacBreath

Using this to catch up on what I've missed with my surgery. Have a test on it this morning...

SO HELPFUL! Honestly my teacher doesn’t go into the detail I need for this exam, thank you so much! Saved my English lit gcse!

These videos are going to be the reason why I pass my GCSE

When you’re loosing a game of pool and you’d rather have it done quickly so you don’t have to deal with the long winded game of disappointment.

I don't think the events of the play are all Lady Macbeth's and the witches's fault. I think it's also Macbeth's fault for letting what his wife thinks of him take over his life.

Mr Bruff your videos are helping remember the book and not making me read it all over again

I use these in class so that the students hear someone else's voice instead of mine! Thanks :D

The picture is of an amazing huge underground salt mine in Roumania - this has been mined for thousands of years but has now been made into a tourist attraction. You can go there. Salina Turda However the link to Macbeth it has been linked to a massive corruption scandal by the elite. Maybe it s linked to this - overweaning ambition and corruption

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M8 ur a genius 👍🏽👍🏽 Y10 'mock' revision for English second batch on the new system n I'm going over Macbeth with just ur vids to refresh my memory.. any revision tips?

Thanks my teacher uses your videos and they are really helpful!

What text do you think would be most effective for Lady Macbeth being loyal to Macbeth ?

The picture is about a salt mine in Romania.

can the ads on these vids stop telling me how to deal with anxiety please. kinda feel targeted ngl

Now time to memories every word and get an A

The pics help you to know what he is on about.

i have been to salina turda myself, its a old huge salt mine that is now a museum. i dont see a resemblance

@Mr Bruff I've read in a Key Stage 2 English book the phrase "Are you a woman or a wimp?"

Lad! Needed this for my CA

Thank you for your help.

Could you explain what your alternative interpretation is of the opening line in this scene? Thanks.

My teacher had an accident and is ill, got mocks on macbeth soon so this is my teaching xd

And my teacher took three weeks to explain this....

Thanks for this!

Please can you do some videos on themes

Mr Bruff, do you have any videos that include context for Macbeth like original sin and dante's inferno?

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its really clear and presice

If Macbeth kills the the king why would he be king because you said in your previous videos that the king chose a person who will be king after him and that was Malcom

This was very helpful thank you!!

these is very helpful thx

How do you guys memorise quotes, any tips?

thank you

Good help

soooo off topic but ive been to the place in the first pic... beautiful. LMFAO im procrastinating

so is the way u explain stuff

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Anyone in miss galligers class

Any isc students???

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haha great vid

Haha so funny

You sound like that guy of Harry potter

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