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Macbeth Evidence Tracker

Directions: As you read Macbeth, collect evidence that shows who has control over their lives,
choices, actions, and other characters. Record line numbers, quotations, and reasoning in the boxes
below. You will add to this document throughout the unit.

Guiding Questions:
How does trust shape our view of people and events?
How does trust/distrust influence our actions?
Why do we trust some people and not others?

Act, Evidence about Trust/Distrust Paraphrase Quotation Reasoning

scene, Restate the quote in your own words as best you What does this quote reveal about how trust
can! shapes characters views about other
line # characters/events? How does trust/distrust
influence character's actions? Why do
characters trust some people but not others?

1.4.13-16 Theres no art You can never tell what someones Duncan has just been betrayed
(Act 1, To find the minds construction in actually thinking. I thought I could by the Thane of Cawdor, but hes
scene 4, the face. trust the Thane of Cawdor but he willing to trust Macbeth because
lines 13 - betrayed me. Macbeth was brave in battle.
16)
He was a gentleman on whom I
Characters earn his trust by
built
showing loyalty, but Duncan
An absolute trust. doesnt realize that Macbeth is
plotting against him. Is Duncan
foolish for basing his trust on
people who appear loyal?

1.2.4-6 This is the sergeant who, like a good
and hardy soldier, fought gainst my
captivity.-Hail, brave friend!
This is the sergeant that fought
bravely and like a good soldier
should against my captivity,
congratulations, brave friend!
Macbeth had fought well and
bravely for duncan and through
this fight he gained duncans
trust which resulted in duncan
calling him a friend.
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1.7.12-16 Hes here in double trust:
First, as I am his kinsman and his
subject,
Strong both against the deed; then, as
his host,
Who should against his murderer shut
the door,
Not bear the knife myself.
(Duncan) is here trusting me with
more than one thing, I am his friend
and his subject and now his host, I
should be the one protecting him
and not the one to bear the knife
against him
Duncan came to Macbeths house
trusting hed be greeted kindly
and with hospitality and with
friendly manor, because he
trusts Macbeth as a friend and a
subject.

3.2.20-22 Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and We will sleep here and eat here in Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
sleep fear that the deed of banquo and do not believe that the
In the affliction of these terrible fleances killing is not done with the murderers will not complete
dreams pain of our nightmares that come their tasks
That shake us nightly. every night

3.6.10-13 It was for Malcolm and for Donalbain
To kill their gracious father? Damnd
fact!
How it did grieve Macbeth! Did he not
straight
In pious rage the two delinquents tear
That were the slaves of drink and
thralls of sleep?
Malcolm and Donalbain who killed Lennox believes that Macbeth is
their father? Its a fact! Macbeth was Innocent and trusts that Malcolm
sad about it! Did he not go and Donalbain killed duncan.
immediately go into a rage the two
delinquents took the two who were
drunk and tired!

4.2.8-10 Wisdom! To leave his wife, to leave
his babes,
His mansion and his titles in a place
From whence himself does fly? He
loves us not;
Wisdom! It is not wise to leave his wife, to
leave his babies, his house, and his titles
into a place where he is unknown? He does
not love us.
Lady Macduff no longer trusts macduff
because he has left her and the
children along with his titles, just to go
somewhere he is unknown and now
believes he does not love them.

5.1.75-77 Foul whisp'rings are abroad. Rumors are going around. Bad actions The doctor believes that Lady Macbeth
Unnatural deeds have bad consequences. People who do is part of an unnatural deed that goes
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Do breed unnatural troubles. Infected the bad will tell their secrets to the night in along with the rumors because of the
minds sleep which cannot hear. things Lady Macbeth is doing in her
To their deaf pillows will discharge sleep and what she is telling the night.
their secrets.