MACBETH: Study Questions—ACT 5
Scene 1
1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.”
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?
Scene 2
1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?
2) What is the significance of the scene?
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?
Scene 3
1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?
Scene 4
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?
Scene 5
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?
2) What is the significant of the following quote, “Life’s but a walking
shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
and then is told no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound
and fury signifying nothing.”
Scene 6
1) What is important about this scene?
Scene 7
1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?
Scene 8
1) What happens in this scene?
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?
3) Who is named king at the end of the play?
Monday, February 10, 2020
Friday, February 7, 2020
Macbeth Study Guide
MACBETH
REVIEW GUIDE
Things to know:
- List the five elements of tragedy
- List the five elements of a tragic hero
- Discuss Macbeth’s tragic flaw
- Discuss who wins in Macbeth and why? Who is the hero?
- Define soliloquy and monologue and point to examples from Macbeth
- Outline the plot according to the six elements of plot: exposition, inciting event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution (give at least three events for the rising and falling action)
- Identify the following characters and discuss they roles in the play (Who they are, What they do, Why the do what they do)
Macbeth Macduff The
Porter
Lady Macbeth Lady Macduff The
Witches
Duncan Lennox The
Doctor
Malcolm Ross The
Bloody Captain
Donalbain Seyton Fleance
Banquo Menteith Siward
- Discuss and give examples of the following THEMES:
--Blind Ambition
--The Corruption of Power
--Appearance vs. Reality
--Superstition and how it affects
human behavior
--Good vs. Evil
- Discuss the following symbols/motifs (what people and/or ideas the represent and connect them to a theme)
--washing of hands --blood
--planting of seeds, things
growing
--the atmosphere of Macbeth’s
castle
--spells or chants and
supernatural beings
--weather --daggers
--spirits, scorpions, snakes and
things in the mind
--birds and flying:
Eagles Crows
Sparrows Geese
Owl Wren
Martlet
Falcon
- Identify the speaker and the significant of important and famous quotes from the following characters:
Witches, Apparitions, Banquo,
Duncan, Macduff, Malcolm, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, The Bloody Captain, Lady
Macduff, Ross
- Know and review your study questions for each Act (you should have done these for homework). Some of these questions will be on the test.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Thursday
Today we need to work on vocabulary words, finish Act 4, and finish study questions for Act 4.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Acting Projects
Today we are going to perform your ACTING projects and then move onto Act 4.
Study questions are below:
MACBETH: Study Questions—ACT 5
Scene 1
1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.”
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?
Scene 2
1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?
2) What is the significance of the scene?
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?
Scene 3
1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?
Scene 4
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?
Scene 5
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?
2) What is the significant of the following quote, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is told no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.”
Scene 6
1) What is important about this scene?
Scene 7
1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?
Scene 8
1) What happens in this scene?
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?
3) Who is named king at the end of the play?
Study questions are below:
Act 4
4.1
1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
4.2
1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
2) What is important about this scene?
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
4.3
1) Why has Macduff come to England?
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.”
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
4.1
1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
4.2
1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
2) What is important about this scene?
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
4.3
1) Why has Macduff come to England?
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.”
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
MACBETH: Study Questions—ACT 5
Scene 1
1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.”
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?
Scene 2
1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?
2) What is the significance of the scene?
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?
Scene 3
1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?
Scene 4
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?
Scene 5
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?
2) What is the significant of the following quote, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is told no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.”
Scene 6
1) What is important about this scene?
Scene 7
1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?
Scene 8
1) What happens in this scene?
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?
3) Who is named king at the end of the play?
Monday, February 3, 2020
Macbeth
Today we are going to finish Act 3 of Macbeth and work on Vocabulary words.
If you have Act 3 done, work on the following: a) look up vocabulary words; b) work on Act 3 English projects below (these will be due next Wednesday).
NEW VOCABULARY
MACBETH: Study Questions—ACT 5
Scene 1
1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.”
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?
Scene 2
1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?
2) What is the significance of the scene?
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?
Scene 3
1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?
Scene 4
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?
Scene 5
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?
2) What is the significant of the following quote, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is told no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.”
Scene 6
1) What is important about this scene?
Scene 7
1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?
Scene 8
1) What happens in this scene?
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?
3) Who is named king at the end of the play?
If you have Act 3 done, work on the following: a) look up vocabulary words; b) work on Act 3 English projects below (these will be due next Wednesday).
NEW VOCABULARY
1) Surmised
2) Bounteous
3) Consort
4) Corporal
5) Prate
6) Dauntless
7) Chastise
8) Chalice
9) Undivulged
10) Surfeit
Macbeth – Act 3 Projects
In groups rewriting/interpret everything that happens in ACT
III in a short (5-10 minute) skit. What
you are doing to looking at each scene and interpreting the events in your own
words and with your own dialogue. You
can do this any way you want but be sure to keep the idea of
sleep/sleeplessness and the supernatural in the piece.
Be prepared to act this out on Wednesday.
Macbeth - Study Questions Act 4 and Act 5
Act 4
4.1
1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
4.2
1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
2) What is important about this scene?
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
4.3
1) Why has Macduff come to England?
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.”
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
4.1
1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
4.2
1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
2) What is important about this scene?
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
4.3
1) Why has Macduff come to England?
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.”
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
MACBETH: Study Questions—ACT 5
Scene 1
1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.”
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?
Scene 2
1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?
2) What is the significance of the scene?
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?
Scene 3
1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?
Scene 4
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?
Scene 5
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?
2) What is the significant of the following quote, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is told no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.”
Scene 6
1) What is important about this scene?
Scene 7
1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?
Scene 8
1) What happens in this scene?
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?
3) Who is named king at the end of the play?
Friday, January 31, 2020
Macbeth - Study Questions Act 4 and Act 5
Act 4
4.1
1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
4.2
1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
2) What is important about this scene?
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
4.3
1) Why has Macduff come to England?
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.”
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
4.1
1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
4.2
1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
2) What is important about this scene?
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
4.3
1) Why has Macduff come to England?
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.”
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
MACBETH: Study Questions—ACT 5
Scene 1
1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.”
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?
Scene 2
1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?
2) What is the significance of the scene?
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?
Scene 3
1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?
Scene 4
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?
Scene 5
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?
2) What is the significant of the following quote, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is told no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.”
Scene 6
1) What is important about this scene?
Scene 7
1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?
Scene 8
1) What happens in this scene?
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?
3) Who is named king at the end of the play?
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Macbeth - Act 3
Today we are going to finish Act 3 of Macbeth and work on Vocabulary words.
If you have Act 3 done, work on the following: a) look up vocabulary words; b) work on Act 3 English projects below (these will be due next Wednesday).
NEW VOCABULARY
If you have Act 3 done, work on the following: a) look up vocabulary words; b) work on Act 3 English projects below (these will be due next Wednesday).
NEW VOCABULARY
1) Surmised
2) Bounteous
3) Consort
4) Corporal
5) Prate
6) Dauntless
7) Chastise
8) Chalice
9) Undivulged
10) Surfeit
Macbeth – Act 3 Projects
In groups rewriting/interpret everything that happens in ACT
III in a short (5-10 minute) skit. What
you are doing to looking at each scene and interpreting the events in your own
words and with your own dialogue. You
can do this any way you want but be sure to keep the idea of
sleep/sleeplessness and the supernatural in the piece.
Be prepared to act this out on Wednesday.
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