Macbeth

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In Act 1 scene 1 what do the rhyming couplets show us?
A sinister atmosphere of twisted witches
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What does the quote: “what bloody man is that” represent ?
The guilt of Macbeth and lady Macbeth after they kill Duncan
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What do the witches tell Macbeth and Banquo in Act 1 scene 3?
Macbeth will be thane of Cawdor, then king, and Banquo will produce heirs to the throne
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What does Macbeth’s soliloquy show in Act 1 scene 3?
That he cannot stop fixating over the prophecy and how serious he takes it
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How does Macbeth’s death at the end juxtapose the former thane of Cawdor
The former thane of Cawdor died confessing to his crimes
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How is the quote said by Macbeth: “The service and loyalty I owe, in doing it, pays itself” ironic?
As Macbeth is about to commit treason
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How does lady Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 1 scene 5 show that she is willing to Kill Duncan ?
Quotes such as: “unsex me here” shows us that she desires the strength of a man to carry out the deed of killing Duncan
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What is a soliloquy?
A speech said by a character to themselves and only themselves
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What does Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 1 scene 7 show?
That Macbeth is hesitant to kill Duncan and does not wan to go through with it.
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Why does Macbeth say to lady Macbeth “bring fourth men children only” at the end of Act 1 scene 7?
Because he acknowledges his wife’s masculine nature and is suggesting she can only give birth to men due to her fearlessness
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What does Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 2 scene 1 show?
Macbeth’s first decent into madness as he is talking to a pretend floating dagger
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