Scene I
1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see? Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep, mumbling about the poor choices that Macbeth has made.
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.” She sees the blood on her hands and tries to wash them but the one spot will not come out.
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play? She is so done with how Macbeth has been acting, that she's starting to go crazy too.
Scene II
1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?The soldiers on their way to fight Macbeth. Menteith, Caithness and Angus are introduced because they give us the perspective of the soldiers.
2) What is the significance of the scene? They tell us what Macbeth is doing and who is leading the army.
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”? He says that the ones who hate him think that he is finally going insane while the ones who like him say that he is just mad.
Scene III
1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?Macbeth hears of the English army and sends for his own army. He is confused on how the people could harm him because of what the witches told him. He is ready to fight and get his armor.
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?Macbeth knows that no one born of a woman can hurt him and he will end his rein when the forest comes to him. His soldiers are worried that he has lost it completely and is too confident. They know that they will most likely die trying to defend him.
Scene IV
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do? Malcolm tells the men to hide within the trees to hide the number of soldiers they have. Macbeth's spies will then tell him inaccurate numbers.
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Scene V
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”? He says that she should have died after the battle when he can mourn her.
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.” He is saying that life is an illusion and that people crowd it with emotions and disturbances which takes away from the real meaning.
Scene VI
1) What is important about this scene? Malcolm is giving them the order to drop their boughs and fight. This starts the war.
Scene VII1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death? He kills Siward's son because he is born of a woman and he is reassured that no one born of a woman can hurt him.
Scene VIII
1) What happens in this scene? Macbeth is killed by Macduff.
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff? Macduff's mother had a C-Section which makes him not born of a woman.
1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see? Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep, mumbling about the poor choices that Macbeth has made.
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.” She sees the blood on her hands and tries to wash them but the one spot will not come out.
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play? She is so done with how Macbeth has been acting, that she's starting to go crazy too.
Scene II
1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?The soldiers on their way to fight Macbeth. Menteith, Caithness and Angus are introduced because they give us the perspective of the soldiers.
2) What is the significance of the scene? They tell us what Macbeth is doing and who is leading the army.
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”? He says that the ones who hate him think that he is finally going insane while the ones who like him say that he is just mad.
Scene III
1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?Macbeth hears of the English army and sends for his own army. He is confused on how the people could harm him because of what the witches told him. He is ready to fight and get his armor.
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?Macbeth knows that no one born of a woman can hurt him and he will end his rein when the forest comes to him. His soldiers are worried that he has lost it completely and is too confident. They know that they will most likely die trying to defend him.
Scene IV
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do? Malcolm tells the men to hide within the trees to hide the number of soldiers they have. Macbeth's spies will then tell him inaccurate numbers.
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Scene V
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”? He says that she should have died after the battle when he can mourn her.
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.” He is saying that life is an illusion and that people crowd it with emotions and disturbances which takes away from the real meaning.
Scene VI
1) What is important about this scene? Malcolm is giving them the order to drop their boughs and fight. This starts the war.
Scene VII1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death? He kills Siward's son because he is born of a woman and he is reassured that no one born of a woman can hurt him.
Scene VIII
1) What happens in this scene? Macbeth is killed by Macduff.
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff? Macduff's mother had a C-Section which makes him not born of a woman.
Scene IX
3) Who is named king at the end of the play? Malcolm
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