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Inislinesis10-11,iswhatisisistheismeaningisofistheseislinesisandiswhatisthemeisdoistheseislinesisintroduce?is-
iscorrectisanswer-
Appearancesisareisdeceiving;isTheiswitchesisdelightisinistheisconfusionisofisgoodisandisbad,isbeautyisandisugliness.
Whatismoodisisisestablishediswithistheisappearanceisofisthreeiswitchesisinistheisfirstissceneisofisthisisplay?is-
iscorrectisanswer-
Consideringistheisscene'sisstageisdirectionis(thunderisandislightning)isandistheisfactisthatistheiswitchesiscallisonisevi
lisspirits,istheismoodisestablishedisisisdarkisandisominousis(suggestsissomethingisbadiswillishappenisinistheisfuture)
WhatiselementisdoistheiswitchesisrepresentisthatiswasisalsoispresentisinisBeowulfisandisSirisGawain?is-
iscorrectisanswer-supernatural
Rereadislinesis15-
40.isWhatisgreatisfeatishasisMacbethisaccomplishedisforisDuncan?isWhatisdoesisitisconveyisaboutishisischaracter?is
-iscorrectisanswer-
Macbethishasisdefeatedistheisking'sisenemies.isThisisactionisconvey'sisMacbeth'sisbraveryisandisloyalty.
Noteistheisuseisofisbloodisinisthisissceneis(linesis18,is38-40).isWhatisisistheissignificanceisexpressedishere?is-
iscorrectisanswer-Toissignifyishowisbloodyistheisfightingiswas.
Rereadislinesis35-42.isHowisdoesisMacbethisreactistoistheisnewisassaultisbyisNorway?is-iscorrectisanswer-
Heisisisunfazedisandisredoublesishisisfightingisefforts.
Iniswhatiswayisdoesistheiswordischoiceisinislinesis53-55,ishighlightistheismood?is-iscorrectisanswer-
Eachisofistheislinesisendsiswithisaisforbiddingisphraseis-isterribleismurders,isdisloyal,istraitor,isdismalisconflictis-
isthatisservesistoisincreaseistheisominousismoodisinisthisisscene.
Rereadislinesis50-
68.isAccordingistoistheisreportisthatisRossismakes,iswhatishasisMacbethisaccomplished?isHowisdoesistheiskingisrew
ardisMacbethisforishisisambition?is-iscorrectisanswer-
MacbethishasisrestoredisorderistoisScotlandisbyisdefeatingistheisThaneisofisCawdorisandistheisKingisofisNorway.isDu
ncan'sisresponseisofis"Greatishappiness!"isindicatesisthatisheisisisveryispleasediswithisMacbeth.isHeisundoubtedlyi
sviewsisMacbethisasisheroic,isforisheisdeclaresisMacbethisworthyistoisreceiveistheistitleisThaneisofisCawdor.
ReviewistheisplotissummaryisforisSceneis2.isDoesisMacbethisseemistoisbeisoverlyisambitiousisatisthisispoint?isExplai
n.is-iscorrectisanswer-
TheisplotissummaryisimpliesisthatisMacbeth'sisambitionisisistoisserveishisiskingisbyiswinningisaisvictoryisoveristheiski
ng'sisopponents.isSuchisanisambitionisseemsismoderateisandishonorable.
,Whatisisistheismetaphorisexpressedisinislineis24?isWhatisdoesisthisissuggestisaboutistheiswitches'ispowers?is-
iscorrectisanswer-
Aisbarkisisisaiswordisforisaisship;isaisbarkisinistempestisisisusedisasisaismetaphorisforisaissoulisinisturmoil.isWhatisdoesist
hisissuggestisaboutistheiswitches'ispowers?isTheiswitchesisdoisnotishaveisultimateiscontrolisoverispeople'sislivesisori
sdecisions?isTheyiscannotistakeistheissailor'sislifeisandissoulisunlessisheissurrendersistoisevil.
Whatisisistheismeaningisofisweirdisinislineis32?is-iscorrectisanswer-
WeirdisderivesisfromistheisOldisEnglishiswordiswyrdismeaningis"fate"isoris"destiny".isItiscouldisalsoisreferistoistheisTh
reeisFatesisthatisdeterminedistheiscourseisofishumanislife.
Inislinesis65-66,isexplainistheistwoisparadoxesisinistheiswitches'isprophecyisaboutisBanquo.is-iscorrectisanswer-
BanquoiswillisbeislessisthanisMacbethisbecauseisheiswillisnotisbeiskingislikeisMacbeth,isbutisBanquoiswillisbeisgreate
risthanisMacbethisbecauseisBanquoiswillishaveisaislineisofisheirsistoistheisthrone.
Rereadislinesis39-78.isIniswhatiswaysishaveistheiswitchesisshownisthatistheyisrepresentissupernaturalisforces?is-
iscorrectisanswer-
Theiswitchesisphysicalisappearanceisshowsisthatistheyisareiswild,isunnaturaliscreaturesis(linesis39-
47).isInisaddition,istheyispredictistheisfutureis(linesis48-
68),isandistheyisdisappeariswhenistheyishaveisfinishedis(linesis79-82).
Inislinesis65-
68,istheiswitchesiscompareisBanquoistoisMacbethisandisprophesyisthatisBanquoiswillisnotisbeiskingisbutiswillisfather
is(get)isfutureiskings.isWhatisdoisyouisthinkistheiriswordsispredictisforisMacbeth?is-iscorrectisanswer-
Theiswitches'iswordsispredictisthatisMacbethiswillisbeiskingisbutisthatisheismayishaveisanisunhappyisreign.isTheirisw
ordsisalsoissuggestisthatistheisthroneiswillispassisfromisMacbethistoistheissonsisofisBanquoisratheristhanistoisanyischil
drenisthatisMacbethishimselfismayishaveisandisthatisMacbethisultimatelyiswillisnotisreceiveisasismuchisgloryisasisBa
nquoiswillisreceive.
Rereadislinesis83-85,is117-127.isCompareisandiscontrastisBanquo'sisandisMacbeth'sisreactionsistoistheiswitches.is-
iscorrectisanswer-
Bothismenisbelieveistheyismayishaveiseatenisofis"theisinsaneisroot"isandisthusistheiswitchesisareisaishallucination.isB
anquo,ishowever,istriesistoisexplainistheirispresence,iswonderingisifisheisandisMacbethiswereishallucinating.isMac
bethisseemsistoisacceptistheirisauthorityisandiswantsisthemistoisexplainistheirisprophecies.
WhatisnewisambitionisdoesisMacbethisrevealisinislinesis116-126?is-iscorrectisanswer-
UponislearningisthatisheisisistoisbecomeisThaneisofisCawdor,isMacbethisrealizesisthatistheisfirstisofistheiswitches'ispr
opheciesishasiscomeistrue.isHeisnowisbeginsistoisconsiderisbecomingisking,isasistheiswitchesisalsoispredicted.
HowisdoisBanquo'sisasideisinislinesis130-
142.isWhatisprivateisthoughtsisdoesisheisrevealistoistheisaudience?isWhyismightisheiswantistoiskeepistheseisthough
tsishiddenisfromistheisotherischaracters?is-iscorrectisanswer-
BanquoisrecognizesisthatisambitionisinisMacbethisandiswarnsisagainstisit.isBanquoiswarnsisthatisevilispowersisofte
nisofferislittleistruthsistoistemptispeople.isTheiswitchesismayisbeislyingisaboutiswhatismattersismost.
RereadisMacbeth'sisasideisinislinesis130-
142.isWhatisprivateisthoughtsisdoesisheisrevealistoistheisaudience?isWhyismightisheiswantistoiskeepistheseisthough
tsishiddenisfromistheisotherischaracters?is-iscorrectisanswer-
Macbethisrevealsisthatisheisisisponderingiswhetheristheiswitches'isprophecyisisismeantisforisgoodisorisforisevilisandis
, thatistheisideaisofismurderingisDuncanistoismakeistheissecondisprophecyiscomeistrueishasisalreadyiscrossesishisismi
nd.isHeishidesistheseisthoughtsisbecauseisheisdoesisnotiswantistheisotherischaractersistoisknowisthatisheishasisthou
ghisaboutismurderingistheisking.
Noticeisthatisinislinesis11-
14,isDuncanisadmitsisheismisjudgedistheisthaneisofisCawdor,iswhoisprovedisaistraitor.isWhatismightisthisisadmissio
nisforeshadowisaboutistheisking?is-iscorrectisanswer-
Duncan'sisadmissionismightisforeshadowisthatisheisisisnotistheisbestisjudgeisofischaracter.isHeiscouldiseasilyismisju
dgeissomeoneiselseiswhomisheistrustsis(namely,isMacbeth)isandisbeisbetrayedisbyisthatisperson.
Contrastistheistwoiselementsisthatisareisdepictedisinislinesis41-52.is-iscorrectisanswer-
Theiselementsisofisbothisjoyisandisdarknessisareisdepictedisthroughistheisstars.isOneissayingisthatistheis"stars,isshalli
sshineisonisallisdeservers.",isandistheisotherissaying,is"Stars,ishideisyourisfires;isletisnotislightisseeismyisblackisandisde
episdesires."
BeisawareisthatisinisMacbeth'sisasideisinislinesis48-
53,isheisadmitsisthatisheishopesistheiskingiswillisbeismurdered.isBasedisonistheseislines,iswhatisdoisyouisthinkisisisMac
beth'sistragicisflaw?is-iscorrectisanswer-
Hisisambition,isitisisisrepresentedishereiswhenisMacbethisisistalkingistoishimselfisaboutishisisplansistoismurderisDun
can,issoisthatisheiscanisclaimishisistitle.
Whereisisiseveryoneisgoingistoisspendistheisnight?isPredictiswhatiswillishappen.is-iscorrectisanswer-
InisMacbeth'siscastle;isMacbethiswillistryistoismurderisDuncan.
Paraphraseislinesis12-
27,isiniswhichisLadyisMacbethisexpressesisheristhoughtsisaboutistheisprophecies.isWhatisconclusionsiscanisyouisdr
awisaboutisLadyisMacbeth?is-iscorrectisanswer-
LadyisMacbethisconsidersisherselfistheisstrongisoneisinistheisrelationship.isSheisfearsisthatisherishusbandisisistooisg
oodistoisseizeistheisthroneisbyismurder,isbecauseisheislacksistheisnecessaryiswickedness,isandisheiswantsistoisgainisp
owerisvirtuously.
Considerislinesis34-51.isWhatisroleisdoisyouisthinkisLadyisMacbethiswillisplayisinisMacbeth'sisdownfall?is-
iscorrectisanswer-
IisthinkisthatisLadyisMacbethiswillisultimatelyisleadistoistheisdownfallisofisMacbeth,isbecauseissheisisispushingishimis
soismuchistoiskillisDuncan.isNotisonlyisisisMacbethisambitiousisandispower-
hungry,isbutisLadyisMacbethisisisseeminglyisevenismoreisso.
InterpretisLadyisMacbeth'sisresponseisinislineis58istoisMacbeth'sisstatementisthatisDuncanisplansistoisleaveistheisn
extisday.is-iscorrectisanswer-
LadyisMacbethisisissayingisthatisDuncanisisissupposedistoisleaveistheiriscastleistheisnextisday,isthenisheisshallisnotisliv
eistoisseeisanotherissunrise.
HowisdoesisLadyisMacbeth'siswordsisinislinesis59-
63isrelateistoisDuncan'sisstatement,is"there'sisnoisart/Toisfindistheismind'sisconstructionisinistheisface"isfromisscen
eis4,islinesis12-13?is-iscorrectisanswer-
LadyisMacbethisisissayingisthatistheyisshouldisputisonisgraciousisfacesisforistheisking,isandisactislikeisgoodishosts,isbu
tisunderneathistheyisshallisbeislikeisserpents.
