Macbeth

Question 1

How is Macbeth is introduced to the audience?

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Answer 1

The captain describes macbeth was great in battle : ‘carved out a path’ & ‘bloody excecution’

Question 2

How does duncan describe macbeth in act 1 scene 2?

Answer 2

as ‘noble’ : :’what he hath lost, noble macbeth hath won’

Question 3

What is Macbeth’s intial attitude towards the witches?

Answer 3

he is intrigued by their prophecies but doesn’t take them seriously until he himself is appointed as thane of cawdor

Question 4

How does shakespeare show macbeth is excited by the thought to be king? (use quote)

Answer 4

using adjectives : ‘happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme’

Question 5

How does shakespeare make it clear that macbeth is shocked and terrified by the thought of regocide?
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Answer 5

‘horrid image doth unfix my hair, and make my seated heart throb at my ribs’

Question 6

Which quotes show macbeth was brave?

Answer 6

‘for brave macbeth - well he deserved that name-‘

‘unseamed him from nave to chaps and fixed his head upon the battlements’

Question 7

quote from Act 1, Scene 3, showing Macbeth’s acceptance of fate:

Answer 7

‘If chance will have me king, why then chance may crown me, / Without my stir’.

Question 8

What does macbeth tell lady M when he’s contemplating murdering banquo?

Answer 8

‘Be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck’

‘o full of scorpions is my mind dear wife’

Question 9

How does macbeths attitude towards his wife change after killing duncan?

Answer 9

He becomes more distant, makes descions without, starts taking control perhaps due to power gained