summary of macbeth

Question 1

act 1

Answer 1

Noble and commended for bravery

Weak minded and easily manipulated and emasculated by his wife

Question 2

act 2

Answer 2

first hallucination of bloody dagger(guilty conscience before the murder)

Paralysed with guilt and shock when he sees the blood on his hands after the murder

has to kill the guards (more murder) to maintain his cover

Question 3

act 3

Answer 3

Macbeth is on his tyrannical rampage, setting out kill Banquo and fleance

his conscious is being completely tormented and engulfed with guilt

He hallucinates and sees banquos ghost at the banquet

Question 4

act 4

Answer 4

his hubris(excessive pride) and ambition obstructing from seeing the deceptive prophecies of the witches

His heinous nature is revealed when he gets lady Macduff and her children killed unjustifiably

Question 5

act 5

Answer 5

macBeth arrogance is reinforced again despite Burnham Woods moving towards him

he realises the futility of life and it’s meaning when he finds out about lady macbeths death

his hubris and ignorance is shattered when Mcduff reveals he was born for a C-section

He is beheaded