How Does the Opening Scene Gain the Audience's Interest?

Macbeth-Act 1

Scene 1

How does the opening scene gain the audience's interest?

Scene 2

Aim: What is Macbeth's reputation and how is it different from his character? 1. What is Macbeth's reputation and what has he done to deserve this reputation? 2. What was the reputation of the first Thane of Cawdor? What has his character turned out to be? 3. Whose fairness turned foul and who is fair now?

Scene 3

Aim: How does Macbeth differ from Banquo? 1. What did the Elizabethan's believe about witches? 2. Can you write the prophecies as modern horoscopes? 3. What is Macbeth's reaction to the prophecies? 4. What is Banquo's reaction? 5. What does Macbeth consider in lines 134-138 6. What conclusion does he reach lines 140 to 159? 7. How does Banquo explain Macbeth's behavior, lines 160-163? 8. Answer the aim.

Scenes 4 and 5

Aim: What is the relationship between Macbeth and Duncan and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? 1. How are lines 13-16 and example of dramatic irony? 2. In lines 31-36 what images does Duncan use? 3. Write and explain the lines that reveal that Duncan should not trust Macbeth? 4. Compare Lady Macbeth's reaction to the witches' prophecies with Macbeth's. 5. How does Lady Macbeth describe Macbeth? 6. What are some of the images Lady Macbeth uses in her soliloquy, lines 45-60? 7. What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth? Find the lines and explain them. 8. Answer the aim.

Write the quotes that answer these questions and then explain how the quotes you wrote answer the question:

Scene 6 Aim: How is Banquo a foil? Scene 7 Aim: What is Macbeth's conflict and what method does Lady Macbeth use to help him resolve the conflict?

1. Can you paraphrase Macbeth's soliloquy? Then answer questions: a. Why is Macbeth hesitant in carrying out the murder? b. What excuses does Macbeth give Lady Macbeth for not murdering Duncan?

2. What does Lady Macbeth say is Macbeth's real reason for not murdering Duncan?

3. What is Lady Macbeth's plan?

4. Why does Macbeth go along with this plan?

5. One critic says love clashes with duty? Which wins?

6. Answer the aim.

Aim: What is Macbeth's state of mind before and after the murder compared to Lady Macbeth's state of mind before and after the murder. Also how does nature react before and after the murder? Write the quotes that answer these questions and then explain how the quotes you wrote answer the question: 1. What are Macbeth's hallucinations in Scenes 1, 2? 2. How do Lady Macbeth and Macbeth differ in their reaction to their bloody hands? 3. How do Lady Macbeth and Macbeth differ in their reaction to the dead Duncan? 4. What are examples of how nature is reacting before and after the murder? 5. How do the porter's words reflect the themes of the play? 6. Answer the aim.

Aims: 1. What are examples of Dramatic irony in Act 3, scene 4? 2. How and why does one crime lead to another? 3. How are the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changing?

1. Write the lines and the line numbers in scene 1 that show Macbeth still is not a peace even though he has what he wants- he is king:

A. Macbeth has a useless crown because Banquo's sons according to the 3 weird sisters would become kings. B. Macbeth has ruined his peace of mind and his soul to make Banquo's son's kings?

2. Write the lines and line numbers in Scene 1 that show Macbeth motivates the murderers by imitating Lady Macbeth's method of persuading Macbeth to murder Duncan.

3. Write the lines and line numbers in scene2 that show Lady Macbeth is not content even though she is queen.

4. In Scene 2 Macbeth says in line 41, "O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!" Write the lines, line numbers and an explanation of the lines that shows what's troubling his mind.

5. Write lines 51-2 and explain how they show the Macbeth's relationship has changed?

6. Write the lines and line numbers that show how Macbeth reacts to the news of Banquo's murder and Fleance's escape. Explain what the lines mean.

7. Write the lines and line numbers that Macbeth says that depict Banquo's ghost and explain them.

8. Write the lines and line numbers that show Macbeth's reaction to the ghost and explain the lines.

9. Find lines and line numbers to show Macbeth's character has degenerated.

A. He has paid spies.

B. He wants vengeance on Macduff.

C. It's easier to continue on this murderous path than stop.

D. He plans to see the weird sisters.

10. In scene 6 write the lines and line numbers that show how others are becoming suspicious of Macbeth and explain.

11. In scene 6 write the lines and line numbers that show where Macduff has gone and why and explain.

12. Find the lines and line numbers that tell the location of Malcolm.

Act 4, Scene 1

AIM: What is the meaning of the three prophecies and what is their effect on Macbeth? 1. Fill out the 1st apparition in the chart?

2. Fill out the 2nd apparition in the chart?

3. Fill out the 3rd apparition in the chart?

4. What is the 4th supernatural viewing that Macbeth sees and what is his reaction?

5. Why does Macbeth decide to murder Macduff's family? Explain lines 167-170.

6. How has Macbeth changed? How does the decision to murder Macduff's family differ from his decisions to murder Duncan and Banquo?

Act 4 Scene 2-

7. Explain Lady Macduff's lines 81-86.

Act 4, scene3

AIM: 1.Why does Malcolm not trust Macduff and how does he test him? 2. How has Scotland changed under Macbeth's rule? 3. How will the new ruler behave? 1. Write the lines that show that Malcolm doesn't trust Macduff: a. He is not sure that Macduff is telling the truth.

b. Macbeth was once thought to be honest.

c. Macduff was a friend of Macbeth.

d. Macbeth has left Macduff unharmed.

e. Macduff may betray Malcolm to Macbeth.

2. Write more lines that show that Malcolm doesn't trust Macduff: a. Macduff may kill Malcolm for Macbeth.

b. Macbeth is a traitor.

c. Even a good man may obey a wicked king.

d. Evil often tries to look good.

f. Macduff has abruptly left his family behind in danger.

g. Malcolm has cause to be suspicious for his own safety.

3. Malcolm tells lies about himself to Macduff. Find the lines and explain the lies. 4. Write the lines which show Malcolm believes in Macduff and explain them.

5. Write the lines Ross says that describe Scotland under Macbeth and explain the lines.

6. What does Malcolm's lines 276-281 mean?

AIMS: 1. How has Lady Macbeth deteriorated mentally? 2. How has the war against Macbeth proceeded and how does he react to the events? 3. How is order restored and why in Macbeth's defeat do we feel sympathy for him?

Act 5, Scene 1:

1. What are the events to which Lady Macbeth alludes which happened earlier in the play? a. lines 36-43

b. lines 44-47

c. lines 53-55

d. lines 65-67

e. lines 69-72

2. a. Write the lines said by the doctor that hint at what bothers Lady Macbeth and explain them.

b. Write the lines that foreshadow Lady Macbeth's suicide.

Act 5, Scene 2

3. Write and explain the lines that use a metaphor to show Macbeth is supposed to have committed murders.

4. Write and explain the lines using a clothing simile that show Macbeth is loosing the loyalty of his subjects.

5. Write and explain the lines that use images comparing Scotland to a sick patient and comparing Macbeth and Malcolm to plants.

Act 5, Scene 3

6. Write and explain the lines that are allusions to the witches prophecies to Macbeth?

7. Write and explain lines showing Macbeth's insults to his servant. 8. Write and explain lines showing that Macbeth regrets the path he has taken in his life.

9. Write and explain the lines that show Macbeth has lost control of his people.

10. Write and explain the lines of Macbeth's plea to the doctor to cure his wife? Act 5, Scene 4

11. What is the purpose of scene 4?

12. Write and explain the lines that show Macbeth's soldiers do not love him.

Act 5, scene 5

13. In lines 15-17 explain how Macbeth's past has affected him.

14. In lines 122 to 31 explain the images in Macbeth's view of life on Earth.

15. Write the lines and explain how Macbeth is contemplating suicide.

Act 5, Scene 8

16. Write and explain lines when a) Macbeth again contemplates suicide and b) shows remorse of what he did to Macduff's family.

17. Write and explain the lines to show a) he compares himself to a baited bear and b)he is still a brave soldier.

18.Write the lines and explain a) that Macduff's mother had a caesarian section not a vaginal birth and b) how Malcolm refers to the dead Macbeth's.