Macbeth+-+after+Act+I

Respond to the following. You don't need to use complete sentences, but you do need to be clear and specific. I suggest printing this page and including it in your notes. You can copy & paste into Word Online and share your notes with me as well. Make sure to title it properly to include your name & __Macbeth__ Questions. You can keep a running document and just email me to ask me to look at the updates to your document after each act. I won't automatically check it if you do not email and ask me do so.

Act I - Keep in mind that Duncan is not killed in Act I. Duncan is not killed until Act II scene ii
 * 1) Give 5 adjectives that characterize Macbeth throughout Act I (or through the end of Act II scene ii)
 * 2) Give 5 adjectives that characterize Lady Macbeth throughout Act I (or through the end of Act II scene ii)
 * 3) Why does Shakespeare open the play by showing the witches? Why is it good for Macbeth not to appear first?
 * 4) How does Duncan reward Macbeth for his bravery in defeating the rebels? Comment on the order in which Duncan announces it and Macbeth finds it out.
 * 5) Macbeth calls the day of the battle “foul and fair.” Literally, what do these words mean? What do you think he means.
 * 6) When Macbeth is told of his new title, how do he and Banquo react? Comment on both their reactions outwardly toward others, as well as what you can infer about how each man feels. Give possible reasons for the difference in reactions.
 * 7) Why does Macbeth call Malcolm “a step on which” he “must fall down or else o'er leap”? Write that in your own words. Macbeth is saying that Malcolm is a _ who must _ or else . Which of these alternatives do you expect Macbeth to choose and how might he do it?
 * 8) What does Lady Macbeth fear about her husband after she has read his letter? Include the exact words she says, as well as the Act, Scene, and line(s).
 * 9) Lady Macbeth tells her husband to “look like the innocent flower/But be the serpent under it.” Explain what she means (either generally or specifically or both, as you think appropriate).
 * 10) What are Duncan’s and Banquo’s comments as they approach Inverness, Macbeth’s castle? What is the purpose and effect of Duncan's and Banquo's comments when they approach Macbeth's castle?
 * 11) Why, in Macbeth's opinion, is the murder of Duncan so wrong? Include the direct quotation
 * 12) How does Lady Macbeth make sure that her husband murders Duncan? Be specific.