Wednesday, January 11, 2017

January 11 ... Act V of Macbeth


TODAY ...

We are reading/finishing Macbeth in class.  Make sure you have a copy of the Literature Book handy - open to P. 418.  You'll also need your Act V study questions from yesterday.

We will read and discuss each scene using the interactive video resource - if you are out and have to make this up, you will want to refer to No Fear Shakespeare - Macbeth Act 5, Scene 1


The Study Questions are as follows:

Macbeth Act 5 Study Questions
Scene 1

1.  What is wrong with Lady Macbeth?
  

2.  Specifically, what about the murder is plaguing her?


Scene 2

1.  How do the people in general feel about Macbeth now?


Scene 3

1.  Why does Macbeth seem so overly confident in this scene?


Scene 4

1.  What is Malcolm’s plan of attack?


Scene 5

1.  What news does the doctor bring Macbeth?


2.  What is Macbeth’s reaction?


3.  How has the third apparition’s prophecy come true?


Scene 8

1.  How does the apparition’s last prophecy indirectly come true?


2.  How does Macbeth die?



3.  Who becomes Scotland’s new king?