Macbeth

Macbeth by William Shakespeare Essential Questions Life Literature
 * What role does ambition play in success?
 * What causes people to be ambitious?
 * When is ambition good? When is it bad?
 * What, if anything, is the difference between ambition and greed?
 * When does ambition lead to greed?
 * How does ambition lead to greed?
 * Does ambition necessarily lead to greed?
 * What relationships are there between the kinds of choices a person makes and the attitude he/she has toward life? Does attitude affect choices? Do choices affect attitude? (Explain.)
 * What are the qualities of a good leader?
 * What is a tragic hero?
 * Why are Shakespeare's works still read today?

Anticipatory Set from Secondary Solutions **Directions: ** <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;">Read the statement. Write agree or disagree next to each number. Go with your first instinct. (If you feel somewhat torn, choose the side with which you most agree.) **Write reasons for your answers.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Too much ambition can be dangerous. 2. We cannot control our fate. 3. It is not always easy to resist temptation. 4. It is not fate, but our own human will, that controls us. 5. We all have the power to control our own destiny. 6. Violence leads to more violence. 7. Everyone battles good and evil within himself/herself. 8. No matter who we are, our conscience will eventually help us decide right from wrong. 9. I always listen to my conscience. 10. Most people will do whatever they need to do to reach a goal. 11. We should be careful whom we trust. 12. There are people in this world who have the ability to predict the future. 13. It is wrong to give in to temptation. 14. It is impossible to make someone do something he/she does not want to do. 15. No matter what people have, they always want even more. 16. Husbands and wives always should support each other in their goals 17. There is never a good reason to kill another person.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Setting/Historical Context Complete the following informational sheets:
 * Informational Text: Shakespeare's Theater (Secondary Solutions)/ Link to Globe Theater
 * Gunpowder Plot of 1605 (Secondary Solutions)/Link to Information about the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
 * Historical Context: Map of 11th Century Scotland (Secondary Solutions)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Author Study

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Study Questions/Reading Guide What does the author say about the following topics in this work: _ Pre-reading What are the traits of a good leader? What are the traits of an "anti-leader"? Read the two articles below. Annotate each and be ready to discuss. "Why We Pick Bad Leaders, and How to Spot the Good Ones" "Avoid the 10 Qualities or the Anti-leader" by Joe Bouchard Questions for Guided Annotation *Please see the annotation guide given to you by your teacher. <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">I.i <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">I.ii
 * Ambition
 * Guilt
 * Natural vs. Supernatural Events
 * Trust vs. Betrayal
 * Fate vs. Free will
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What mood does Shakespeare create?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How does he create this mood?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do you think he creates this mood? (What is the effect of having this scene at the beginning of the play?)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why is Macbeth’s first killing considered noble?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What country is fighting against Scotland?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How did Macbeth and Banquo respond to the “fresh assault”?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who is considered a traitor to Scotland? Why?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What does Duncan plan to do to Macbeth? Why?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">I.iii
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do we learn about the character of the witches? (How do we learn this? What do they plan to do? Why?)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Which line from the play is repeated (in slightly different words)?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do you think that line is repeated?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the witches’ prophecy for Macbeth?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What does Banquo want to know?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the effect of part of the witches’ prophecy coming true?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How does Banquo feel about the witches? (How can you tell?)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do we, as readers, know that Macbeth is confused about the prophecy?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What “horrid image” does Macbeth probably see?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">I.iv


 * What might be considered ironic about the Thane of Cawdor’s death?
 * What does Duncan say about his own trusting nature?/ Which literary device may be employed at this point?
 * What does Macbeth say about his service to Duncan?
 * What does Duncan plan to do with Macbeth? How can you tell? (Which lines allow you to believe this?)
 * Why is Macbeth upset to hear that Malcolm will be named Prince of Cumberland?
 * Where is Macbeth headed at the end of the scene? Why do you think he is going before the king?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">I.v > What is Lady Macbeth’s advice for Macbeth (13)? <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">I.vi <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">I.vii
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the content of the letter that Lady Macbeth is reading?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is Lady Macbeth’s opinion of her husband?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">For what does Lady Macbeth pray?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is ironic about this scene?


 * What are the two codes of society that Macbeth fears breaking? (What is the “double-trust” which Duncan should have?)
 * How does Macbeth feel about Lady Macbeth’s plan? How can you tell?
 * What does Macbeth mean when he says, “I dare do all that may become a man;/Who dares do more is none”?
 * What does Lady Macbeth say that she would do for Macbeth (if she had promised)?
 * What is the plan?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Act II II,i II.ii
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What does Banquo say he has been thinking about?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What does Macbeth lie to Banquo about? Why do you think he lies?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Macbeth seems to hallucinate in this scene. What does he think he sees? Why do you think Shakespeare put this vision into the play?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is Macbeth’s mental state? How does Shakespeare make that come across with words?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What does the sounding of the bell mean?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The last two lines of this scene are a heroic couplet (rhyming iambic pentameter). Why do you think that this word pattern was used here?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How does Lady Macbeth feel at the beginning of this scene?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What line allows us to see that Lady Macbeth has a modicum of compassion/humanity in her? (Why does she not kill Duncan?)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What effect does Shakespeare create by the line structure on page 22 (after Duncan has been killed)?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Which line (22) allows us to know that Macbeth feels guilt for his actions?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lady Macbeth says, “These deeds must not be though/After these ways; so, it will make us mad.” What does this mean? Which literary device is being used?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Macbeth mentions sleep multiple times in this scene. How does he describe sleep? How does this speech reinforce the idea of upsetting the natural order? (Fair is foul and foul is fair.)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why is Lady Macbeth’s criticism of her husband’s not wanting plant the daggers ironic?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do the bloody hands symbolize?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">II.iii > In your opinion, why does Lady Macbeth faint? <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">II.iv
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What idea does Shakespeare convey to readers by putting the Porter’s words in prose instead of poetry?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What purpose does the Porter serve? (Why is this role in the play?)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What unnatural events are mentioned by Lennox? What theme is implied by these events?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">When Macduff goes to the king’s room, he returns and says, “Approach the chamber and destroy your sight/With a new Gorgon; do not bid me speak” (II, II, 26). What literary device is used, and what does Macduff mean?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lennox says (on page 27) that it appears that the chamberlains have killed Duncan. What surprising news does Macbeth share at this point?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">After learning this news (from last question), Macduff says, “Wherefore did you so?” What are we, as readers, able to infer from this comment?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do Donalbain and Malcolm flee?


 * Why does Shakespeare add the Old Man into the play?
 * What is revealed through the Old Man?
 * What theme is reinforced by the words of the Old Man?
 * Who does Macduff say is suspected of killing Duncan? Why are they suspected?
 * Who becomes king?
 * Even though Macduff says that there are suspects, it seems as though he suspects someone else. Who does he suspect? What action let you know this?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Act III III.i <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">III.ii <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feel about their security? Underline/highlight the line that Macbeth says about Duncan. What does this tell us? What does Macbeth mean when he tells Lady Macbeth that they must “make our faces vizards to our hearts,/Disguising what they are”? What is this an echo of? What theme does this hint at? What metaphor does Macbeth use to describe his mental state? What is he worried about? Is Lady Macbeth aware of Macbeth’s plans for murder? How have Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s roles changed from earlier in the play? <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">III.iii <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">III.iv
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">In his soliloquy, what suspicion and hope does Banquo reveal?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Look at the dialogue between Macbeth and Banquo; how has their relationship changed now that Macbeth is king?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How has Macbeth’s demeanor changed since the last scene?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Macbeth seems interested in Banquo’s travel plans? Why do you think that?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What does Macbeth mean when he says, “To be thus is nothing/But to be safely thus”?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why is Banquo the only person Macbeth fears?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What disturbs Macbeth about Banquo’s character (personality/traits)?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why does the witches’ prophecy frustrate Macbeth?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why does Macbeth feel that his efforts to attain the throne may be in vain?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">In your opinion, does Macbeth regard Fate as inevitable? (Underline/highlight lines that support your response.)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How does Macbeth motivate the murderers?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is Macbeth’s justification for not performing the murders himself?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the specific plan for the murders?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What does Shakespeare allow us to see through the differences in the killings that Macbeth has committed (or has ordered to be committed)?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> What happens during the ambush?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> What are Banquo’s dying words? How might they relate to the prophecies?


 * How does Macbeth respond to the news of Fleance’s escape?
 * What details does the first murderer reveal about Banquo’s death?
 * Upon returning to the banquet table, what does Macbeth see and how does he respond? How do the guests respond?
 * How does Lady Macbeth explain her husband’s behavior to the guests?
 * How does Lady Macbeth criticize her husband, and what earlier experience (hallucination) does this echo?
 * What is Macbeth’s behavior like for the rest of dinner?
 * Why does Lady Macbeth finally send the guests away?
 * Why does Macbeth bring up Macduff? What are the implications of Macduff’s actions?
 * What does Macbeth plan to do next?
 * What grotesque image does Macbeth use to describe his current situation?
 * How does Lady Macbeth describe sleep? What earlier lines does her remark echo?
 * In what ways may Banquo be considered a foil of Macbeth?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">III.v <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">III.vi
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Who is Hecate, and why is she angry?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What does Hecate plan for Macbeth?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What comments does Hecate make that suggest Macbeth has free will? What does she say to suggest that Macbeth is controlled by fate?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Lennox seems to be careful in his speech. Why is he cautious in what he says? What, if anything, could be interpreted as a criticism of Macbeth?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Where has Macduff gone? Who is he consulting with and why?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">According to the lord, what problems are plaguing Scotland? What is the source of these troubles?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Act IV IV.i <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">IV.ii <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">IV.iii
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">How would you characterize Macbeth’s behavior as he interacts with the Witches?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is the first apparition, and how does it warn Macbeth?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">How does Macbeth respond?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">What advice do the witches give Macbeth about speaking with the apparitions?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is the second apparition, and what does it reveal to Macbeth? What is Macbeth’s response?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is the third apparition, and what is its message? How does Macbeth respond?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is Macbeth’s final question? What answer does he receive and what is his response?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What news does Lennox bring to Macbeth? How does he plan to change his behavior in response?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is Macbeth’s resolve at the end of the scene? How do his plans differ from his previous actions?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Why does Lady Macduff think Macduff’s flight was “madness”? How does Ross defend Macduff?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Why does Ross describe the current times “cruel”?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Why does Lady Macduff tell her child that Macduff is dead? How would you describe the child?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Why does Lady Macduff feel it is unfair and that she must flee? How does Lady Macduff evaluate the world in much the same way as Ross?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What various reasons does Malcolm give for being suspicious of Macduff? How does Macduff react?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Interpret the following quotation: “Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ Yet grace must still look so.” What larger theme does this support?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">How does Malcolm test Macduff’s loyalty?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is Macduff’s initial response? What finally indicates to Malcolm that Macduff is truly loyal?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What support has Malcolm arranged for Scotland?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What power does the king of England possess? What qualities seem to make him a good king?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What news does Ross bring Macduff?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Why do you think Macduff mentions Macbeth’s lack of children?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is Macduff’s resolve?

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Act V V.i
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What problem has the Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Why do you think the Gentlewoman refused to tell the Doctor what Lady Macbeth said?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What strange physical action of Lady Macbeth’s does the Doctor observe?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What earlier line in the play does her comment parallel?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">How do her words contrast with her comments about bloody hands in Act II, scene ii?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">How does Lady Macbeth’s character in this scene contrast with her behavior in earlier scenes?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What secrets does Lady Macbeth speak about in her sleepwalking? What seems to call her back to bed?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">How does the Doctor account for Lady Macbeth’s behavior? What does he suggest for her?