| What is the main message of scene 1, which includes Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene? | That they killed Banquo. A guilty conscience is not easily mended. |
| What does Macbeth’s behavior toward the servant who comes to deliver a message ultimately show about Macbeth’s character? | He has become brutal. |
| When Macbeth reveals in Act. V, scene 5, that he has grown impervious to fear and horror, how does this relate to the play’s theme regarding ambition? | … |
| At what point does Macbeth first begin to realize that he has been tricked by the prophecies? | When he learns the forest is moving towards the castle. |
| In what way does Macbeth revert to his former self? | He fights with courage and skill. |
| Why does Shakespeare have Macbeth display certain admirable traits at the end? | … |
| How is the plot of the play resolved? | Macduff killed Macbeth. |
| When the doctor watches Lady Macbeth sleepwalking, how would you describe his actions? | … |
| How would you describe the medical knowledge pf psychology, stress, and the mind-body connection in Shakespeare’s time based on this scene? | No medicine for her condition and only God can help her. |
| Why does the doctor tell the waiting gentlewoman to take from Lady Macbeth “the means of annoyance”, and what does he fear? | … |
| When Macbeth says, “Out, out, brief candle!” what does the word candle symbolically refer to? | It symbolizes life. |
| In scene 1, what can you tell about the waiting gentlewoman and her relationship to Lady Macbeth? | Loyalty. |
| What is the real reason Lady Macbeth kills herself? | Her guilt was too much to handle. |
| At the end of The Tragedy of Macbeth, how does Macbeth’s courage in battle affect the reader? | It shows the reader his noble nature. |
| Perturbation | Anxiety; mental uneasiness. |
| Pristine | In its original condition; unspoiled. |
| Clamorous | Making a loud and confused noise. |
| Harbinger(s) | A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. |
S.G. Macbeth Act. V
August 6, 2019