Macbeth's decision to murder Macduff's family shows that his human conscience is completely lost for he has committed to so much murders to extend his life span on the throne.
2. What is the purpose of the scene between Lady Macduff and her son?
The purpose between the scene between Lady Macduff and her son is to show the emotions and struggles of a King's family who has been left behind and soon to be killed.
3. How does Malcolm test Macduff?
Malcolm tests Macduff by faking the idea that he is ruler because of lust and desires and if Macduff agreed Malcolm would consider Macduff a traitor.
4. How does Macduff receive the news of his loss?
Macduff receives news of his loss from Ross who tells him that his wife, son and servants, anyone found, is dead. This message was received during the prepping of war against macbeth. This encouraged Macduff to go after and kill Macbeth as revenge for killing his family.
1. Does Lady Macbeth's mental condition come as a surprise or was this possibility part of her character from the beginning? Explain
It wasn't a surprise because she was easily fooled into becoming queen by murdering others for the throne. I think the burden of carrying the secret of killing Duncan built up so much guilt in her that it took over and that she couldn't take it anymore which led to her crazy night shenanigans baffling about that night.
2. Who or what do you think is ultimately repsonsible for Macbeth's death? Give reasons.
Macbeth is responsible for his own death because he believed in the witches prophecy, let lady Macbeth influence him, killed others, and chose to fight Macduff in the end which led to his own downfall.
3. What do you think is Shakespeare's opinion of Macbeth? Lady Macbeth? Explain.
Shakespeare depicts Macbeth as a coward and lady Macbeth as a wife who just wanted the best for her husband and herself.
4. How does Macbeth receive the news of his wife's death?
As he is preparing for battle, he hears the sounds of cries from women and asks why they're crying and his servant responds saying that it is because lady Macbeth has died.
5. How does Macduff reveal Macbeth's doom?
Macduff enters the room with Macbeths head on a pole and announces that it is all over now and that Malcolm is next in line for the throne.
6. What is the significance of Malcolm's ascension to the throne?
Malcolm's ascension to the throne shows that the crown is returned to the kingdom the family Macbeth had taken it away from.
"Out, damned spot! Out, I say! One. two. Why, nows the time to do it now.---- Hell is murky!----Control yourself, my lord! A soldier, and frightened? Why should we fear who knows it, when no one can challenge our authority? Yet who would have thought the old man would have had so much blood in him?" 5-1-31-pg.175
"What you have said may be true. This tyrant, whose very name blisters our tongues, was once thought honest. You loved him well. He hasnt touched you yet. Im young, but by betraying me you could do yourself some good. its wise policy to sacrifice a weak, poor, innocent lamb to appease an angry god." 4-3-10-pg.155
"If I were king, id execute the nobles for their lands and desire this mans jewels, that man's house. The more i had, the more id hunger for - so much so, id invent unjust quarrels against the good and loyal, and destroy them for their wealth." 4-3-78-pg. 159
"Now he feels his secret murders sticking on his hands. Now, every minute revolts his crimes. Those he commands obey him from duty, not love. Now he feels his royalty sagging him, like a giant's robe on a dwarfed sized thief." 5-2-17-pg.179
"There was a time when shrieking would have turned me cold. Groans would have raised my hair on end as if alive. I've had my fill of horrors. Ghastly sounds and sights are commonplace in my murderous thoughts. They cant shock me anymore." 5-5-10-pg.191
"Life drags on from day to day to the end of time. All our yesterdays have merely lighted the way for fools to reach their graves. Out, out, brief candle. Life is but a walking shadow, a wretched actor who poses and rages for a short time on the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale. told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." 5-5-17-pg.191
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