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- Discuss Macbeth - J1
Macbeth - J2 (Acts 1.5-2.4) Leithart 172-181
1. Describe the biblical
typology of Macbeth (MB) and Lady Macbeth (LMB). Who are they?
2. What details link LMB
to the weird sisters, the witches?
3. What is important about
both the location and the content of MB’s soliloquy?
4. What are some of the
consequences that attend the “life” of the wicked, the guilty?
5. How do MB’s and LMB’s
views of guilt differ?
6. What is significant
about the “knocking” that begins just after the murder?
7. How does nature’s order
reflect that of Scotland?
8. How does MB first
“gild” his deathly deed?
9. Why do Duncan’s sons
respond to the murder of their father in the way they do, and how might it be
misinterpreted?
10.
Why
would Shakespeare write a play in which the “climax” occurs in the second act?
In other words, what does he intend to show happening during the remainder of
the drama?
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