Block, 3/20 - Macbeth, a Gunpowder of a Play

Gunpowder Plot Conspirators

• P&P

• A little historical background to Macbeth 

• Continue with Act 2

• Begin J10 

HW: J10 (due Monday)

J10 - Macbeth: Acts 1.5-2.4

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?