Macbeth Study Questions Act 5 KEY
Scene 1:
1. What is Lady Macbeth doing while sleepwalking?
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2. What does Lady Macbeth mean by “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”?
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3. What does the doctor mean by “Unnatural deeds do breed unnatural
troubles”?
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Scene 2:
4. What are the Scottish noblemen planning to do in this scene?
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5. Why do the noblemen compare Macbeth to a “dwarfish thief”
wearing a “giant’s robe”?
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Scene 1:
1. What is Lady Macbeth doing while sleepwalking?
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2. What does Lady Macbeth mean by “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”?
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3. What does the doctor mean by “Unnatural deeds do breed unnatural
troubles”?
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Scene 2:
4. What are the Scottish noblemen planning to do in this scene?
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5. Why do the noblemen compare Macbeth to a “dwarfish thief”
wearing a “giant’s robe”?
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