Macbeth Act I and Act II Exam With
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What is your impression of Lady Macbeth at the end of Act I? What is her relationship
with Macbeth beyond being his wife? CORRECT ANSWERS Lady Macbeth is super
cold hearted and selfish. Her relationship with Macbeth is crumbling
How does Banquo's reaction to the witches differ from Macbeth's? What do you think
Macbeth's reaction says about his character? CORRECT ANSWERS Banquo thought
that they were crazy and insensible and Macbeth started to get power hunger
What conflict rages in Macbeth's mind after receiving the prophesy from the witches?
What resolution to this conflict does Macbeth express in his aside in Scene 4, Lines 48-
53. CORRECT ANSWERS The Prince of Cumberland is standing in his way to become
King so he must kill him the Prince to become king.
Describe the temperamental differences between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
CORRECT ANSWERS Lady Macbeth is impulsive and doesn't think in the moment,
however Macbeth thinks farther ahead and thinks what will benefit him.
What irony would the audience feel as they watch Duncan enter the castle and praise it
for its peacefulness? CORRECT ANSWERS That he just killed a bunch of people in
war.
In Scene 2, as Macbeth kills Duncan, what does Lady Macbeth hear? What does
Macbeth hear? CORRECT ANSWERS Lady Macbeth hears a sleep no more. Macbeth
hears laughter when he kills Duncan.
Lady Macbeth's fainting spell, like everything else she's done so far, has a purpose.
What message do you think she wants her fainting spell to convey? CORRECT
ANSWERS Innocents, and that she and her husband don't want to look guilty.
How do the different characters in the Macbeth abode respond to the violence that is
happening? How would people today react to the news that a ruler has been
assassinated and that a nation is in chaos. CORRECT ANSWERS They respond by
trying to find the killer and immediately wonder why someone would do such a thing.
Today people would do the exact same.
In some productions of Macbeth, Scene 4 is cut. Why would that be? Is there any
dramatic purpose for keeping it? Why do you think the Old Man is included in the
scene? CORRECT ANSWERS It doesn't contribute much to the plot, not as important to
the story.
Complete Solutions
What is your impression of Lady Macbeth at the end of Act I? What is her relationship
with Macbeth beyond being his wife? CORRECT ANSWERS Lady Macbeth is super
cold hearted and selfish. Her relationship with Macbeth is crumbling
How does Banquo's reaction to the witches differ from Macbeth's? What do you think
Macbeth's reaction says about his character? CORRECT ANSWERS Banquo thought
that they were crazy and insensible and Macbeth started to get power hunger
What conflict rages in Macbeth's mind after receiving the prophesy from the witches?
What resolution to this conflict does Macbeth express in his aside in Scene 4, Lines 48-
53. CORRECT ANSWERS The Prince of Cumberland is standing in his way to become
King so he must kill him the Prince to become king.
Describe the temperamental differences between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
CORRECT ANSWERS Lady Macbeth is impulsive and doesn't think in the moment,
however Macbeth thinks farther ahead and thinks what will benefit him.
What irony would the audience feel as they watch Duncan enter the castle and praise it
for its peacefulness? CORRECT ANSWERS That he just killed a bunch of people in
war.
In Scene 2, as Macbeth kills Duncan, what does Lady Macbeth hear? What does
Macbeth hear? CORRECT ANSWERS Lady Macbeth hears a sleep no more. Macbeth
hears laughter when he kills Duncan.
Lady Macbeth's fainting spell, like everything else she's done so far, has a purpose.
What message do you think she wants her fainting spell to convey? CORRECT
ANSWERS Innocents, and that she and her husband don't want to look guilty.
How do the different characters in the Macbeth abode respond to the violence that is
happening? How would people today react to the news that a ruler has been
assassinated and that a nation is in chaos. CORRECT ANSWERS They respond by
trying to find the killer and immediately wonder why someone would do such a thing.
Today people would do the exact same.
In some productions of Macbeth, Scene 4 is cut. Why would that be? Is there any
dramatic purpose for keeping it? Why do you think the Old Man is included in the
scene? CORRECT ANSWERS It doesn't contribute much to the plot, not as important to
the story.
