Macbeth

Act 2. Scene 3-4.

(pp. 39-45)

Part 1. Vocabulary

1. Fill out the chart below.

Vocabulary word / In your own language / Write a SYNONYM or DEFINITION of the word
1. sacred (40)
2. courage (40)
3. revenge (42)
4. curse (45)
5. coronation (45)

2. Write the SENTENCE from the play.

Sacred______

Courage ______

______

Revenge ______

______Curse ______

______

Coronation ______

3. Write a sentence of your own with the following words.

Sacred______

Courage ______

______

Revenge ______

______Curse ______

______

Coronation ______

Part 2. Comprehension

Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

  1. PATHETIC FALLACY is when you use weather to foreshadow something that is going to happen. It is also used to represent the mood of a situation or event. How is pathetic fallacy shown in 2.3?
  1. How did the following people react to the King’s death?
  • Macbeth:
  • Lady Macbeth:
  • Macduff:
  • Malcolm and Donaldbain:
  1. What reason did Macbeth give for killing Duncan’s servants? What was his REAL reason?
  1. In your opinion, did Lady Macbeth really faint or was she acting? Explain and give reasons for your answer.
  1. Malcolm was King Duncan’s eldest son and heir. Who was made king, and why?

Part 3. Quote Analysis & Themes

In the following quotes provided below, describe (1) who is saying this? (2) to who is this person saying it to? (3) what does this quote mean? (4) what is the importance or significance of this quote? Use themes, character analysis, and symbols that we have talked about throughout the play.

“Oh gracious lady,

It’s not right for you to hear the fearful news.

Heard by a woman’s ear, the world would kill again.”

“Who can be wise, surprised, calm and angry,

Loyal and neutral, all in a moment?

No one. Strong feelings made me act.

I did not stop to think. There lay Duncan,

His silver skin covered with gold-red blood

And every wound was like a door

Through which death has entered.

There lay the murderers, red with Duncan’s blood.

There lay their daggers, blood-red too.

Who could hold back form hilling them.

No one with a loving heart and courage

To prove that love!

Ambition makes no sense when evil sons

Kill their own father.

Then, I supposed, Macbeth will wear the crown.