Literature Analysis: Macbeth - Focus on Lady Macbeth and the Supernatural
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Literature Analysis: Macbeth - Focus on Lady Macbeth and the Supernatural
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Literature Analysis: Macbeth - Focus on Lady Macbeth and the Supernatural
Instructions: Read each question carefully. For quote analysis questions, pay close attention to the language, tone, and literary devices used. Provide detailed responses supported by evidence from the text. For multiple-choice questions, select the best answer. Complete all questions thoughtfully and thoroughly.
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Literature Analysis Questions
Answer the following questions based on your reading of 'Macbeth,' paying special attention to Lady Macbeth and the theme of the supernatural.
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1. Analyze the following quote from 'Macbeth': 'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe topful / Of direst cruelty!' What literary techniques does Shakespeare use here and what is their effect on the reader?
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2. Analyze the quote: 'Look like the innocent flower, / But be the serpent under't.' From this, what does Lady Macbeth suggest about her approach to deception and how does it relate to the theme of appearance versus reality?
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3. Analyze the quote: 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair.' (Act 1, Scene 1). How does this paradox reflect the play's themes and the supernatural influence?
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4. Analyze the quote: 'That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; / What hath quenched them hath given me fire.' (Act 2, Scene 2). How does Shakespeare use language here to depict Lady Macbeth's mental state?
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5. Analyze the quote: 'Is this a dagger which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.' (Act 2, Scene 1). What literary devices are used and what is their significance?
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6. Analyze the quote: 'Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going; / And such an instrument I was to use.' (Act 2, Scene 1). How does this reveal Macbeth's internal conflict and the supernatural's role?
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7. Analyze the quote: 'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition, which overleaps itself.' (Act 1, Scene 7). How does this reveal Lady Macbeth's motivation?
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8. Analyze the quote: 'What's done is done.' (Act 3, Scene 2). How does this reflect Lady Macbeth's attitude and development?
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9. Analyze the quote: 'The thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean?' (Act 5, Scene 1). How does this reveal Lady Macbeth's mental state?
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10. Analyze the quote: 'Come, thick night, / And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, / That my keen knife see not the wound it makes.' (Act 1, Scene 5). What literary devices are used and what does this reveal about Lady Macbeth?
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11. Which of the following best describes Lady Macbeth's motivation throughout the play?
ALove for Macbeth
BDesire for power
CSupernatural influence
DFear of death
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12. How does Lady Macbeth's relationship with Macbeth influence her actions, based on the quote: 'Screw your courage to the sticking-place, / And we'll not fail?' (Act 1, Scene 7).
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13. Which quote demonstrates the supernatural's influence on Macbeth's decision to murder Duncan?
A'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts,'
B'Is this a dagger which I see before me?'
C'Fair is foul, and foul is fair.'
D'Out, damned spot! Out, I say!'
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14. How does the quote 'The instruments of darkness tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifles, to betray's' (Act 1, Scene 3) develop the theme of supernatural deception?
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15. Analyze the quote: 'Look like the innocent flower, / But be the serpent under't.' How does this reflect Lady Macbeth's manipulative role and the theme of appearance versus reality?
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16. What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, 'Stop up the access and passage to remorse,' (Act 2, Scene 2)?
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17. How does the quote 'A little water clears us of this deed' (Act 2, Scene 2) reflect Lady Macbeth's attitude toward guilt and her development?
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18. Which quote best exemplifies Lady Macbeth's descent into madness due to supernatural influence and guilt?
A'Fair is foul, and foul is fair.'
B'Out, damned spot! Out, I say!'
C'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts.'
D'Look like the innocent flower.'
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19. How does Shakespeare use language to portray Lady Macbeth's obsession with removing guilt in her sleepwalking scene?
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20. Based on the quotes and analysis, what role does the supernatural play in Lady Macbeth's development and the overall plot?
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