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Gentlewoman. Neither to you nor anyone, having no witness to 1314 The attendant wont repeat
confirm my speech. what Lady Macbeth has said,
because there are no other witnesses
[Enter Lady Macbeth with a taper.] to confirm her report. What is she
worried about?
15 Lo you, here she comes. This is her very guise and, upon my life, fast
15 guise: usual manner.
asleep. Observe her; stand close.
16 stand close: hide yourself.
Doctor. How came she by that light? 17 that light: her candle.
Gentlewoman. Why, it stood by her. She has light by her continually. 1819 Why might Lady Macbeth
Tis her command. want a light by her at all times?
Gentlewoman. I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the 4344 The gentlewoman says that
dignity of the whole body. she would not want Lady Macbeths
heavy heart in exchange for being
45 Doctor. Well, well, well. queen.
Remove from her the means of all annoyance 63 annoyance: injury. The doctor
And still keep eyes upon her. So good night. may be worried about the possibility
of Lady Macbeths committing
65 My mind she has mated, and amazed my sight. suicide.
I think but dare not speak. 65 mated: astonished.
Gentlewoman. Good night, good doctor.
[They exit.]
Would scour these English hence? Hearst thou of them? 56 scour: purge; them: the English.
Malcolm. Tis his main hope; 1014 Malcolm says that men of
For, where there is advantage to be given, all ranks (both more and less) have
abandoned Macbeth. Only weak
Both more and less have given him the revolt, men who have been forced into
And none serve with him but constraind things service remain with him.
Whose hearts are absent too.
Macduff. Let our just censures 1416 Macduff warns against
15 Attend the true event, and put we on overconfidence and advises that they
attend to the business of fighting.
Industrious soldiership.
Siward. The time approaches 1621 Siward says that the approach-
That will with due decision make us know ing battle will decide whether their
claims will match what they actually
What we shall say we have and what we owe. possess (owe). Right now, their hopes
Thoughts speculative their unsure hopes relate, and expectations are the product of
20 But certain issue strokes must arbitrate; guesswork (thoughts speculative);
only fighting (strokes) can settle
Towards which, advance the war. (arbitrate) the issue.
[They exit marching.]
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Macbeth, performed in 2004 by the Perseverance Theatre Compa
And be these juggling fiends no more believed 18 cowed my better part of man:
made my spirit, or soul, fearful.
20 That palter with us in a double sense,
1922 The cheating witches
That keep the word of promise to our ear (juggling fiends) have tricked him
And break it to our hope. Ill not fight with thee. (palter with us) with words that
have double meanings.
Macduff. Then yield thee, coward,
2327 Macduff scornfully tells
And live to be the show and gaze o th time. Macbeth to surrender so that he
25 Well have thee, as our rarer monsters are, can become a public spectacle
Painted upon a pole, and underwrit (the show and gaze o th time).
Macbeths picture will be hung on a
Here may you see the tyrant. pole (painted upon a pole) as if he
Macbeth. I will not yield were part of a circus sideshow.
Siward. Some must go off; and yet by these I see 3637 Though some must die (go
So great a day as this is cheaply bought. off) in battle, Siward can see that
their side does not have many
Malcolm. Macduff is missing, and your noble son. casualties.
Comprehension
1. Recall What happens to Lady Macbeth in Act Five? RL 3 Analyze the impact of the
authors choices regarding how
2. Clarify Why does Macbeth have to face his enemies basically alone? to develop and relate elements
of a drama. RL 4 Analyze the
3. Summarize How do the apparitions three predictions in Act Four come true? impact of specific word choices on
meaning and tone. RL 5 Analyze
how an authors choices
Text Analysis concerning how to structure
specific parts of a text contribute
to its overall structure and
4. Compare Scenes Reread Scene 1, lines 2855. Compare this scene, revealing meaning.
Lady Macbeths madness, with Scene 4 in Act Three, in which Macbeth believes
he sees Banquos ghost. What is ironic about Lady Macbeths behavior in these
scenes? (Recall that situational irony is a contrast between what is expected
and what actually occurs.)
5. Examine Shakespearean Drama Review the notes you recorded as you read
Act Five. How have both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changed during the
course of the play? Cite evidence to support your response.
6. Interpret Figurative Language Reread Macbeths famous soliloquy in Scene 5,
lines 1928. In the metaphors in these lines, what does Shakespeare compare
life to? What do the metaphors suggest about Macbeths mental state?
7. Analyze Shakespearean
Tragic Hero Tragic Flaw
Tragedy In a chart like the one
shown, identify the characteristics
of tragedy in Macbeth. To what Tragedy
extent is Macbeth redeemed in
Act Five? In what ways could he
be considered a tragic hero rather Antagonists Catastrophe
than a villain?
8. Synthesize Themes A theme is the central idea the writer wishes to share
with the reader. Use specific details to explain the message Macbeth conveys
about the following issues:
appearance versus reality loyalty impulses and desires
Text Criticism
9. Critical Interpretations In a famous critique of Shakespeares plays, the poet
and critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote, The interest in the plot is always . . . on
account of the characters, not vice versa. Do you agree, based on your reading
of Macbeth? Support your answer.
PRACTICE Write down each of the following lines from Macbeth. Identify the
inverted parts of speech in each sentence and then write your own lines with
a similar pattern.
example
reading-writing connection
YOUR Expand your understanding of Shakespeares language by responding
to this prompt. Then use the revising tips to improve your speech.
TURN