Macbeth Act I Questions and Vocabulary

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Macbeth Act I Questions and Vocabulary
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1. What is your first impression of Macbeth from the
   reports that King Duncan receives about him?
2. In Scene III, what predictions do the witches
   make?
3. How do Macbeth and Banquo react?
4. What does Macbeth mean when he says in Scene III,
   If chance will have me King, why chance may
   crown me King, Without my stir?
5. What does Duncan do in Scene IV to diminish his
   hope?

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• 6. What insight does Lady Macbeth give you about
  her husband in Scene V?
• 7. Which of the two, Lord or Lady Macbeth, has
  the stronger personality? Why?
• 8. In Scene VII, what scruples, or morals, bother
  Macbeths conscience when he thinks about killing
  Duncan?
• 9. What does Lady Macbeth do to convince Macbeth
  to act?
• 10. Do you think Macbeth will have the courage to
  kill Duncan himself? Why?

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Vocabulary

1. Hurlyburly- noisy disorder and confusion uproar
   tumult
2. Heath- Tract of open wasteland covered with low
   shrubs a moor
3. Contended- Struggles in rivalry or competition
4. Fantastical- Conceived by an unrestrained
   imagination
5. Battlements- A low wall with open spaces for
   shooting, built on top of a castle wall or tower