Macbeth Test Questions-Period 2
Reflecting over our study of Macbeth, I want you to comment (post) one really thought provoking and higher level thinking question. Challenge your self here. Be careful to not repeat others' answers.
posted by annes @ 8:16 AM
17 Comments:
My one main question is: What was the motive of the tragic heroes? Why was there such a need of death and murder throughout the play? What does murdering someone? What does that gain them? Is there a point to be a tragic hero, over just a regular hero? What defines a hero? Does it have something to do with ones ego?
My question is why do Macbeth, as well as the characters in Lord of the Flies, become desensitized to evil? Is it just because through their circumstances they were exposed to evil more and just became used to it? Before certain decisions were made and before any tragic event occurred, they were decent people who felt guilt when they did something wrong, but as each story progressed, the characters became numb to that guilt. Why? Did the characters make a conscious decision to not feel guilt, or was it a process that went unnocticed?
My questions are: Who is really the third witch? And if it is Macbeth, why did he hide behind that mask? Also, why do the women always ask the men, "Are you a man?" This occured when Lady Macbeth was talking to Macbeth, and when Lady Macduff was cursing her husband for abandoning them and leaving them for death.
One topic of question that comes to mind concerns the witches. What affects the destiny of the characters? How do the witches play a part in their destiny? Do they just predict the events that will occur or do they cause them by telling their "predictions"? Also, what does evil have to do with the outcome of the future? How about goodness?
Why do the witches want to create cause? Or are they really trying to help scotland or help themselves?
We learned form our research before we read Macbeth that Shakespeare may have written this play for King James himself. We also know that King James didn't like witches, which is why Shakespeare incorporated witches in the play. The witches have a huge role in the play. Without them, Macbeth might not have committed any of the murders, and thus the play would not have gone on the same way. But have the witches done any wrong? Other than how they cursed the sailor, have they DONE anything wrong? They only told Macbeth the prophecies; Macbeth was the one who committed the deeds. And after Macbeth had killed, they presented him with the three apparitions to sort of help him.
I guess my main question is, why would Shakespeare present the witches this way, and assuming King James saw this play (since it was written for him), what could his reaction have been like to the witches and the play as a whole based on what we know about King James? What would the general public of that time think?
One of my main questions is who is Hectate. I know she is apart of the witches but could she be somebody else? Could Lady Macbeth be Hectate as well? Because both Lady Macbeth and Hectate are very strong. Could the three witches be anybody else? Another mini side question that I have is after the murderers kill Banquo and Fleaonce got away, what happened to him?
I have a quick question realting to the test: How is everyone preparing? What are the study skills that you are using? What are you doing to prepare?
chelseah~ to prepare, I'm just going to make sure I understand everything that happened throughout the acts and read other people's questions and try to think of interesting connections etc. Hope that helps!
One of my main questions i have, is what was the significance of the witches throughout the book? Were the witches the cause of the chaos between the characters in the play?Did they ever help out Lady Macbeth or Macbeth in getting the power and killing Macbeths' victims or the people next inline to the throne? What happened to the witches toward the end of the play?One moment they were chanting a spell and throwing things into a cauldron and then they never showed up again in the play.
Thanks aleea and shaunam, that helps! See you tomorrow!
Throughout the book as the plots intensified and different sides were built, (i.e. Macbeth and his followers, the witches, Malcolm and Macduff...) were they forced to challenge the system to get what they wanted?
Also, why the sudden change in Lady Macbeth? Suddenly she is in charge, and the next moment she is suffering a mental illness.
Why do you think every human has some evil in them like the novels Lord of the Flies and Macbeth reflect
Did Lady Macbeth have so much guilt about making Macbeth kill Duncan that even in her sleep, she felt the guilt and was restless?
hannah~ I think that the guilt from all the murders that have been taking place has really gotten to Lady Macbeth since she knows that she is part of it
We have noticed that the witches rhymed all of their sentences, but what kind of effect did that have on Macbeth and why did he begin to rhyme in Act 5 when he was nearing his doom? Was Shakespeare representing something that was meant to be interpreted in a different manner(appearance vs. reality)?
How are the personalities of Macbeth and Macduff similar? HOw are they alike?
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