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Who is the main character analyzed in the video?
Macbeth
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What term describes a character's tragic flaw?
Hamartia
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Why is it useful to analyze what other characters say about Macbeth?
It provides
insight
into his
character
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Who describes Macbeth's bravery in Act 1, Scene 2?
The sergeant
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What imagery is used to describe Macbeth's action in battle?
Cutting
McDonald
open from nave to chops
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What does the phrase "blood spilled from the start to the end" indicate?
The
play
is violent throughout
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What does Dr. Emma Smith say about the society in Macbeth?
It values
strength
over
principle
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How does King Duncan refer to Macbeth in Act 1, Scene 2?
As noble
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Who repeats Duncan's description of Macbeth as noble?
Banquo
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What does the witches' prophecy reveal about Macbeth?
His ambition to become
king
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How does Banquo react to the witches' prophecy?
He is
skeptical
and
uninterested
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How does Macbeth's reaction to the witches differ from Banquo's?
Macbeth is
startled
, Banquo is
skeptical
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What does Macbeth admit in Act 1, Scene 7?
His ambition drives him to kill
Duncan
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What does Macbeth do after killing King Duncan?
Orders the murders of
Banquo
and Macduff's family
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How does Macbeth's character change throughout the play?
From
noble
to
wicked tyrant
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What does Lenox say about the country in Act 3, Scene 6?
It
suffers
under
a
hand
accursed
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How do the witches describe Macbeth in Act 4, Scene 1?
As something
wicked
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What does Malcolm call Macbeth in Act 4, Scene 3?
A
tyrant
whose soul name blisters our tongues
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What term does Macduff use to describe Macbeth in Act 5, Scene 8?
Hellhound
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What does Malcolm call Macbeth after his death?
A
dead
butcher
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How does Macbeth react to Lady Macbeth's death?
He shows
little
interest
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How does Macbeth's character evolve from the start to the end of the play?
From
brave
and noble to
indifferent
and evil
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How does Shakespeare evoke sympathy for Macbeth?
By showing his
humanity
in key moments
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Why are the murders in the play not shown on stage?
To maintain some humanity in
Macbeth
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What does Hecate say about Macbeth in Act 3, Scene 5?
He is a
wayward son
, not
truly evil
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How does Macbeth demonstrate bravery in Act 5?
He refuses to surrender to
Macduff
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What do critics say about Macbeth's final moments?
They consider them his
bravest
moment
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What lesson do we learn from Macbeth's downfall?
Fear the dangers of
over-ambition
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quotes
A1S7
: " vaulting
ambition
which overleaps itself and falls on the other"
A2S1:" Is this a
dagger
which I see before me/ the handle toward my hand?"
A3S1:"Upon my head they place a
fruitless
crown"
.