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Macbeth
Key Themes
Supernatural
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What is a key theme explored in Shakespeare's Macbeth?
The
supernatural
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What does the noun "supernatural" refer to?
Events or powers that cannot be explained by
science
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Which practices are associated with the supernatural?
Fortune telling
and
casting
spells
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How were beliefs in the supernatural viewed in the Jacobean era?
They
were
considered
the
norm
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Who was the king during the time Macbeth was written?
King James I
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What book did King James I write about the supernatural?
Demonology
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How do supernatural forces drive the events in Macbeth?
Through the actions of the
weird sisters
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What are the three specific forms of the supernatural in Macbeth?
Witches and witchcraft
Apparitions and ghosts
Disruption of nature
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What danger does Shakespeare reveal through the supernatural in Macbeth?
Interacting with
supernatural
powers
is
perilous
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How does Lady Macbeth relate to the supernatural?
She welcomes
dark spirits
to possess her
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What does Lady Macbeth wish to be purged of?
Guilt over
Duncan's
murder
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How does Shakespeare create a fearful atmosphere in Macbeth?
By using
supernatural
events to drive the plot
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What do the weird sisters chant at the beginning of the play?
Fair is foul and foul is fair
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What does the phrase "fair is foul and foul is fair" imply?
It creates a
paradox
using
opposites
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How does Macbeth's character change in relation to the supernatural?
He becomes a fair
warrior
turned foul
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What does Lady Macbeth command the spirits to do in her soliloquy?
To
fill
her
with
cruelty
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What biblical allusion does Lady Macbeth make when tempting Macbeth?
She refers to the
serpent
in the
Garden of Eden
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What does the floating apparition of a dagger symbolize for Macbeth?
His
temptation
to commit
murder
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How does Lennox describe the unnatural events following Duncan's murder?
He mentions the earth being
feverous
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What does the phrase "Something wicked this way comes" imply about Macbeth?
He is associated with
evil
and the
supernatural
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What does Lady Macbeth see while sleepwalking?
Blood
upon her hands
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What does the line "Out, damned spot!" signify for Lady Macbeth?
Her guilty conscience over
Duncan's
murder
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What ultimately happens to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as a result of their trust in supernatural powers?
They lose their
lives
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