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Macbeth
Key Themes
Gender
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Who is the author of the play being analyzed?
Shakespeare
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What theme is explored in the video about McBeth?
Gender
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What does gender include according to the video?
Social
,
cultural
, and
behavioral
aspects
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How does today's society view gender expectations compared to the time of McBeth?
Less rigid
expectations
today
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How long ago was McBeth written?
Over
400
years ago
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What were the gender views in McBeth's time?
Binary
expectations
for men and women
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What was the societal structure during the Jacobian era?
Patriarchal society
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What were women considered in Jacobian society?
Property
of
their
fathers or husbands
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What responsibilities were women given in Jacobian society?
Looking after
household
and children
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What could women not do in Jacobian society?
Support
themselves
financially
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What were men expected to provide in Jacobian society?
Financial support
for family
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What stereotypes were associated with men in Jacobian society?
Strong, brave, and
aggressive
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Who was the monarch during Shakespeare's earlier plays?
Elizabeth I
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How did Elizabeth I's reign influence Shakespeare?
Provided a model for
Lady McBeth
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How does Lady McBeth initially challenge gender expectations?
By being
powerful
and
influential
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What does Lady McBeth call upon to commit evil deeds?
Spirits
to unsex her
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What does Lady McBeth's soliloquy reveal about her character?
Her
cunning
and
forthrightness
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How does Lady McBeth manipulate McBeth's masculinity?
By playing on his
insecurities
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What does Lady McBeth's imagery of a mother killing her child signify?
Her rejection of
femininity
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How does McBeth react after Duncan's murder?
He is racked with
guilt
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What does Lady McBeth suggest about guilt after Duncan's murder?
It
can be
washed
away with
water
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How does Lady McBeth's role change after McBeth becomes king?
Her role begins to
diminish
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What does Lady McBeth's sleepwalking signify?
Her
desperation
and broken state
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How does McBeth wish to die at the end of the play?
As a
warrior
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What does McDuff's reaction to his family's murder reveal?
Masculine sensitivity
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What metaphor does McDuff use to describe his family?
Pretty
chickens
at the mercy of a hawk
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What does McDuff's response to Malcolm indicate about masculinity?
Strength
and
sensitivity
are required
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What are the key scenes and quotations linking to gender in McBeth?
Lady McBeth's soliloquy in
Act
1,
Scene
5
McBeth's guilt after Duncan's murder
Lady McBeth's diminishing role in Act 3
Lady McBeth's sleepwalking in Act 5
McDuff's
reaction to his family's murder
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What are the characteristics of Lady McBeth's character throughout the play?
Initially
powerful
and influential
Cunning and
manipulative
Diminishes in strength over time
Ends as desperate and broken
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How does Shakespeare portray masculinity in McBeth?
Initially aligns with traditional stereotypes
Shows
McDuff's
sensitive masculinity
Suggests a balance of strength and sensitivity is ideal
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