1. Explain the significance of each of the Apparitions.
A) The Armed Head
B) The Bloody Babe
C) The Child crowned with a tree in his hand
2. Explain the irony in the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Apparitions.
3. Was Macbeth more of a victim of the evil forces around him or of his own willful ambition? Explain.
4. Explain how poetic justice works upon Lady Macbeth.
5. State Macbeth's tragic flaw, and explain how it led to his downfall. (Give specific evidence from the drama to support your explanation.)
6. Write the words of Macbeth's last soliloquy and explain (the speech he made when he received word that his queen was dead).
CHARACTER SKETCH
Below are two lists of adjectives that describe the changes in character undergone by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Look up the meaning of each word; then choose either Macbeth or Lady Macbeth and explain how these words accurately trace his/her degeneration in character. Cite specific actions of Macbeth or Lady Macbeth in the drama as evidence to support your statements. Give your composition plenty of thought and be mindful of spelling and sentence structure.
MACBETH: ambitious, remorseful, fearful, despicable, desperate
LADY MACBETH: unscrupulous, resolute, persuasive, contrite, pathetic
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