Macbeth Questions and Answers

1. Was Macbeth a valiant soldier or violent schemer at the beginning? He was a valiant soldier
2. Has he completely lost it in the Banquet scene? (do you think the Ghost is real or imaginary?) It was imaginary and could also be a sign of grief or guilt.
3. Why is he obsessed with killing Banquo? (oh yeah, and Fleance too) Because of Banquo being suspicious of Macbeth and how he became king.
4. Explain his decision to murder Lady Macduff & children (increasingly erratic & illogical behaviour) He is worried that Macduff will take his place on the throne because of the witches saying beware Macduff, so he decides to kill Macduff's family thinking it will cause him to submit out of fear and grief.
5. Is he nothing more than a “dead butcher” or do we the audience feel differently about him at the end?

Macbeth and The Oustisiders Critical Literacy

What do the images suggest? The image in the film Macbeth,

when Lady Macbeth saw a hallucination of A child figure which

could be occurring as a result of grief and guilt which could suggest

that she had killed a child which she said she would do if that means

Macbeth could be king.

Who is missing from the film? Many signs of an adult figure as there weren't many

times where we saw an adult

Which positions, voices and interests are at play in this text? 2 groups of gang-affiliated

teens the Socs (rich) and the Greasers (poor) but one of the Greasers (Ponyboy) said

that the Greasers were not so much of a gang but more of a group.

Macbeth critical literacy questions

Macbeth


What genre does the text belong to? Tragedy

Why are you reading this text? Because it will expand our reading comprehension

What does the author want us to know?  That witch craft was bad