Act+V

__Act V Discussion Questions __

1. As Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep, what is she doing? What is your diagnosis of her at this point?

2. "Those he commands move only in command,/Nothing in love. Now does he feel his title hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe/ Upon a dwarfish thief” (5.2. 22-25). Who is being spoken about? What do these lines mean?

3. Read the following soliloquy by Macbeth. How does he sound and why? Do you feel that Macbeth is a benevolent king at heart or just a ruthless murderer? Why?

//Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow// //Creeps in this petty pace from day to day// //To the last syllable of recorded time;// //And all our yesterdays have lighted fools// //The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!// //Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,// //That struts and frets his hour upon the stage// //And then is heard no more. It is a tale// //Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,// //Signifying nothing.//

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