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| The world of spiritual mystery. This includes darkness which makes the truth unclear. |
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| How is the challenger connected to the stasis? |
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| He believes the weird sisters. He is connected to the supernatural. He also spends the play trying to keep dark secrets hidden. |
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| What is the significance of the challenger's entrance? |
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| Macbeth is first introduced in the very first scene where the witches talk about him. He is then discussed in the second scene. Right before his entrance in scene three, the witches exclaim that he's coming and gather in a circle and perform a chant. Bring him focus and connection to the supernatural. |
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| What is the significance of the intruder's entrance? |
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The intruder's first appearance is with Duncan, and he does not talk.
He is later enters in II.3, where he and lennox are the ones to discover Duncan dead. It is noteable that he is the first to knock on the gate door, which is a symbol of hell's gate. He is the one knocking as Macbeth and Lady M kill Duncan. |
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| What are some of the challenger's weapons? |
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| His mind, wife, reputation, belief in the supernatural |
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| What are some of the intruder's weapons? |
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| He was there to discover Duncan dead. He was close to Duncan. He is the fulfillment of the witches' prophecy. His passion. |
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| What is some of the challenger's armor? |
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| His mind, standing, apparent righteousness, darkness, mystery |
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| Who/what is the battleground? |
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| Scotland is the battleground. |
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| The moment where Macduff tells Macbeth that he is not "born of a woman." |
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| What is the significance of the title? |
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- Mac = "son of"
- Beth = "grace", a woman
- connection with his mother
- One-name title = people are independent; one name is enough, so Macbeth is a strong character
- Scottish |
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| What does the cast list tell you? |
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- Male-dominated = action
- Macbeth is one of the "noblemen of scotland" = he is one of a group, and each one should have as much intricacy as Macbeth; all of them could be a Macbeth
- Witches = there is supernatural elements
- Kings, soldiers, and court stuff = expensive costuming
- Big cast = levels on the set; expensive costuming |
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| What is some of Lady Macbeth's armor? |
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| Action, refusal to be vulnerable, mask of womanhood (no one would accuse her) |
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| What is the significance of Lady Macbeth wearing a night gown? |
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| Burial gowns and night gowns look the same. |
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| Explain the supernatural wish of Lady Macbeth. |
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"Unsex me." Loosing her sex/humanity connects her to the weird sisters.
"Make my blood thick." This is unnatural. Kills her ability to bear children. |
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| What is the significance of darkness and light in Macbeth? |
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| Everything goes from darkness to light. From mystery to truth revealed. |
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| Who says, "What bloody man is that?" and what is its significance? |
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| Duncan - He later becomes the "bloody man." |
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gate = hell
(in the scene right before Lady Macbeth commits suicide) |
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| To death. (Originally, Macbeth had "killed sleep.") |
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| What category of play is this? |
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