Scene 6
Scene 7
Scene 8
Analysis
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What characters are in scene six?
Who is Malcom, Siward, and Macduff.
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Name all the characters in this scene
Young Siaward, Siward, Malcom, and Macbeth
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Which character is in charge of the English army ?
Who is Siward
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What tools does shakespear use to set a more intense scene?
Shakesspear used weather, for example the use of thunder and rain to accompany negative situations as well as sun to accompany seemingly postive situations.
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What does Malcom mean by "Now near enough. Your leafy screens throw down And show like those you are"?
Malcom is telling his soldiers to take off there camoflauge and draw there swords to fight.
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Who is fighting in the opening scene of scene six?
Macbth and Young Siward are the two people fighting.
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Who wants to kill Macbeth in person and why. Give a detailed answer?
Macduff wants to kill Macbeth because he is told by Malcom that the way to deal with the murder of his family is the way a man should, by revenge.
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How does Shakespear use blood?
Shakespear uses blood to keep people interested, this becomes increasiongly apparent as he uses it to describe guilt, and to hook the audience with gory descriptions of the autrocities of the play.
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What qualities does Malcom possess that help him lead his army successfully?
Malcom possess authority, courage, and the determination needed to control his army.
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Why does Macbeth say "Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, Brandished by man that’s of a woman born." ?
Over the course of the play Macbeth has built himself up, and now believes that he almost a "super human", it makes him act selfish and cocky.
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Why is Macbeth not scared to fight and what is really happening? Give a detailed answer
He is not scared because in the prophesy the witches told, they said that he cannot be killed untill Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane. However the Birnam Wood, is not a forrest but English soldiers in disguise, and they are approaching Dunisane castle.
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What does shakespear use as the framework for the story?
Shakesspear uses Kingship vs. Tyranny to evolve the story. Examples of this include how Duncan was referred to as king, where as Macbeth became the tyrant. This sets up the story as you see Macbeth commit more and more crimes to stay in power.
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What does Macduff mean when he says "Make all our trumpets speak; give them all breath , Those clamorous harbingers of blood and death?
Macduff means that the soldiers must blow there trumpets, and be ready to face death. By doing this he is preparing his soldiers for the battle ahead.
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What is the name of the castle Malcom is trying to capture?
What is Dunisane castle
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Who ends up finding Macbeth and what happens during this confrontation? Give a detailed answer
Macduff finds Macbeth and Macbeth tells him to leave he will not fight him because he is not scared because he was born naturally. Macduff then reveals he was born by caesarean section. This scares Macbeth, and Macduff kills him.
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What emmotions or feelings are used as elements of darkness in Macbeth? Give Examples
Most of the time shakespear uses love, jealousy and selfishnessto persuade characters to do certain things. One example of this is how Macbeth is not scared of Young Siward because of him being young, and in his opinion inferior. Shakespear uses this at just the rigth amount, because if he use to much it becomes abusive and cruel, not enough and the audience thinks of him as weak. This an example of violence being neccesarry. This balance is the balance of masculinity vs. Cruelty
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