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"She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word."
What has just happened? Who is Macbeth talking about?
How many apparitions do the witches show Macbeth?
What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?
Blood she cannot wash off her hands
What does the word "raze" in the third line most likely mean?
Cure her of that. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart?
What apparition looks like a child wearing a crown holding a tree?
Third apparition
While sleepwalking, Lady Macbeth makes references to what?
She makes references to her husband's murders
What was the loyalty test that Malcom gave Macduff?
Malcom tells his own vices (lustful, greedy, and violent) and wonders weathers he is fit to be a good king. Macduff admitted that Malcom was not fit to rule, and his loyalty to Scotland made him pass the loyalty test.
In this passage, Lady Macbeth is referring to the death of who?
The Thane of Fife had a wife: where is she now?--
What, will these hands ne'er be clean?--No more o'
that, my lord, no more o' that: you mar all with
this starting.
What is apparition number 1? And what is the prophecy?
Armed head: Beware of Macduff
What does the sight of eight kings and Banquo mean?
Banquo's descendants would eventually be kings
Who is the messenger that tells Macduff that his family has been killed?
Ross
"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!" Act 5, scene 5
When does Macbeth say this and what is he trying to say?
Lady Macbeth just killed herself and Macbeth just found out. He is reacting completely indifferent to this. He says people die every day, due to all that is happening to him, he gives this pessimist opinion about life.
After hearing the apparitions how does Macbeth feel?
How does Lady Macduff feel about her husband's departure for England?
She is upset that he has abandoned their family and his castle
Who informs Malcolm that Macbeth confidently holds Dunsinane, waiting for their arrival?
What evidence show the transformation of Lady Macbeth's character?
"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." Act 5, Scene 5
What is Macbeth's perspective of life in this quote and why is he seeing it this way?
Everything is going wrong for Macbeth at this point and he is emotionally unstable. He compares life to a walking shadow because he is referring to life as something dark. He is saying everyone will die at some point and eventually be forgotten and mean nothing anymore.
The second apparition says that Macbeth can't be defeated by:
Anyone born from a women
How does the prediction that Birnum Wood will move to Dunsinane Hill come true?
The soldiers use tree branches for camouflage as they approach the hill