Vocabulary Terms Macbeth Act 5: You must be able to use each term correctly in a sentence for your test. perturbation(n) - unhappy, anxious, or worried mental state murky(adj) - dark and gloomy mar(v) - to make imperfect upbraid(v) - to criticize recoil(v) - to draw back in fear or pain epicure(n) - a person committed to finer pleasures minister(v) - to attend to the wants and needs of others antidote(n) - remedy censure(n) - harsh criticism industrious(adj) - hardworking speculative(adj) - not based on fact famine(n) - food shortage resulting in starvation fiend(n) - evil, supernatural being tarry(v) - to leave slowly or hesitantly clamorous(adj) - offensively loud abhor(v) - to find repugnant brandish(v) - to exhibit aggressively
Study Guide Questions Act V 1. What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing? What do they decide to do about it? 2. What does Macbeth want the doctor to do for his wife? 3. What trick does Malcolm use to hide the number of men in his army? 4. Malcolm says, "And none serve with him but constrained things Whose hearts are absent, too." What does that mean? 5. What is Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's death? 6. What is Macbeth's reaction to the news that Birnam Wood is moving? 7. Who first fights Macbeth? What happens? 8. Macbeth says to Macduff, "But get thee back, my soul is too much charged With blood of thine already." To what is he referring? 9. When does Macbeth know he's in trouble? 10. How does Macbeth die? 11. Who will be King of Scotland?
How does the development and interaction of characters in Macbeth build a central idea and reveal a theme?
To answer this question:
Select one of the central ideas of Macbeth (e.g. the corrupting force of power, the manipulating forces within relationships, the effects of pride.)
Trace the development and interaction of characters in the play. (Throughout Acts 1-5)
Determine the outcome and impact of their development and interactions. (conclusion)
Examine how that impact shapes and refines the selected central idea to reveal a theme. (thesis and conclusion)
Write a literary analysis using proper grammar, conventions, spelling, and grade-appropriate words and phrases. (Use your phrase resource and the exemplar as guidance for the level of writing I want.)
Cite several pieces of strong and thorough textual evidence to support the analysis, including direct quotations and parenthetical citations (in MLA format.)
Potential Themes to Discuss, elaborate upon within your essay: the corrupting power of unchecked ambition, the difference between kingship and tyranny, ambition and failure, trust/mistrust, guilt and remorse, children and sovereignty, fate and free will, violence, nature and the unnatural, appearance versus reality, manhood vs. womanhood, betrayal and treachery, good versus evil.