1. How and why is the contrast between appearance and
reality so important in the
play? Include the role the witches play in affecting the
play’s events.
2. What is Shakespeare saying about the nature of prophecy
and fate? Just because
the witches predict things doesn’t mean they’re able to see
the future…right?
3. What is Shakespeare saying about what it means to be a
man? Which
character(s) do you think Shakespeare believes is the best
example of a man?
4. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change dramatically over
the course of the play,
and their marriage changes, too. What are these changes,
what causes them, and
how and why is their relationship in the end so different
from their relationship in
the beginning?
5. At the end of the play, is Macbeth’s death a good or bad
thing, i.e., are we
satisfied to see Macbeth defeated or upset to see a
potentially great man fall?
Finally, is Macbeth a tragic hero?
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