guise – route practice – expertise go to – for shame annoyance – self-injury charged – burdened mated – bewildered dignity – worth 1. What problem has the Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth to the Doctor? Why do you think she refused to tell the Doctor what Lady Macbeth has said? 2. What strange physical action of Lady Macbeth’s does the Doctor observe? 3. What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”? What earlier line in the play does her comment parallel? How do her words contrast with her comments about bloody hands in Act II, Scene II? 4. How does Lady Macbeth’s character in this scene contrast with her behavior in earlier scenes? 5. What secrets does Lady Macbeth speak about in her sleepwalking? What calls her back to her bed? 6. How does the Doctor account for Lady Macbeth’s behavior? What does he suggest for her? Act V, Scene II Vocabulary grim – desperate unrough – beardless alarm – a call to battle protest – declare mortifi ed – dead distemper’d – swollen from disease file – a list minutely – each minute gentry – members of the upper class start – fl inch 1. Who do Lennox, Angus, Menteith, and Caithness support? Where are they headed, and why is that location signifi cant? 2. What does Angus say about the men that Macbeth commands? 3. How is the plant metaphor begun by Duncan in Act I, Scene IV, continued in this scene? Act V, Scene III Vocabulary epicures – lovers of fi ne food and wine skirr – scour loon – a fool oblivious – unaware patch – a fool physic – medicine disseat – to dethrone dispatch – hurry sear – withered and dry purgative – a cleansing mouth-honor – words said but not meant bane – destruction 1. What are Macbeth’s troops doing? Why does he remain so confident? 2. What is Macbeth’s lament in his speech beginning, “my way of life is fallen into the sear…”? 3. What is Lady Macbeth’s condition, and how does Macbeth believe it could be cured?
guise – route go to – for shame charged – burdened dignity – worth practice – expertise annoyance – self-injury mated – bewildered 1. What problem has the Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth to the Doctor? Why do you think she refused to tell the Doctor what Lady Macbeth has said? 2. What strange physical action of Lady Macbeth’s does the Doctor observe? 3. What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”? What earlier line in the play does her comment parallel? How do her words contrast with her comments about bloody hands in Act II, Scene II? 4. How does Lady Macbeth’s character in this scene contrast with her behavior in earlier scenes? 5. What secrets does Lady Macbeth speak about in her sleepwalking? What calls her back to her bed? 6. How does the Doctor account for Lady Macbeth’s behavior? What does he suggest for her? Act V, Scene II Vocabulary grim – desperate alarm – a call to battle mortifi ed – dead file – a list gentry – members of the upper class unrough – beardless protest – declare distemper’d – swollen from disease minutely – each minute start – fl inch 1. Who do Lennox, Angus, Menteith, and Caithness support? Where are they headed, and why is that location signifi cant? 2. What does Angus say about the men that Macbeth commands? 3. How is the plant metaphor begun by Duncan in Act I, Scene IV, continued in this scene? Act V, Scene III Vocabulary epicures – lovers of fi ne food and wine loon – a fool patch – a fool disseat – to dethrone sear – withered and dry mouth-honor – words said but not meant skirr – scour oblivious – unaware physic – medicine dispatch – hurry purgative – a cleansing bane – destruction 1. What are Macbeth’s troops doing? Why does he remain so confident? 2. What is Macbeth’s lament in his speech beginning, “my way of life is fallen into the sear…”? 3. What is Lady Macbeth’s condition, and how does Macbeth believe it could be cured?