Macbeth- Themes

Lady Macbeth wanting her husband Macbeth to be king as soon as possible.

• Appearance vs. Reality

• Fate vs. Free Will

• Ambition & Power

• Cruelty & Masculinity

• The Psychology of Guilt

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

This is the driving force of Macbeth's life. It is the tragic hero's greatest weakness

• Ambition
• Supernatural
• Revenge
• Masculinity

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Stars hide your eyes let it not see my black and deep desires

• Macbeth's ambition
• Lady Macbeth's ambition
• Banquos ambition

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The difference between Banquo's ambition and Macbeth's ambition is

• Nothing
• Banquo does not act on his ambition
• Macbeth does not act on his ambition
• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The witches' main role in the story is

• to scare the audience
• To give Macbeth ambition
• To bring out and expose Macbeth's inner ambition
• To confuse the audience

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

The witches are most connected to what theme?

• Supernatural
• Ambition
• Evil, order and disorder 
• Masculinity

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What quotation suggests the play is supernatural from the very start?

• "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater!"

• "All hail Macbeth, that shall be King hereafter!"

• "When shall we three meet again?"

• "Fair is foul, and foul is fair..."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the weather like at the start of the play?

• Sunny

• Windy

• Thunder and lightening

• Snowing

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Macbeth hearing and repeating "sleep no more" multiple times after he completed his part of the plan.

• Appearance vs. Reality

• Fate vs. Free Will

• Ambition & Power

• Cruelty & Masculinity

• The Psychology of Guilt

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Lady Macbeth sleepwalking, continuously seeming to wash her hands, and admitting to the things she and Macbeth have done.

• Appearances vs. Reality

• Fate vs. Free Will

• Ambition & Power

• Cruelty & Masculinity

• The Psychology of Guilt

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2