For your Macbeth Assessment, you will begin by discussing with me:

Your knowledge of Shakespeare as a man and artist

Randomly selected questions related to Macbeth. Possible questions are
those from our class discussions and those we will generate in class on
Monday, March 28th/Tuesday, March 29th.
Please use evidence and your knowledge of the play to answer the questions.
Below are possible questions from class:
o How is Macbeth an example of a Shakespearean Tragedy?
o How does Shakespeare immediately set the mood in Macbeth? And
what is that mood?
o What is the purpose of a soliloquy and how does Shakespeare use
them in Macbeth to help us understand Lady Macbeth or Macbeth?
o How would you characterize Lady Macbeth?
o How would you characterize Macbeth?
o Is Macbeth a tragic hero is can we interpret his character in another
way? What way is that?
o Is Shakespeares language too difficult for the modern reader? Use
evidence from your reading of Macbeth to support your response.
o How has Lady Macbeth changed over the course of the play?
o What motif have you tracked through the play and what theme do you
feel it supports?