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1. 1.What are your impressions of Lady Macbeth at the end of Act I?

What is her
relationship with Macbeth (beyond being his wife)?
The relationship between MacBeth and his wife are that lady MacBeth is
greedy and is more the man of the relationship, it also seems like he would
do anything he told her.
2.How does the witches prophecy of Macbeths coming greatness act as a
temptation for him?
The witches prochecy was a temptation to MacBeth because it was then that he
realized how close
he was to becoming king and it kind of drove him to actually
go through with some acts.
3.One of the most interesting parts of any serious play is what goes on in the
characters minds. What conflict rages in Macbeth after he hears the witches
prophecy? What resolution to this conflict does Macbeth express in his aside, in
Scene 4, lines 48-53?
The conflict that makes MacBeth rage after the witches prochecy is he really
didn't want to go through with killing the current king for his position, the resolution
to this problem in scene 4, lines 48-53 was that MacBeth woyuld go through with
killing him.
4.Describe the temperamental differences between Macbeth and his wife. Who is
more single-minded and logical? Who is more argumentative and sensitive? Which
one wins the argument?
Lady MacBeth is more single-minded ans MacBeth is more sensative, singleminded wins the argument because she just turns it around on MacBeth and guilts
him into doing things he doesn't necesarily want to do.
5.What irony would the audience feel as they watch Duncan enter the castle and
hear him praise its peacefulness?
The audience would experience irony because they would know that MacBeth and
lady MacBeth already have plans.

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