Learning Intention:​Analyze Lady Macbeth’s state of mind as supportive of the theme of natural vs.

unnatural in 
Macbeth 
Do Now:​AGENDA 
1. Review LI and SC 
2. Look at the list of characters-who are the Gentlewoman and Doctor? 
3. Review the apparitions and their prophecy for Macbeth 
4. Read Act V.i.1-84. and complete the following handout. 
5. Share out! 
6. HW~ on handout! 
Tottenville High School Mrs. M. Castelli, A.P. of English 
Name: Jessica Briscoe Ms. K. Vasquez, Instructor 
Directions:​Complete the following handout providing T/E. ​A
​ ct V.i-ii. 
V.i.1-84. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s castle/ Scotland 
1. Explain the significance in Lady Macbeth’s command to have light by her at all times. 
Lady Macbeth does not want to be reminded of all the horrible events that has happened in the night time. To avoid 
the darkness Lady Macbeth keeps light with her all the time to avoid these memories coming back  
  
2. List the three crimes Lady Macbeth confesses to in her sleepwalking/talking, and the reaction of the 
Gentlewoman and Doctor.  
Lady McBeth confesses to the killings of Duncan Banquo and MacDuffs family. According to the doctor lady 
Macbeth sleepwalking has no cure and she will need spiritual healing. The gentle woman implies that her madness is 
due to all the things she has done and now all the guilt she is feeling. 
  
3. Explain the magnitude, and shift in Lady Macbeth’s guilt when she states: “Here’s the smell of the blood still. All 
/ the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little / hand. O, O, O!” ~ Who is she mirroring? 
When Lady Macbeth says “Here’s the smell of the blood still. All / the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little / 
hand. O, O, O!” She is mirroring hat Macbeth had said the night they murdered Duncan. This night Macbeth said 
that the oceans water would never clean there hands from the blood. Lady Macbeth has to deal with what she has 
don’t because it is not leaving her and she can’t make it go away or fix it. 
  
4. The Doctor states: ​“Foul whisp’rings are abroad. Unnatural deeds / Do breed unnatural troubles.”​ With this in 
mind, answer the LI. 
The doctor implies that Lady Macbeth will need God to cure her because no medicine can. Since Lady Macbeth did 
something unnatural… supernatural things will happen to her. 
  
~V.ii.1-35: Back in Scotland. Scottish nobles are discussing the details of England’s attack on Macbeth. 
  
1. Who are Menteith and Caithness? Scottish nobles 
2. According to the nobles describe: 1. Where the English army is stationed and the type of soldiers in the army. The 
English army is stationed near birnam wood the soilders are mainly young boys, there goal is to take out Macbeth 2. 
Where is Donalbain? Ireland 3. Where is Macbeth stationed, and of what type of soldiers is his army comprised? 
Macbeth is protecting his castle, his army is only there because they are following orders. 
3. Angus states, “…Now he feels his title / Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe / Upon a dwarfish thief.” Explain 
the significance of this quote in relation to Macbeth’s legacy. Macbeth is having regrets about killing those that he did. 
He doesn’t thing he will be a good enough king as Duncan and shouldn’t get to wear his robe. 
4. Explain the following metaphor: “Or so much it needs / To dew the sovereign flower and drown the weeds. / 
Make our march towards Birnam.” Lennox wants to take out Macbeth the unworthy king and replace him with 
Malcolm who is the rightful heir. He says to drown the weeds meaning to take Macbeth out and replace with the the 
sovereign flower, Malcolm