Phuong Le - Macbeth Guided Reading Questions - 12991500.pdf...

Act I
1. What mood is established at the beginning of the play and how?
2. How does Scene 2 introduce the absent Macbeth? 3. How do Banquo and Macbeth react to the witches? 4. How do Banquo and Macbeth react to the news from Ross and
Angus?
5. How is Lady Macbeth characterized in Scene 5? 6. What is the relationship between Macbeth and his wife?
7. What is Lady Macbeth’s evaluation of her husband? 8. What is the irony of Duncan’s words in Scene 6?
9. What is the attitude of Macbeth’s soliloquy in Scene 7?
10. What is Lady Macbeth’s function in Scene 7? 11. Why is the topic of Lady Macbeth’s womanliness raised again?

Act II
1. What is the significance of Banquo’s talk with Fleance in Scene 1?