Act I, Scene vii

Answer the following sentences in full sentences:

1. In what ways is Macbeth conflicted? Can you list the reasons he gives for why he does not want to kill the King?

2. How is Lady Macbeth characterized in this scene?

3. Can you list the techniques Lady Macbeth uses to persuade Macbeth? (Plays on his masculinity, asks rhetorical questions, used emotive language, etc.).

4. In what way are the characters different or similar?

5. Do you find their characterization believable? Why or why not?

6. Do you think that Macbeth actually does want to kill Duncan? Why or why not?

7. Are the gender roles in this scene surprising to a modern audience? Why or why not?

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