Friday, March 4, 2011

Macbeth Harkness Questions

1.  How does Lady Macbeth's desire to be king evolve?  After she says: "unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood" (1.5.48-50) what exactly leads to her regret after the murders?

2.  First off, what does Macbeth mean when he receives word: "The Queen, my lord, is dead" (5.5.19) with his response and was this a predictable response?

3.  What does the character Hecate contribute to the story?  We don't meet her until Act 3, when she says: "And I, mistress of your charms, the close contriver of all harms, was never called to bear my part or show the glory of our art?" (3.5.6-9)

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