Questions Lady Macbeth Monday May 25th (beginning of the scene)

The character and his/her representations/ the villain

Lady Macbeth

Before reading:

A)   What do you know about Macbeth?  (the play, the setting,  the real characters…)

B)   Do you remember the meaning of “thou”? “thee” ?

Read the text

C)  What is Lady Macbeth doing at the beginning of the scene?

D)  What did the witches tell Macbeth?

E)   What do the words “thane  of Glamis” and “thane of Cawdor” mean?

F)   What does Lady Macbeth intend to do? How?

G)  What do the following words mean:

-      “golden round” (l.28)

-       “raven” (l.38)