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							                             Lesson Aims

• To understand the key events of Act 5 Scene 3

• To be able to explain the development in
  Macbeth’s character at this point in the play

• To give a personal response to Macbeth’s
  character development
                                          Activities
• Read through Act 5, Scene 3 paying particular attention to
  what Macbeth says and the mood expressed.

• Answer the 8 questions in the quiz. Leave 3 or 4 lines
  under each of your answers to write in notes and quotes
  when we mark the quiz.

• Think about how Macbeth has changed as a character
  since the start of the play and what Shakespeare is trying
  to make the reader feel about him now.
                         Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz

•    Why does Macbeth appear so confident at the
     start of the scene?
a)   There are only 20 English soldiers at the castle
     gate.
b)   He has very tough armour on
c)   Malcolm is only a boy
d)   He has been told by the witches that he can’t be
     harmed by any man born of woman
                     Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz

•    What colour is the servant’s face when he
     enters with bad news?
a)   Black
b)   Green
c)   White
d)   Red
                       Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz

•    What news does the servant bring?
a)   There are wolves outside the castle gate
b)   The thanes have all left the castle
c)   The doctor has arrived
d)   There are 10,000 enemy troops outside the
     castle
                      Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz

•    When Macbeth first hears the news, how
     does he feel?
a)   Very confident
b)   Pleased he has so many supporters
c)   Glad he is king, despite his problems
d)   Very depressed, wishing he was dead
                      Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz

•    When the messenger’s news is confirmed,
     what does Macbeth decide to do?
a)   Run away to safety
b)   Gather more support from neighbouring
     villagers
c)   See the doctor
d)   Fight until he is killed
                       Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz

•    What does the doctor say that someone with
     a ‘diseased’ mind like Lady Macbeth must
     do?
a)   Have a good night’s sleep
b)   Sort herself out
c)   Take a potion he has made
d)   Ask God for forgiveness
                     Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz

• What does Macbeth tell the doctor to do?
a) Create a medicine to get rid of the English
   soldiers
b) Take a message to more thanes to support him
c) Stay and fight with him
d) Go with him to Birnam Wood
                    Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz

•    Which words best describe Macbeth’s
     attitude in this scene?
a)   Afraid and worried, yet hopeful
b)   Helpful, concerned and generous
c)   Gloomy yet aggressive and determined
d)   Confused, pathetic and weak
                       Question 1 Answer
• Why does Macbeth appear so confident at the start
  of the scene?

d) He has been told by the witches that he can’t be
  harmed by any man born of woman.
”What’s the boy Malcolm? Was he not born of
  woman?…the heart I bear will never sag with doubt,
  nor shake with fear.”
                    Question 2 Answer

• What colour is the servant’s face when he
  enters with bad news?

c) White
  This provides a contrast to Macbeth and
  reminds how he has lost touch with reality.
                   Question 3 Answer

• What news does the servant bring?

d)There are 10,000 enemy troops outside the
  castle
  This emphasises how everyone has turned
  on Macbeth as he is such a corrupt and
  violent leader
                    Question 4 Answer
• When Macbeth first hears the news, how
  does he feel?

d) Very depressed, wishing he was dead
“ “I have lived long enough:my way of life/ Is
  fall’n into the sere, the yellow leaf;/ And
  that which should accompany old age…..I
  must not look to have.”
                     Question 5 Answer

• When the messenger’s news is confirmed,
  what does Macbeth decide to do?

d) Fight until he is killed
  “I’ll fight, till from my bones my flesh be
  hacked./Give me my armour”
                    Question 6 Answer

• What does the doctor say that someone with
  a ‘diseased’ mind like Lady Macbeth must
  do?

b)Sort herself out
“ Therein the patient must minister to
  himself”
                    Question 7 Answer

• What does Macbeth tell the doctor to do?

a)Create a medicine to get rid of the English
  soldiers.
  This is a clue that Macbeth is not as
  confident as he seems.
                     Question 8 Answer

• Which words best describe Macbeth’s
  attitude in this scene?

c) Gloomy yet aggressive and determined
“ I will not be afraid of death and bane/ Till
  Birnam forest come to Dunsisnane”
                      Revisiting our aims
• Write 4 bullet points to summarise the key events
  of Act 5 Scene 3

• In your own words explain the development in
  Macbeth’s character at this point in the play

• Explain how you feel about Macbeth at this point
  in the play. Do you feel any sympathy for him?