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Oct. 2, 2023

Answer the questions in full sentences on Class Notebook:

1.Who is Lady Macbeth in relation to Macbeth?

2.List four adjectives to describe Lady Macbeth's character.

3.In no more than three sentences, describe how Lady Macbeth reacts to Macbeth's news and what this says about her character.

4.List four adjectives to describe the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

5.Why do you think Shakespeare wants to present their relationship in this way? What is he saying about these characters?

Extra Challenge:

There is a huge relationship between cruelty and masculinity in the play. Discuss.

To what extent is Lady Macbeth's eventual weakness a result of a patriarchal portrayal of her gender?

To what extent has the treatment of ambitious women progressed in modern society?