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British Drama

Notes 5.8 Review Questions

1. Critically analyse the act 1 and act 2.
2. Mention any two themes used in act 2 and act 3.
3. What is meant by equivocation?
4. Write short notes on the events of the following Acts:
(a) Act 1 (b) Act 2 (c) Act 3
5. Write the two important scenes of
(a) Act 4 (b) Act 5
6. Explain that the course of fate can not be changed.
7. Until Act 5, Macbeth has been tormented with visions and nightmares, illustrate
this statement.
8. Illustrate the statement that the river of time flows on, despite the struggles of man
in context of the play Macbeth.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c)
4. themes 5. etymologically 6. masculine trait
7. theme 8. True 9. False
10. True 11. (a) 12. (b)
13. (c) 14. doubling 15. costumes
16. nightmares 17. washing 18. True
19. True 20. False

5.9 Further Readings

James Shapiro. 2006. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599. Harper Perennial,
UK.
William Shakespeare (A), G. Blakemore Evans and J. J. M. Tobin (eds.). 1996. The
Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, UK.
Coursen, H. R. 1997. Macbeth A Guide to the Play. Greenwood Press, Westport, CT,
London.

http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/
http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/questions.html
http://dramamacbeth/macbethplotact.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature

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