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Power And Truth In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

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1. How is Macbeth a play about the relationship between power and truth?

2. What do we learn from Macbeth about the Elizabethan concept of the king?

3. Macbeth is not doomed by fate, but by a flaw in his character. To what extent do you agree?

4. Why is Banquo such an important character?

5. “This dead butcher and his fiend like queen.” Is this a valid assessment to make about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?

6. Macbeth shows that even the most ruthless dictator can also be full of self-doubt and regret for his actions. Discuss.

7. How does Shakespeare maintain the audience’s sympathy for a character whose actions become increasingly “those of a butcher?”

8. Malcolm’s honour and virtue are a foil to Macbeth’s treachery and evil. Discuss.

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