1. ‘I feel now The future in the instant.’
‘The Queen, my lord, is dead.’
‘I would while it was smiling in my face Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out.’
‘When you durst do it, then you were a man;’
‘Stand not upon the order of your going. But go at once.’
‘My hands are of your colour; but I shame To wear a heart so white.’
‘look like th’ innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t.’
Why did you bring these daggers from the place?... Infirm of purpose.’
‘It is an accustomed action with her, to seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in this a quarter of an hour.’
‘Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I done’t.’
immoral
Manipulative
controlled
unrepentant
Deranged
ambitious
Calculating
sensitive
critical
suicidal

2. suicidal
immoral
‘The Queen, my lord, is dead.’
‘I would while it was smiling in my face Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out.’
ambitious
Manipulative
‘I feel now The future in the instant.’
‘When you durst do it, then you were a man;’
unrepentant
controlled
Calculating
‘My hands are of your colour; but I shame To wear a heart so white.’
‘look like th’ innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t.’
‘Stand not upon the order of your going. But go at once.’
critical
Deranged
Why did you bring these daggers from the place?... Infirm of purpose.’
‘It is an accustomed action with her, to seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in this a quarter of an hour.’
sensitive
‘Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I done’t.’

3. Read the following statements about Lady Macbeth
Read the following statements about Lady Macbeth. What do you agree/ disagree with? Explain your reasons for each statement.
Lady Macbeth
Agree/ Disagree
Explanation
Is intelligent
Is unable to tell the difference between right and wrong
Loves her husband
Thinks her husband is brave
Believes in the supernatural
Is only thinking about her husband’s success
Is unhappy
Wants to be queen
Is like the witches
Is concerned about the future of Scotland
Is persuasive
Is heartless
Is more ruthless than her husband
Would make a good mother
Is the weaker partner in the marriage
Is capable of murder
Can be trusted
Would prefer Macbeth to be more ambitious
Has a strong marriage
Can influence her husband’s thoughts and actions

4. On the opposite sheet, you have ten quotes and ten characteristics of Lady Macbeth. Match them up and then decide where they go in the Venn diagram below. Do you feel repulsed by the characteristics or do you feel pity? What is your overwhelming feeling after looking at all of the quotes? Pi
Pity
Revulsion