MACBETH

1. After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth, and how does she plan to help him?
She worries if he has what it takes to be King, and she thinks he won't do what it takes to be King.

2. What is Lady Macbeth’s “prayer” to the spirits after she learns Duncan is coming to dinner?
She tells him to "unsex" her because she thinks that everything that makes her a woman would prevent her from killing Duncan.

3. What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home?
She tells him to just follow her lead and stay quiet and leave the rest to her.

4. What are Macbeth’s arguments to himself against killing Duncan?
He doesn't do kill the king because he will have to live with the consequences for the rest of his liffe, and his job is to protect the king so he really should kill him.


5. What arguments does Lady Macbeth use to convince Macbeth to commit the murder?
Lady Macbeth tells him that he needs to be a man and do what it takes to kill the King.


6. What is Lady Macbeth’s plan?
She plans to kill Duncan, and blame it on the guards. She will get them drunk and smear blood on their face and then put the knife in their hand.


VOCABULARY 
1) Mirth: Noun; gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter

2) Liege: Noun; a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

3) Parricide:Noun; the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative

4) Verity: Noun; the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality

5) Avarice: Noun; insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth

6) Avaunt: Adverb; away; hence

7) Posterity: Noun; succeeding or future generations collectively

8) Homage: Noun; respect or reverence paid or rendered

9) Cloistered:Adjective; secluded from the world; sheltered

10) Equivocator: Verb; to use ambiguous or unclear expressions; prevaricate or hedge

11) Eminence: Noun; high station, rank, or repute

12) Avouch: Verb; to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness

13) Thralls: Noun; a person who is in bondage; slave

14) Malevolence: Noun; the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.