Conversation #5 Group E

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

conversation #5 Group D

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

conversation #5 Group C

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

conversation #5 Group B

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

Conversation #5 Group A

The play ends with Malcolm's speech in which he invites everyone (who is still alive) "to see us crowned at Scone."  In what specific ways does this speech bring the play full circle from order to chaos to order?  How in this Shakespearean tragedy do we now see a world that was broken made whole again?

conversation #4 Group E

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

conversation #4 Group D

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

conversation #4 Group C

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

Conversation #4 group B

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

Conversation #4 Group A

Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act 5 scene 5, the famous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech (p.179-180) is filled with some of the bleakest reflections on life in any work of literature.  What, exactly, is Macbeth saying here?  Why is he saying it?  How does it suggest the way that this powerful protagonist has fallen?

Conversation #3 Group E

In Act 5 Scene 1 Lady Macbeth asks, "What, will these hands ne'er be clean?"  In what way does this remark indicate a whole host of changes in Lady Macbeth related to innocence and guilt, strength and weakness, and sanity and insanity?

Conversation #3 Group D

In Act 5 Scene 1 Lady Macbeth asks, "What, will these hands ne'er be clean?"  In what way does this remark indicate a whole host of changes in Lady Macbeth related to innocence and guilt, strength and weakness, and sanity and insanity?

Conversation #3 Group C

In Act 5 Scene 1 Lady Macbeth asks, "What, will these hands ne'er be clean?"  In what way does this remark indicate a whole host of changes in Lady Macbeth related to innocence and guilt, strength and weakness, and sanity and insanity?

Conversation #3 Group B

In Act 5 Scene 1 Lady Macbeth asks, "What, will these hands ne'er be clean?"  In what way does this remark indicate a whole host of changes in Lady Macbeth related to innocence and guilt, strength and weakness, and sanity and insanity?

Conversation #1 ---- Group E

On p. 131,Macbeth notes that, "From this moment, The very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand."  Comment on how Macbeth thinks about the relationship between his heart and his hand.  Raise questions about how this illustrates a core part of his personality or a change in his personality.  As you read beyond this scene discuss how this statement affects later events in the play.

Conversation #3 ---- Group A

In Act 5 Scene 1 Lady Macbeth asks, "What, will these hands ne'er be clean?"  In what way does this remark indicate a whole host of changes in Lady Macbeth related to innocence and guilt, strength and weakness, and sanity and insanity?

conversation #2 --- Group D

The first half of Act 4 scene 3 of the play is in the form of a dialogue between Malcolm and MacDuff through which Malcolm tests MacDuff in a most peculiar way:  by describing himself as wise than Macbeth, Malcolm is looking to see the degree which Macduff is loyal to Scotland more than to any particular leader.  Please comment on

• what Malcolm says about himself
• how Macduff establishes his sadness about Malcolm's remarks
• how Macduff establishes his loyalty to Scotland
• how Malcolm's test succeeds at binding the two men together before they battle Macbeth in Act  5

Conversation #2 --- Group C

The first half of Act 4 scene 3 of the play is in the form of a dialogue between Malcolm and MacDuff through which Malcolm tests MacDuff in a most peculiar way:  by describing himself as wise than Macbeth, Malcolm is looking to see the degree which Macduff is loyal to Scotland more than to any particular leader.  Please comment on

• what Malcolm says about himself
• how Macduff establishes his sadness about Malcolm's remarks
• how Macduff establishes his loyalty to Scotland
• how Malcolm's test succeeds at binding the two men together before they battle Macbeth in Act  5

Conversation #2 --- Group B

The first half of Act 4 scene 3 of the play is in the form of a dialogue between Malcolm and MacDuff through which Malcolm tests MacDuff in a most peculiar way:  by describing himself as wise than Macbeth, Malcolm is looking to see the degree which Macduff is loyal to Scotland more than to any particular leader.  Please comment on

• what Malcolm says about himself
• how Macduff establishes his sadness about Malcolm's remarks
• how Macduff establishes his loyalty to Scotland
• how Malcolm's test succeeds at binding the two men together before they battle Macbeth in Act  5

Conversation #2 Group A

The first half of Act 4 scene 3 of the play is in the form of a dialogue between Malcolm and MacDuff through which Malcolm tests MacDuff in a most peculiar way:  by describing himself as wise than Macbeth, Malcolm is looking to see the degree which Macduff is loyal to Scotland more than to any particular leader.  Please comment on

• what Malcolm says about himself
• how Macduff establishes his sadness about Malcolm's remarks
• how Macduff establishes his loyalty to Scotland
• how Malcolm's test succeeds at binding the two men together before they battle Macbeth in Act  5

Conversation #1 - Group D

On p. 131,Macbeth notes that, "From this moment, The very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand."  Comment on how Macbeth thinks about the relationship between his heart and his hand.  Raise questions about how this illustrates a core part of his personality or a change in his personality.  As you read beyond this scene discuss how this statement affects later events in the play.

Conversation #1 - Group C

On p. 131,Macbeth notes that, "From this moment, The very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand."  Comment on how Macbeth thinks about the relationship between his heart and his hand.  Raise questions about how this illustrates a core part of his personality or a change in his personality.  As you read beyond this scene discuss how this statement affects later events in the play.

Conversation #1 - Group B

On p. 131,Macbeth notes that, "From this moment, The very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand."  Comment on how Macbeth thinks about the relationship between his heart and his hand.  Raise questions about how this illustrates a core part of his personality or a change in his personality.  As you read beyond this scene discuss how this statement affects later events in the play.

Conversation #1 - Group A

On p. 131,Macbeth notes that, "From this moment, The very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand."  Comment on how Macbeth thinks about the relationship between his heart and his hand.  Raise questions about how this illustrates a core part of his personality or a change in his personality.  As you read beyond this scene discuss how this statement affects later events in the play.