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01.06 Macbeth: Character Development

This document provides a graphic organizer to collect observations about the characters of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth in Shakespeare's play. For Lady Macbeth, it notes that she thinks about Macbeth becoming king, bullies him into wanting to kill the king, and has the resolve to help him take the crown. For Macbeth, it mentions that he leaves dinner to think about the murder, tells Lady Macbeth he doesn't want to kill the king yet, has doubts about killing the king, and is bullied by Lady Macbeth to continue with their plan. The graphic organizer is to be completed with observations in full sentences supported by quotes from the play.

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01.06 Macbeth: Character Development

This document provides a graphic organizer to collect observations about the characters of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth in Shakespeare's play. For Lady Macbeth, it notes that she thinks about Macbeth becoming king, bullies him into wanting to kill the king, and has the resolve to help him take the crown. For Macbeth, it mentions that he leaves dinner to think about the murder, tells Lady Macbeth he doesn't want to kill the king yet, has doubts about killing the king, and is bullied by Lady Macbeth to continue with their plan. The graphic organizer is to be completed with observations in full sentences supported by quotes from the play.

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01.

06 Macbeth: Character Development

Use this graphic organizer to collect your thoughts about characterization in Macbeth. As you
read each scene, record what you learn about the character. Add the line from the play that
supports your idea.

When completing this graphic organizer, make sure your observations are in complete sentences
and your quotes are long enough to capture the sense of what is going on but not so long that
your audience can’t see the major point.

Lady Macbeth

Observations Text Support


Lady Macbeth thinks about the Thy letters have transported me beyond

Actions possibilities of Macbeth This ignorant present, and I feel now

becoming King The future in the instant


Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard

To be the same in thine own act and valor

Lady Macbeth bully’s Macbeth


Speech As thou art in desire Wouldst thou have that

into wanting to kill the King


Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,

And live a coward in thine own esteem


Macbeth Hie thee hither,

Lady Macbeth has what it


That I may pour my spirits in thine ear;

Thoughts takes to help Macbeth take the


And chastise with the valor of my tongue

crown.
All that impedes thee from the golden round
Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower,

Lady Macbeth convinces But be the serpent under't. He that's coming

Interactions Macbeth to let her kill the king. Must be provided for: and you shall put

This night's great business into my dispatch


Descriptive Lady Macbeth hopes to And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full

Adjectives become cruel. Of direst cruelty

Macbeth

Observations Text Support


Macbeth leaves dinner with the
Actions He has almost supp'd: why have you left the chamber
King to think about the murder
We will proceed no further in this business):

Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth He hath honour'd me of late; and I have bought

Speech that he doesn’t want to kill the Golden opinions from all sorts of people,

King yet. Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,

Not cast aside so soon


We still have judgment here; that we but teach

Bloody instructions, which being taught, return

Macbeth has doubts about To plague the inventor:

Thoughts killing the King. this even-handed justice

Commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice

To our own lips


MACBETH.

If we should fail?

Macbeth is bullied by Lady


Interactions Macbeth to continue with the LADY MACBETH.

plan. We fail!

But screw your courage to the sticking-place,

And we'll not fail...
Your face, my thane, is as a book where men

Descriptive Lady Macbeth tells him that


May read strange matters: — to beguile the time,

Adjectives she can read his face


Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye,

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