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Are the Witches in Macbeth real?
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Why does Macbeth believe he needs to kill King Duncan?
How does Lady Macbeth persuade Macbeth to kill King Duncan?
Why does Macbeth kill King Duncan's two chamberlains?
Why do King Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, flee to England after their father is murdered?
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What does Lady Macbeth resolve to do?
Talk to the three witches
Kill Duncan herself
Protect Duncan from Macbeth's blood lust.
Whatever necessary to help Macbeth become king
2
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What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?
Modesty
The manliness to follow through on his ambitions
The ambition to ever become someone notable
The intelligence to be a king
3
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What do Lady Macbeth's words "unsex me here" mean?
She vows not to have sex with Macbeth until he becomes king.
She wants to set aside feminine sentiments that could hinder bloody ambitions.
She wants her chambermaids to disguise her in men's clothes.
She wants to have sex with evil spirits.
4
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What does Macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan's murder?
Other than satisfying his own ambitions, it will make everything worse.
It will be a simple and tidy route to achieving all his ambitions.
Though he will become King, he'll lose his hold on Cawdor.
If the witches are right, he will become both a king and an immortal.
5
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What is Lady Macbeth's plan for murdering Duncan?
Macbeth will pour poison in his ear while he sleeps and blame the King's brother.
Macbeth will hire three murderers to ambush Duncan when he's returns to the castle on horseback.
Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants.
Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle.
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