Act 1 sc 6

1.  What growing impression of Duncan do we receive from this scene?

2.  Explain the absence of Macbeth in this scene.

3.  Reveal the dramatic irony of the speeches of Banquo and Lady Macbeth.

Act 1 sc 7

1.  What reasons does Macbeth give for not going on with the plans to continue with the crime?

2.  Why is Duncan revealed as a popular and virtuous ruler?

3.  How does Lady Macbeth restore Macbeth’s determination?

4.  Lady Macbeth’s final argument is consistent with Macbeth’s thoughts at the beginning of his opening soliloquy in this scene: in what way?