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Inquiry on Macbeth, by William Shakespeare:
Questions answered by Franklin K. Lane High School Students
1. Macbeth's conflict within himself and with his wife in Acts 1 and 2 concerns whether or not he should kill Duncan.  What is the conflict in detail and explain why he kills Duncan? Yessenia, Shamika, Jumaut, Betty, Isis, Antoinette

2.  How does superstition affect human behavior in Macbeth?Rafael

3. Why does Macbeth kill Lady Macduff and her children?

4.  How and why are Banquo and Macbeth different? Jorge

5. How does the political disorder in Scotland in Macbeth mirror today's world? Lashawn

6. How and why does Lady Macbeth push Macbeth to murder Duncan? Judy, Chrystal, Isauri, Jonathan, Ali, Carlos, Roberto

7. Why does Macbeth commit evil acts when he knows they are wrong?  Teekaram,Asia, Stalyn, Ardit, Zinnurain

8. What powers do the weird sisters possess?  Do they purposely set evil events in motion, or are they simply predicting what will happen? Chris

9.  What makes Macbeth seem like a good man, not an evil murderer?

10. Does Macbeth regret what he has done? Sabrina, Sophia,

11.  How and why does Lady Macbeth change?Ricardo, Anna

12. How and why does the Macbeths' relationship change?

13.  How does Shakespeare show that things and people are not always the way they appear? Valerie, Arlenys, JessicaC

14. How is Macbeth  a tragic hero? Shameka

15. Can you explain Shakespeare's imagery using clothing, animals, plants, blood, and night and darkness?

16. How are Malcolm and Macbeth different?

17. How are Lady Macbeth and Macbeth different? Thaisia, Melissa, Tomekar, Berenice