Macbeth Part 2 The Murder of The King

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What does 'Macbeth murders sleep' mean? Discuss in pairs.

The Murder of the King

Part 2

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answer comprehension questions

1) What did King Duncan decide to do after the battle?

2) What did Macbeth tell his wife in his letter?

3) In Lady Macbeth's opinion, why did her husband need her help?

4) How did Macbeth first react to his wife's plan to kill the King?

5) What was Lady Macbeth's plan?

6) What strange thing did Macbeth see before he killed the king?

7) Macbeth heard a voice after he killed the king. What did the voice tell him?

8) What did Lady Macbeth think the voice was?

Macbeth said, "I thought I heard a voice that cried, "Sleep no more! Macbeth murders sleep"

- inncocent sleep, sleep that makes our worries seem smaller, the death of each day's life, the bath that makes us feel better after work, the medicine that calms our hurt feelings, the great food of life."

Macbeth continues, "Still the voice cried to the whole castle, "sleep no more!  Glamis has murdered sleep, and so Cawdor will sleep no more. Macbeth will sleep no more."

What is sleep being compared to? explain

What does 'Macbeth murders sleep' mean? Discuss in pairs.

A Macbeth will not sleep anymore because he will feel so bad about killing the king.

B Macbeth killed people who were sleeping and without any defence.

C The people in the castle should sleep no more, in other words they should wake up and see the horrible thing that has happened.

D Sleep is like a nurse who cares for the sick, a mother who feels and takes away worries; and Macbeth has killed her.

E  You idea..........

Imagine that you are Lady Macbeth. Read this part of the letter from your friend Elizabeth. Write a letter to Elizabeth and tell her how you feel in 120- 180 words in an appropriate style.

You must write and tell me what has happened.

How do you feel about these events?