Characterisation

**Character questions:Banquo/Duncan/Malcolm/Macduff/Lady Macbeth**
1. What sort of person is he at the start? 2. How does he react to the witches? 3. How is his reaction different to Macbeth’s? 4. When does he start to suspect Macbeth? What does he do about it? 5. What is the importance of his ghost?
 * Banquo**

1. Who is he? 2. What was your initial reaction to him? 3. How does he behave towards Lady Macbeth and Macbeth? 4. Explain what at least two other characters say or think about him. (Give quote, speaker, where,when) 5. What was the general reaction to his murder?
 * Duncan**

1. Who is he? 2. What impression do you have of him after his father’s murder? 3. Describe and explain his behaviour in Act IV.sciii?
 * Malcolm**

1. Who is he? 2. How does he feel about Macbeth in the early parts of the play? 3. What is his role in the later parts of the play?
 * Macduff**

Lady Macbeth is a forceful character who plays a large role in the play. Reread the following events and record words, phrases quotes and/or examples which describe her behaviour at these times.
 * Lady Macbeth**

1. Draw the following table into your notes 2. Read the following speeches made by Lady Macbeth and for each: a) Write in your own words what you think she is saying? b) Describe what she wants to happen and what that tells us about her? Act I.v lines 14-29 Lines 37-53 Lines 60-69
 * Events || Lady Macbeth’s behaviour ||
 * Before the murder ||  ||
 * During the night of the murder ||  ||
 * The great banquet ||  ||
 * The final act ||  ||

3. How has Lady Macbeth changed by Act V?