Shakespeare's Macbeth provides a
            great deal to discuss.
One discussion question might
            be:
By their speech, what characteristics do the men
            reporting Cawdor's execution believe the Thane showed which the men would have found
            admirable, even though the man was a traitor?
Second
            question:
What does...
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"There's no art
To
            find the mind's construction in the face" (I, iv,
            12-13)...
mean, and why is
            this comment ironic, based upon Macbeth's private thoughts in his "aside" (shown
            below),
The
Prince of Cumberland! That is a stepOn which I must fall
down, or else o'erleap,For in my way it lies. Stars, hid
your fires;Let not light see my black and deep desires...?
(I, iv, 48-51)
Next
            question:
Explain the significance of Duncan's words to
            Macbeth, as he returns from the battlefield:
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I have begun to plant thee, and will
            labor
To make thee full of growing. (I, iv,
            28-29)
Last
            question:
Duncan makes a great to-do over Macbeth, heaping
            extensive praise upon him as they return from battle, in lines 14-21, and again in lines
            28-29.
Duncan also praises Banquo, but only briefly (lines
            29-32).
Based upon what we know already of Macbeth and
            Banquo, and what we learn of Macbeth by the end of the scene, which man is more
            deserving of the King's praise? Support your response with specific examples from the
            play.
[Make sure to check the line numbers provided here:
            different versions of the play sometimes use different numbering of
            lines.]
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