Sean Fisherman #7-8 1/8/19

Sean Fisherman #7-8 1/8/19
Aim: How does Act III, Scenes IV and V, function as essential plot movements to structure Macbeth's ultimate fate?

Q1. What is truly perturbing Macbeth about the ghost?
Q2. How does the ghost dismantle Macbeth as a king and as a character?
Q3. Is the ghost real? What evidence do you have to prove your assertion?
Q4. How do the guests at the banquet react to Macbeth? Why is this significant?
Q5. What do you see happening for Macbeth?

A1. The main reason that it horrifies him is because it represents his guilt, and when coupled with the fact that the head had been stabbed twenty times, sends him into a mad state.
A2. As a king, it gives yet another reason for everyone to believe he is crazy and unfit for the throne. As a character, it shows his swift descent from guilt to insanity.
A3. The ghost is not real because ghosts do not exist. Duh. In all seriousness, I'm sure everyone is aware that it was a figment of his imagination, because ghosts and the supernatural were widely believed in at the time and not a single person even claimed to have felt a spirit.
A4. They believe he is crazy, and while he is, this is not good for his case as King of Scotland, as everyone will quickly deem him unfit for the position.
A5. I believe he will soon be put out of his misery and killed or overthrown, probably publicly executed.