1. which sentence best expresses one of the themes of macbeth?
a. exacting vengeance upon an enemy is vastly different from receiving justice when one has been wronged.
b. loyalty is a stronger force than ambition or the thirst for power.
c. true leaders rule for the benefit of their people; tyrants rule for the benefit of themselves.
d. women feel guilt over cruelty and evil more acutely than men.

2. in shakespeare’s time, there were very definite ideas about how men and women differed. in macbeth, shakespeare suggests that violence is a more inherently male behavior.

which incidents in the play convey that idea? select each correct answer.
a. macbeth tells lady macbeth she should have only male children because of her unusual strength and ambition.
b. lady macduff suggests that her husband leave the country and find safety in england rather than fight macbeth.
c. lady macbeth asks the spirits to “unsex her” to make her more masculine so that she can go through with the plan to murder duncan.
d. lady macbeth refuses to fight in the final battle to protect her husband, instead locking herself in her room at dunsinane.