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Macbeth: The Scottish Tragedy
Macbeth: The Scottish Tragedy

Chapter XXIII · SCENE II. Fife. A Room in Macduff’s Castle.

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SCENE II.

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SCENE II.
Fife.
A Room in Macduff’s Castle.
Enter Lady Macduff her Son and Ross.
LADY MACDUFF.
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Macbeth: The Scottish Tragedy

Chapter XXIII · SCENE II. Fife. A Room in Macduff’s Castle.

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Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SCENE II.
Line 2
Fife.
Line 3
A Room in Macduff’s Castle.
Line 4
Enter Lady Macduff her Son and Ross.
Line 5
LADY MACDUFF.
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A

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From this reading A Room in Macduff’s Castle.

and

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From this reading Enter Lady Macduff her Son and Ross.

Castle

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From this reading A Room in Macduff’s Castle.

Enter

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Fife

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From this reading Fife.

her

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II

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From this reading SCENE II.

in

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Lady

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Macduff

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Macduff's

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From this reading A Room in Macduff’s Castle.

Room

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Ross

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SCENE

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From this reading SCENE II.

Son

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Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of SCENE II. Fife. A Room in Macduff’s Castle.?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "SCENE II....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: SCENE II.
Narrator: Thou speak’st with all thy wit;