Choose one of the following and answer in at least 4-6 well-crafted sentences: 1. From your reading, explain what Shakespeare imagined to be the qualities of a good king. How do Duncan and Macbeth fit or not fit this role?

2. Choose one of the following themes and tell how it is developed in the play. Give evidence from the events in the play that illustrate the theme.

how unchecked ambition leads to corruption
the idea that cruelty is associated with manhood and that weakness is associated with femininity
the distinction between the "kingship" of Duncan and the "tyranny of Macbeth"