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Macbeth by William Shakespeare All new material ?2010 E Inc. or its Licensors. All Rights Reserved. No portion may be reproduced without permission in writing from the publisher. For complete copyright information please see the online version of this text at /macbeth-text  Table of Contents Strategies for Understanding Shakespeares Language1 Reading Pointers for Sharper Insights6 Dramatis Personae7 Act I8 Scene I8 Scene II8 Scene III11 Scene IV16 Scene V18 Scene VI21 Scene VII22 Act II26 Scene I26 Scene II28 Scene III31 Scene IV37 Act III40 Scene I40 Scene II44 Scene III46 Scene IV48 Scene V54 Scene VI55 Act IV57 Scene I57 Scene II63 Scene III66 Act V76 Scene I76 Scene II79 Scene III80 Scene IV82 Scene V83 Scene VI85 Scene VII86 Scene VIII87 i  Strategies for Understanding Shakespeares Language 1. When reading verse, note the appropriate phrasing and intonation. DO NOT PAUSE AT THE END OF A LINE unless there is a mark of punctuation. Shakespearean verse has a rhythm of its own, and once a reader gets used to it, the rhythm becomes very natural to speak in and read. Beginning readers often find it helpful to read a short pause at a comma and a long pause for a period, colon, semicolon, dash, or question mark. Heres an example from The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene i: The quality of mercy is not straind, (short pause) It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: (long pause) it is twice blest; (long pause) It blesseth him that gives, (short pause) and him that takes; (long pause) ‘Tis mightiest in the mighties; (long pause) it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; (long pause) 2. Reading from punctuation mark to punctuation mark for meaning. In addition to helping you read aloud, punctuation marks define units of thought. Try to understand each unit as you read, keeping in mind that periods, colons, semicolons, and question marks signal the end of a thought. Heres an example from The Taming of