Look at the following lines in Act 5, Scene 2 (starts line 20):
Now does he feel his title
Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe
Upon a dwarfish thief.
What is Angus trying to say about Macbeth? Write out your thought processes in trying to figure it out.
Macbeth's title is........
What would a giant's robe look like on a dwarf?
Macbeth is called a dwarf because.....
The "giant" being referred to is.....
(*identify/explain this literary technique for bonus points!)
Macbeth is being called a thief because....
Look at the preceding lines to give you an idea why he thinks Macbeth may feel this way and why others feel this way about him at this point---
What has Macbeth been doing and what have they figured out about him?
So, now-----put all of this together and write out a paragraph (you may turn in 1 with both names if you prefer) analyzing these lines from Act V using appropriate textual support when needed. Please make sure to explain your answer thoroughly.
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