Assess students' understanding of symbolism and recurring motifs in Shakespeare's Macbeth (e.g., blood, darkness, weather, equivocation) and how these elements develop central themes such as ambition, guilt, fate vs. free will, and moral corruption; tasks include identifying specific examples with act/scene references, analyzing key passages and imagery, explaining how motifs reinforce character arcs (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, the witches), and evaluating Shakespeare's use of symbolic language to advance the play's tragic structure.