Assess students' ability to identify and analyze key symbols (blood, dagger, weather, sleep), recurring motifs (ambition, the supernatural, appearance vs. reality, guilt), and central themes (ambition and power, fate vs. free will, guilt and conscience) in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Tasks include defining differences between symbol, motif, and theme; close-reading selected passages; explaining how symbols and motifs shape character and plot development; and providing brief evidence-based interpretations. Designed for grades 9–12 at medium difficulty for formative or summative assessment.