| Who do the witches plan to meet when the battle is over | Macbeth |
| What kind of mood is established in the first scene | Ominous, stormy, scary, and spooky |
| Because Shakespeare’s audience believed in witches, how would they have reacted to this scene | The audience would have thought this scene was realistic and they would be entertained as well as frightened |
| What news has the captain brought to Duncan | How victorious Macbeth has been in the past two battles . McDowed was also defeated |
| What further news brought by ross | Norway has been defeated and the than of cawdor was a traitor |
| What us king Duncan’s reaction to the news about cawdor | He was very happy and cawdor will be executed for committing treason and Macbeth will receive his title |
| What do the witches discuss as they await Macbeth | The first witch met a sailors wife and she didn’t share her chestnuts so the witch punished her by not letting her husbands boat land, but she couldn’t sink the ship |
| How do the witches surprise Macbeth and banquo | By greeting him with saying he’s the thane of glamis and cawdor and he will become king |
| What do the witches tell banquo | He will be less than Macbeth but greater, not so happy yet much happier, he will have kings but he won’t be one |
| How can banquo be these things | They are a series of paradoxes but it could show that Macbeth will fall and he will become better |
| What does Macbeth demand from the witches | He wants then to stay and explain what they are saying. He wants to know more |
| What news does Ross relate | He gives greeting from the kings and says Macbeth is the new thane of cawdor |
| How do Macbeth and banquo react differently to Ross’s information | Macbeth is very excited and hopeful to become king. Banquo says that witches can betray them and that he needs to be rational |
| What does this line mean “if chance will have me king, why chance may crown me without a stir | Macbeth maybe will not have to kill Duncan and he will just become king without him having to do a thing |
| How did cawdor die | He was executed but he died with dignity and respect |
| How had king Duncan always felt about cawdor? What does this tell us about his personality | He felt he was always a gentleman who he had absolute trust in. Shows that he is not a good judge of character |
| What announcement does king Duncan make after he, Macbeth, and banquo exchanged warm greetings | His oldest son Malcolm will be Duncan’s successor and he is named the prince of cumberland |
| How does Macbeth view the prince of cumberland | He needs to get ahead of him to become king or he needs to give up the idea of becoming king |
| How does lady Macbeth advise of the witches prophecies | Macbeth wrote her a letter telling her what they said |
| What is lady Macbeths main concern about her husband | She is excited with the news but she thinks Macbeth is too nice to murder to get the throne. She wants to encourage him to kill Macbeth |
| On whom does lady Macbeth call for guidance and strength | She calls on spirits for advice |
| What does lady Macbeth mean by “he that’s coming must be provided for” | King Duncan is coming and he must be “taken care of” but she really means he needs to die. |
| As Duncan arrives in Inverness does he suspect anything might be wrong? How do you know? | No, he thinks everything is pleasant and birds where chirping |
| What’s is ironic about the way Duncan and lady Macbeth speak | Duncan fully trust lady Macbeth and calls her fair when really she was plotting to kill him |
| What does macbeths soliloquy at the beginning of the scene mean | He isn’t sure if he should kill Duncan. He doesn’t want to be found guilty and he doesn’t want to kill Duncan himself because he is a good guy |
| What does Macbeth first tell lady macbeth | That he can’t go through with killing duncan |
| What methods does lady macbeth use to goad him into action | She guilts him into it by saying he’s a coward if he doesn’t kill Duncan now |
| After reading the speech lady Macbeth makes about her baby,what adjective would you use to describe her | Evil, conniving, malicious, diabolical, and malevolent |
| What plan has lady Macbeth formulated for Duncan’s demise | When he is asleep she will get the servants drunk and they will fall asleep. Then they kill him and blame it on the servants |
| How does Macbeth add to the pain | Cover the servants in blood and use their daggers then they will cry and grieve. |
Macbeth Act 1
August 24, 2019