who are the characters in scene one? | the three witches |
when and where will they meet again? | on the heath, after the battle |
whom will they meet? | macbeth and banquo |
how is shakespeares appearance v reality theme introducted? | fair is foul, foul is fair |
where does the play take place? | scotland |
who is the king? | king duncan of scotland |
who are the kings sons? | malcolm and donalbain |
what question is asked of a sergeant? | what happened in the battle |
with whom is scotland fighting? | king of norway- sweno |
who are scotlands two greatest leaders in war? | macbeth and banquo |
who won the battle? | scotland |
who was a traitor to scotland? | thane of cawdor and macdonawald |
what reward does the king give to macbeth? | thane of cawdor |
how do the witches plan to punish a ship’s captain? | sending him a storm and not letting him sleep |
do the witches have complete power over everything? | no, they dont have the power to kill |
what are the three titles that the witches use for macbeth? | thane of glamis, thane of cawdor, king |
what do they prophesy for banquo? | he will father future kings |
what news does ross bring to macbeth? | he is now the thane of cawdor |
how does banquo warn macbeth? | the devil tricks evil with truth |
what does macbeth start to think about? | killing duncan |
on whom does the king say he had built an absolute trust? | the former thane of cawdor |
what kin are the king and macbeth? | cousins |
what announcement does king duncan make about malcolm? | malcolm will be prince of cumberland |
how does macbeth take the kings announcement? | he starts plotting to kill malcolm as well |
why does macbeth ride ahead? | to tell lady macbeth that the king is coming |
wheres the king going? | macbeths castle |
whats lady macbeth reading in scene 5? | a letter that talks about the witches and what happened |
what worries her about macbeth? | fears he is too good to seize the throne by murder |
why does lady macbeth say “unsex me here”? | she wishes she could kill duncan |
who is she calling on? | spirits of evil |
whats the name of macbeths castle? | inverness |
describe macbeths castle | lovely, peaceful |
describes duncans meeting with lady macbeth | kind and polite, he tries to flatter her |
what are the reasons why macbeth shouldnt kill duncan? | related, hes a good king, macbeth is his guest, hes sworn to loyalty |
what reason does he give for wanting to? | ambition- tragic flaw |
what makes lady macbeth angry in scene 7? | macbeth doesnt want to kill the king |
of what does she accuse macbeth? | being a coward? |
what plan does she set forward for the murder? | get the guards drunk and frame them |
what decision does macbeth make? | hes going to kill the king |
Macbeth: act 1
July 15, 2019