Macbeth: act 1

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