What source did macbeth come from? | Holinsheds chronicles |
Name Shakespeare’s four great tragedies | Macbeth, hamlet, othello, and King Lear |
What were the names of Shakespeare’s two acting companies | The lord chamberlains men and the Kings men |
Why were the companies so names (acting companies) | It became The Kings men after King James I ascended and became the patron. |
Where were plays performed before the first theatres in London | at court, halls at universities, inns, and private houses |
How does Shakespeare use Macbeth to compliment king james I’s monarch | Macbeth compliments King James I’s monarch by working as a reminder of the importance of political stability and the consequences of disorder |
why did common council in london require all theaters to be licensed | so they could control the spread of religious heresy |
What results did the requirement of a license have | it drove the actors out of london |
What does the opening act hint about the upcoming events | It hints that these witches are going to be the antagonists and that we are about to reach the rising action. |
what image does the captain associate with macbeth | he sees macbeth as his hero. he’s brave and loyal |
from the captains description how would u characterize macbeth | worthy and brave |
how are duncan and macbeth related | duncan calls macbeth his cousin |
What title does duncan decide to award macbeth | thane of cawdor |
with what 3 titles do the witches greet macbeth | Thane of Glamis, thane of cawdor, and king hereafter |
in scene 3, what prophecies do the witches make macbeth and banquo | Macbeth: Thane of Glamis, Cawdor and the king hereafter.Banquo: his sons to be kings |
When macbeth enters what does he mean by “so foul and fair a day I have not seen” | He is saying that the whether is bad but they won the battle so it is also a good day |
Who is named duncan’s successor | His son Malcolm, given the title to be king |
Macbeth: act one
December 17, 2019