| What does the witches line ” fair is foul, foul is fair” suggest? | Things aren’t what they seem |
| Who is sentenced to death? Why? | Thane of Cawdor, he was a traitor |
| What do the witches predict for Macbeth? For Banquo? | Macbeth – he will become Thane of Cawdor and king; Banquo – his descendants will be kings |
| Macbeth says, “Stars, hide your fires, Let not light see my black and deep desires.” What are Macbeth’s desires? | He wants to be king, and he will kill Duncan to be king |
| Why must Duncan’s sons flee the country? | They fear for their lives |
| What were evidences of unrest in nature because of Duncan’s murder? | Duncan’s horses fought and ate each other, the ground shook and chimney blew down, an owl killing a falcon |
| What does the “barren scepter” Macbeth refers to symbolize? | He will have no heirs to the throne |
| When the ghost appears at the banquet, who can see it? | Only Macbeth |
| Why does Lady Macbeth ask the guests to leave the banquet? | Macbeth might reveal too much |
| Why is Hecate angry with the witches? | They wasted their talents on an unappreciative person |
| What do each of the apparitions tell Macbeth? | 1 – beware of Macduff, 2 – no man born from woman shall harm him, 3 – Macbeth shall not be defeated until Birnham Wood comes to Dunsinane |
| While in her sleep, what is Lady Macbeth trying to do? | wash blood from her hands |
| Why does Malcolm command the soldiers to cut branches? | To conceal the number of soldiers |
| What does Macbeth’s “Tomorrow…” speech show? | That him thinks life is meaningless |
| How does Macduff fulfill the witches’ prophesy? | He was taken from his mother’s womb (caesarean section); not a natural birth |
| What does Malcolm call Macbeth in the end? | A dead butcher |
Macbeth final test
July 14, 2019