| Who is the author of Macbeth? | William Shakespeare |
| How did William Shakespeare write Macbeth? | In iambic pentameter |
| Macbeth is a play, so the genre is ___________. | Drama |
| What is Macbeth based upon? | Real historical figures |
| Macbeth was the king of ___________, and for how long? | Macbeth was the King of Scotland for almost 2 decades. |
| What is Macbeth’s claim to the throne in real life? | His claim to the throne was through his son because his wife was the one with the claim |
| Does Macbeth have a kid in the play? | No |
| How does Macbeth begin the play? | As the loyal Thane of Glamis |
| Who is Macbeth’s king in the beginning of the play? | King Duncan |
| Why was Macbeth the hero of the day? | Because he was a fierce warrior |
| Who was the enemy of the day and why? | The disloyal Thane of Cawdor. He was a rebel/ traitor against king Duncan |
| What happened to the disloyal Thane of Cawdor? | He was hanged for his treasonous behavior |
| Who becomes the new Thane of Cawdor after the disloyal one was hanged? | Macbeth, but he does not know it yet |
| Who is Macbeth’s comrade? | Banquo |
| Who are Macbeth and Banquo met by? | Witches |
| What doe the witches hail Macbeth as? | 1) Thane of Glamis2) Thane of Cawdor3) King |
| What do the witches tell Banquo? | He will not become king but he will beget kings (his kids will be king) |
| Who does Macbeth write to, telling of the witches prophecies? | His wife, Lady Macbeth |
| After Lady Macbeth hears of the witches prophecies what does she want her husband to do? But what does she fear? | Lady Macbeth was Macbeth to kill King Duncan but she fears that he is too kind to do so. |
| Who wishes to be unsexed and why? | Lady Macbeth wishes to be unsexed so that she can perform the male gender role of killing king Duncan |
| Who unlocks Macbeth’s fatal flaw? | Lady Macbeth |
| What is Macbeth’s fatal flaw? | Unbridled ambition |
| How does Lady Macbeth unlock her husbands fatal flaw? | By questioning his manhood and courage |
| Lady Macbeth and Macbeth conspire to kill who? | King Duncan |
| Who actually kills king Duncan? | Macbeth |
| Why did Lady Macbeth kill King Duncan? | He reminded her of her father |
| Why does Macbeth botch (mess up) the plan? | So that Lady Macbeth must return to the scene of the crime and plant the dagger Macbeth used to kill King Duncan with on the drunken, passed out Chamberlains |
| Why were the Chamberlains drunk and passed out? | They were set up by Macbeth and his wife so that he could plant the dagger on them and make it look like they murdered the king |
| What does Macbeth lament (say) shortly after murdering king Duncan? | That all of Neptune’s great ocean could not wash the blood clean from his hands |
| When Macbeth laments that Neptune’s great ocean could not wash the blood clean from his hands, what does he mean? | He cannot forget what he did not get rid of the guilt he has for doing it |
| How many sons did Duncan have? Who were they? | 2, Malcom and Donaldbain |
| What did Duncan’s sons do after he was murdered? | Malcom fled to England, Donaldbain to Ireland |
| What does Macbeth become after the murder of king Duncan? | King of Scotland |
| How did Macbeth begin his rule over Scotland? | He began as a popular and well liked ruler |
| How does Macbeth end his rule over Scotland? | He ends as an unpopular tyrant |
| Who is Banquo’s son? | Fleance |
| What does Macbeth decide about Banquo and Fleance? Why? | That they must die because they know too much |
| How does Banquo get killed? | By Macbeth’s hired murderers |
| Does Fleance get killed? | No, he escapes. |
| What is the climax of the play? | Fleance escaping the murderers |
| How does Banquo continue to appear throughout the play? | As a ghost |
| What does Banquo appearing as a ghost represent? | The manifestation of Macbeth’s ever-raging guilt complex |
| Where does Banquo’s ghost show up? What does he do? | Banquo’s ghost shows up to a feast that MacBeth is having. He sits in Macbeth’s seat and torments him. |
| What happens after Banquo is done tormenting the king? | Macbeth continuous his murdering and selfish acts |
| What does Macbeth conclude about his actions? | That going back on his actions would be just as difficult as if he were to continue |
| Macbeth ascends into the _________________, but Lady Macbeth starts to ________. | Male role, collapse |
| Lady Macbeth now says she has everything she wanted except for…… | The happiness she thought would accompany the power |
| Macbeth tracks down the witches and they give him three new prophecies and apparitions: | 1) Armed Head 2) Bloody Child 3) Child crowned with a tree branch in his hand |
| What does the armed head mean? | It is a symbol of Macduff. Warns Macbeth to beware Macduff. This comes true because Macduff kills Macbeth |
| What does the bloody child mean? | It is a symbol of Macduff at birth. Claims that Macbeth cannot be harmed by a man of a woman born. |
| How was Macduff born? | C-section after his mom dyed while giving birth |
| What does the Child crowned with a tree branch in his hand mean? | It is a symbol of Malcom. It tells Macbeth that he can’t be vanquished until Birnam wood comes to dunsinane hill. |
| When does the apparition of the Child crowned with a tree branch in hand come true? | When Malcom orders his soldiers to cut down tree branches from Birnam wood and carry it to Macbeth at dunsinane. They do this to disguise their numbers |
| What is Dunsinane? | Macbeth’s Castle in Scotland |
| Why did Macduff go to England? | To tell Malcom to come back to Scotland and take the throne |
| Why doesn’t Malcom trust Macduff? | Because he left his family unprotected |
| How does Malcom test Macbeth? | By pretending to be a worse individual than Macbeth |
| Now that Malcom trusts Macduff, they become _______. | Allies |
| When Macbeth finds out that Macduff has gone to England, what does he do? | Macbeth hires murderers to kill macduffs family |
| How big is Malcom’s army? | 10,000 |
| Who led Malcom’s army? | An English general named Siward |
| Who does Macduff vow to kill and why? | Macbeth because he murdered the innocent family that the Thane of fife left behind |
| Who is the Thane of fife? | Macduff |
| When does Lady Macbeth totally collapse? | The sleepwalking scene |
| Who says “Out, dammed spot! Out, I say!” | Lady Macbeth |
| What does Lady Macbeth admit to? | The murder of Duncan, Banquo, and Lady Macduff |
| What does Lady Macbeth try to remove? | The nonexistent blood fro, her hands (echoing her husband’s sentiments after the murder of king Duncan) |
| How does Lady Macbeth die? | She kills herself |
| Lady Macbeth’s suicide cause Macbeth to launch the _____________ soliloquy. | Tomorrow |
| What does Macbeth compare life to? What is the quote? | He compares life to a brief candle, “Out, out brief candle!” |
| Do all the apparitions come true? | Yes |
| Who is Macbeth killed by? | Macduff |
| Who becomes king of Scotland by the end of the play? | Malcolm |
Macbeth Portion of English Midterm
January 5, 2020