Who kills macbeth | Macduff |
How many men reign as king of Scotland throughout the play? | three |
Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan? | Duncan’s drunken chamberlains |
Who kills Banquo | A group of murderers hired by Macbeth |
Which of the following best describes lady Macbeth’s death | Offstage |
Who discovers Duncan’s body | Macduff |
Whom does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet? | Banquo’s ghost |
What bison does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan | A floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber |
With whom are the Scots at war at the beginning of the play? | Norway |
Which nation’s army invades Scotland at the end of the play? | England |
Who is the goddes of witchcraft in the play | Hecate |
Who kills Donalbain | no one |
What happens to lady Macbeth before she does | She sleepwalks |
Who kills Lord Siward’s son? | Macbeth |
Where are Scottish kings crowned? | Scone |
Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches prophecy | Born by cesarean section |
Where is Duncan killed? | In his bedchamber at Macbeth’s castle |
Who flees Scotland to join Malcolm in England? | Macduff |
What was the weather like the night Duncan was murdered | stormy, violent |
Who kills Lady Macbeth? | Lady Macbeth |
Who flees Scotland immediately after Duncan’s death? | Malcolm and Donalbain |
Who jokes that he works at “hell gate”? | porter |
What title is Macbeth given after his victory described in Act 1? | Thane of Cawdor |
Who tells Macduff that his family has been killed? | Ross |
How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane? | Malcolm’s army hides behind cut-off tree branches |
Who is the king when the play starts | Duncan |
Whom does Macbeth battle | The armies of Norway and Ireland |
Who do the witches prophesy | Macbeth will. E king and Banquos children will be king |
Who is made heir to Duncan’s throne | His son Malcolm |
What does lady Macbeth resolve to do | Whatever necessary to help Macbeth become king |
What does lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks | The manliness to follow through on his ambitions |
What do lady Macbeth’s words unsex me here mean | She wants to set aside feminine sentiments that could hinder bloody ambitious |
What does macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan’s murder | Other than satisfying his own ambitions it will make everything worse |
What is lady Macbeth plan for murdering duncan | Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants |
Why is Banquo up late? | He had nightmares about the witches |
What eerie vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan? | He sees a bloody dagger floating in front of him. |
What does Macbeth hear a voice saying | That he murdered sleep |
Why does lady Macbeth say she didn’t kill the king herself | he looked like her father in his sleep |
How does lady Macbeth feel about how Macbeth carried out the murder | She is ashamed by how scared he acts throughout the ordeal. |
What does the porter say that drinking causes | A red nose, sleep, urination, and impotence |
Who kills the servants who look guilty of the murder | Macbeth |
How does lady Macbeth publicly react to the news of the murder | She says it is horrible and pretends to faint. |
Why do Malcom and Donalbain run away from the court? | They fear that they are next to be murdered. |
Why is Macbeth named king instead of Duncan’s son and heir Malcom | Because Malcolm flight makes him look guilty |
What does Banquo wonder about the witches prophecy | If his descendants will really become kings |
How does Macbeth feel about Banquo | He fears that Banquo and his sons will cut short his reign |
What does Macbeth hire three men to do | Kill Banquo and his son |
Does Lady Macbeth think this murder of Banquo and his son are necessary? | No, but she’ll help him if he does. |
Do the assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance? | They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes. |
How does Macbeth feel about Fleance getting away unharmed | It leaves him vulnerable. |
What does Macbeth see when he entered the banquet | Bloody ghost of banquo |
How does lady Macbeth explain Macbeth’s odd behavior | She says not to worry because he’s had strange visions since childhood |
What does Hecate the goddes of witchcraft plan for Macbeth | To show him Vinson’s that will falsely make him feel secure |
Why does Macduff got to England | To ask king Edward for aid In fighting Macbeth |
How many apparitions do the witches show Macbeth? | four |
What does Macbeth do when he hears Macduff has flew to England | He orders the murder of Macduff family |
What do Macduff a wife and son argue about | Wheeler Macduff has betrayed them or not |
What does Malcolm say to test Macduff loyalty to Scotland | He says he’s more ambitious, greedy, and bloodthirsty than Macbeth |
What does Macduff plan when he hears what happened to his family | Revenge on Macbeth |
What does lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad | Blood she cannot wash off her hands |
What armeis join forces against Macbeth | The Scottish and the British |
What does it mean that birnam wood comes to dunsinane | The advancing army rides to Dunsinane holding branches from Birnam wood. |
In what way is Macduff not of woman born | He was born by cesarean section |
Who kills Macbeth and puts his head on a spike | Macduff |
Whose children are prophesied to one day inherit the thorn of Scotland | Banquos |
Who is Malcolm? | Duncan’s son who becomes king at the end |
Who is Macduff? | A nobleman who leads the revolt against Macbeth |
Who first leads Macbeth’s thoughts toward murder as a means to his ambitious ends? | The three witches |
Which kind does Macbeth murder in the begging of the play | Duncan |
What kind of warrior does Macbeth sound like as described by he wounded captain at the beginning of the play | Honorable, brave, loyal |
What two impulses are at war with each other within Macbeth’s mind? | Ambition and a sense of wrong |
How does lady Macbeth achieve her ambitious plan for Macbeth | Manipulate |
What is the nickname for the three witches that is used in the play | The weird sisters |
What quality best characterizes the witches | Instrinstive evil |
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July 20, 2019