| What were the 3 prophecies given to Macbeth? | 1.Thane of Glamis2. Thane of Cawdor3. To be King |
| What’s the setting? | Scotland, England |
| Who kills Duncan and how do they kill him? | Macbeth. He uses a dagger |
| What does the ringing of the bell signal in Act 2 Scene 1? | For Macbeth to go and kill the King |
| What is Macbeth’s tragic flaw? | Ambition |
| Why doesn’t Lady Macbeth kill Duncan? | He reminds her of her Father |
| Whom does Duncan name as heir to the throne? | His son, Malcolm |
| Who gives Macbeth the title Thane of Cawdor? | Duncan |
| Who does not attend Macbeth’s banquet? | Macduff |
| Who smears the grooms with blood? | Lady Macbeth |
| How many times does Banquo’s ghost appear? | 2 times |
| How many murderers were there? | 3 |
| What does the bloody child prophesy? | Someone of woman cannot kill Macbeth |
| How does Malcolm describe himself to Macduff? | As being more evil than Macbeth; he has no kingly virtues |
| Who was with Macbeth when he encounters the witches? | Banquo |
| What mistake did Macbeth make and how is it corrected? | Macbeth forgot to place the daggers near the guards. |
| What happens to Macduff’s family? | Lady Macduff, his family and servants are killed |
| What do the 3 witches tell Macbeth? | he will become Thane of Cawdor and king |
| Whose wife and children are murdered by Macbeth? | Macduff |
| Who wants to be strong and less like a woman in Act I? | Lady Macbeth |
| Who does Macbeth follow an imaginary dagger to this person’s bed chamber? | Duncan |
| Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland. | What three titles does Macbeth eventually come to possess? |
| Lady Macbeth | Who devises the plot to kill King Duncan? |
| Macbeth | Who is the last character in the book to die? |
| Scotland | in what country does the play Macbeth take place? |
| An mousing owl attacking a falcon and Duncan’s horses breaking out of their stalls and eating each other. | What strange events do Ross and the Old Man discuss? |
| He reminded her of her father while he was sleeping. | Why does Lady Macbeth not kill Duncan herself? |
| To serve as comic relief for the audience. | What is the purpose of the Porter? |
| Macduff | Who kills Macbeth? |
| Malcolm | Who becomes king at the end of the play? |
| An armed head. | What is the first apparition that Macbeth is shown when he goes to see the Witches in Act four? |
| Eight kings and Banquo’s ghost. | What is the fourth and final apparition that is shown to Macbeth by the Three Witches? |
| Macbeth orders people to murder them. | What happens to Macduff’s family? |
| Beware Macduff. | What does the apparition of the armed head tell Macbeth? |
| Repeatedly rub her hands. | What does Lady Macbeth do while she is sleep walking? |
| Lady Macbeth | After Duncan’s murder, who places the bloody daggers on the sleeping guards in order to frame them? |
| Macbeth | Who devises the plan to kill Banquo and Fleance? |
| Malcolm orders soldiers to cut branches from the trees to use as camouflage that will disguise their numbers. | How does Birnam Wood move against Dunsinane Hill in Act five? |
| Who is the queen of the witches? | Hecate |
| What is the name of the English king who offers Malcolm 10,000 soldiers to help with the fight to dethrone Macbeth? | Edward |
| Who is the son of Banquo? | Fleance |
| How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane? | Malcolm’s army hides behind cut-off branches |
| When Macbeth states: “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” what literary device is being demonstrated? | allusion |
| Where does Duncan live? | Forres |
| Who kills Macbeth? | Macduff |
| Who said, “Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble”? | the witches |
| Who jokes that he works at “hell gate” | the porter |
| In a play, what is a character’s comment, that is heard by the audience but not by other characters on stage, called? | aside |
| Who killed Lady Macbeth? | Lady Macbeth |
| What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan? | He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber |
| Where are the Scottish kings crowned? | Scone |
| How does Macbeth justify his killing of the king’s servants? | He was angry with them for killing the king |
| Who flees to Ireland after his father is killed? | Donalbain |
| Who does lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan? | Duncan’s drunken chamberlains |
| As she reads her husband’s letter, Lady Macbeth is ____________. | determined to convince Macbeth to murder the king |
| In whose seat does the ghost of Banquo sit when he appears twice during Macbeth’s first formal occasion as the king? | Macbeth |
| Who kills Donalbain? | no one |
| What does the “crowned child” apparition hold? | tree |
| What is Macbeth’s tragic flaw? | ambition |
| What was the weather like the night Duncan was murdered? | stormy and violent |
| Who is the Thane of Fife? | Macduff |
| A dramatic device in which a character, alone on a stage, reveals his or her private thoughts and feelings as if speaking aloud is called? | soliloquy |
| What does Lady Macbeth imagine is all over her hands? | blood |
| What two characters are initially held responsible for the death of Duncan? | Malcolm and Donalbain |
| Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches’ prophecy? | He was born by cesarean section |
| What happens to Lady Macbeth before she dies? | She is plagued by fits of sleepwalking |
| Macbeth becomes the Thane of Cawdor. What is his other title at the beginning of the play? | Thane of Glamis |
| Why did Lady Macbeth say she could not kill Duncan herself? | he looks like her father |
| Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill the king by telling him that _________________. | Macbeth is not a man if he fears to commit the murder |
| man not born of woman | Macduff |
| has more need for a priest than a doctor | Lady Macbeth |
| Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor | Macbeth |
| to be father of kings though not a king | Banquo |
| left alone with children and no protection | Lady Macduff |
| Duncan’s son who flees to England | Malcolm |
| Duncan’t son who flees to Ireland | Donalbain |
| Lady Macbeth | Who encourages Macbeth to kill Duncan? |
| coward | Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of being a ___when he hesitates about murdering Duncan |
| Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | Who is responsible for Duncan’s murder? |
| She takes her own life | What happens to Lady Macbeth? |
| Macduff | Who kills Macbeth? |
| comic relief | The Porter in the play provides |
| Malcolm takes the throne | Order is restored to Scotland when |
| Macdonwald | traitor who led a failed rebellion |
Macbeth Review
August 28, 2019