| what does the captain tell King Duncan about Macbeth’s battlefield deeds? | he was very brave, he killed Macdonwald, and he won the battle |
| What does the king learn from Ross about the Thane of Cawdor’s activities? | he was a traitor |
| What reward for victory does Macbeth receive almost immediately from the king? | he was given the title of Thane of Cawdor |
| What do the witches predict for Macbeth? | he’ll be Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and the king |
| What do the witches predict for Banquo? | he’ll be the father of the kings |
| What happens to the Thane of Cawdor? | he is killed |
| Why despite the witches predictions does Macbeth have reason to doubt that he will succeed Duncan as king? | because the king’s son is next in line to the throne |
| How does Lady Macbeth first learn of the witches predictions regarding Macbeth? | Macbeth writes a letter to her telling her what the witches predicted for him |
| What in Macbeth’s personality does | his kindness |
| What action does Lady Macbeth plan to take during King Duncan’s visit? | she plans to kill him while he is sleeping |
| How does she intend to accomplish this? | to have Macbeth kill him while he’s sleeping, get the guards drunk, and then smear the blood on them so it will look like they did it |
| How does she advice Macbeth to act in King Duncan’s presence? | innocent and welcoming |
| Why, according to Lady Macbeth, did she not kill the King herself? | Lady Macbeth could not kill the king herself becasue she thought he resembled her father. |
| What does Macbeth do with the daggers after the murder? | After Macbeth has murdered the king, instead of placing the daggers with the guards, he takes them back to Lady Macbeth. |
| Why does the bother Lady Macbeth? | Macbeth’s mistake bothers Lady Macbeth because she now has to go finish the job. |
| What action does she take? | She goes and places the daggers with the guards. |
| What does the drunken porter imagine he is doing in response to the knocking at the door? | The porter in response to the knocking at the door, beleives that he is opening the gates of hell.` |
| What does Macbeth wish the knocking could do? | Macbeth wishes that the knocking could awaken King Duncan. |
| Who is doing the knocking? Why? | Macduff and Lennox are the ones knocking at the door of the castle becasue they need to tell the King something. |
| Who first learns a murder has taken place? | Macduff is the first to learn that a murder has taken place. |
| What action does Macbeth take against the grooms? | Macbeth immediately kills the grooms. |
| Why do Malcom and Donalbain leave Macbeth’s castle? | Malcom and Donalbain flee from Macbeth’s castle because they fear that their lives are in danger and they may be the next to die. |
| Who does Macduff say has killed King Duncan? | Malcolm and Donalbain |
| Why do Malcom and Donalbain fall under suspicion, according to Macduff? | Because they fled the castle after the murder happened |
| What do you think causes Lady Macbeth to faint? | Lady Macbeth faints because she is trying to move the attention from the murder to herself. |
| Why does Ross have doubts about accepting the grooms as the murders? | because they had nothing to gain |
| Why is Macduff concerned that “our old robes” may fit “easier than our new ones?” | Macduff suggests that they should do things secretly from now on or they might be the next to die. |
macbeth
July 20, 2019