| Who is the King when the play starts? | Duncan |
| Who does Macbeth defeat in battle? | The armies of Norway and Ireland |
| What do the witches prophecy? | Macbeth will be king and Banqous children will be kings |
| What title does Macbeth receive by the witches? | Thane of Cawdor |
| Who is made heir to Duncan’s throne? | Duncan’s 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 his ambitions |
| What does Lady Macbeth’s words “unsex me here” mean? | She wants to set aside feminine sentiments that could hinder her bloody ambitions |
| 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’s plan for murdering Duncan? | Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and then blame it on the servants |
| Why is Banquo up late? | He had nightmares about the witches |
| What 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 her sleep |
| Hoe does Lady Macbeth feel about how Macbeth carried out the murder? | She is ashamed about how scarred he acts throughout the whole thing |
| What does the porter say 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 Malcolm and Donalbain run away from the court? | They fear they are next to be murdered |
| Why is Macbeth named king instead of Duncan’s son and heir, Malcolm? | Because Malcolm’s flight makes him look guilty |
| What does Banquo wonder about the witches prophecy? | If his descendants will really become king |
| 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 that this murder of Banquo and his son are necessary? | No, but she will help him if he does |
| Do the assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance? | They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes |
| What does Macbeth see when he enters the banquet? | The bloody ghost of Banquo |
| How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth’s odd behavior? | She says not to worry because he has had strange visions since childhood |
| What does Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft plan for Macbeth? | To show him visions that will falsely make him feel secure |
| Why does Macduff go 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 fled to England? | He orders the murder of Macduff’s family |
| What do Macduff’s wife and son argue about? | Whether Macduff has betrayed them or not |
| What does Malcolm say to Macduff to test his loyalty to Scotland? | He says he is more ambitions, 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 armies join forces against Macbeth? | The Scottish and the British |
| What does it mean when Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane? | The advancing army rides to Dunsinane holding branches from Burnam 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 |
Macbeth
August 8, 2019