| what is the purpose of Macbeth? | pet the ego of James I |
| who is the successor of Queen Elizabeth? | James I |
| 2 black marks against James I? | Scottish and following Queen Elizabeth’s reign |
| why did Shakespeare right Macbeth in order to pet James I ego? | friends with Elizabeth and scared James I is going to kill him |
| what did James I give to us? | King James Bible |
| how many acts do Shakespeare’s plays have? | 5 |
| what are the types of plays Shakespeare wrote? | History, Comedy and Tragedy |
| King of Norway? | King Duncan |
| what are Duncan’s two sons names? | Malcolm and Donaldbain |
| who was the war with Duncan between? | Sweno |
| what is a thane in this story? | a military mayor |
| who is the thane of Cawdor? | Macdonwald |
| Macdonwald is the thane of what? | Cawdor |
| what does Macdonwald decide to be instead of a thane? | a trader |
| sweno tells macdonwald if he helps him defeat duncan he will give him what? | scotland |
| name of Duncan’s palace | Forres |
| what was the sailor’s wife eating that the witch tried to take from her? | chestnuts |
| what is the only power the witches have? | make the wind blow |
| what does the witch do to revenge the sailor wife that wouldn’t give her chestnuts? | blew the wind while on sea and his fatigue from sleeplessness caused him to crash and he drowned |
| what did the witch take from the sailor as proof and defeat reward? | his thumb |
| describe the witches | skinny lips, red chapped face, and beards |
| who is the new thane of Cawdor after Macdonwald? | Macbeth |
| 3 prophesies from witches | 1. Macbeth is Thane of Cawdor2. Macbeth will be King3. Banquo Father of Kings |
| what are two things that Shakespeare has given us? | soliloquy and aside |
| what is a soliloquy? | a monologue |
| what is an aside? | talking to audience, everyone else on stage “can’t hear them” |
| What did Macbeth do to became Thane of Cawdor? | nothing, he just did his job |
| What is the name of Macbeth’s castle? | Inverness |
| who is the previous thane of Cawdor? | MacDonwald |
| who is hung for confessing to being a traitor? | Macdonwald |
| two reasons it is good that Macdonwald confessed to be a traitor? | • They know for sure they got the right person• They believed that since he confessed, God will forgive him & he can still go to Heaven |
| what title does Duncan give Malcolm? | Prince of Cumerbland |
| who is called the Prince of Cumberland? | Malcolm |
| do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a good or bad relationship? | good |
| why is macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship to good? | communication |
| what is Macbeth’s character flaw? | he is too nice |
| who says “If it were done, what’s done…it was done well.” | Macbeth |
| who is planned to get blamed for the murder of Duncan? | the body guards |
| “we will proceed no more in this business” | Macbeth |
| what gift does Duncan bring Lady Macbeth | diamond |
| who gives Lady Macbeth a diamond | Duncan |
| what vision did Banquo have? | dagger floating in the air |
| what happens in Banquo’s vision that was the first clue that the murderer would be Macbeth and not Lady Macbeth | the handle of the floating dagger turn towards Macbeth |
| “tell my mistress to ring the bell when the time comes” | Macbeth |
| whats the sign Lady Macbeth will give to Macbeth when time to kill Duncan | ring the bell |
| why couldn’t lady macbeth kill Duncan? | he looked like her father and has given her a diamond |
| what are the similarities between Duncan and Lady Macbeth’s father? | men, scottish, old |
| “green waters will turn red” | Macbeth |
| who is the gate keeper? | the Porter |
| who is the gate keeper (Porter) symbolic for? | gate keeper of hell |
| who’s gone to “hell”? | Macbeth |
| who’s a Thane; not very important one? | Lennox |
| who’s the Thane of Fife? | Macduff |
| why can’t Macbeth do anything to Banquo? | they have common friends |
| who is Banquo’s son? | Fleance |
| what two supernatural events happened in Vernesse? | falcon killed by owl and Duncans horses broke out and eating eachother |
| what did the falcon being killed by the owl mean? | (lesser killed the greater) Malcolm and Donaldbein killed their father so they can get their inheritance sooner (even though this was false) |
| what did Duncan’s horses breaking out and eating each other mean? | Duncans sons have broken out of the constraint of their father and devoured each other & killed their father |
| where is the inauguration of kings taken place? | Scone |
| who is head of the witches? | Hecate |
| why is Hecate mad? | she wasn’t called in with the messing of Macbeth |
| another name for Hell? or in greek; a river leading to Hades | Acheron |
| where does Hecate tell the three witches to meet her in the morning? | Acheron |
| where will Macbeth come to know his destiny? (according to Hecate) | Acheron |
| “double double toil and trouble fire burn and cauldron bubble” | three witches |
| what is the name of the song the witches are singing around the cauldron? | Black Spirits |
| what does the armed head spirit warn? | beware Macduff |
| what does the bloody baby spirit warn? | no man born of woman can hurt macbeth |
| what does the crowned child with branch in hand spirit warn? | until Birnam Wood ascends into D. Castle no man can hurt Macbeth |
| what does the last of the 8 kings marching by have in his hands? | mirror |
| what does the mirror the last king holds show? | James I |
| where does Macduff flee to? | England |
| why did Macduff flee to England? | to talk Malcolm into coming back to Scotland |
| who is Lady Macduff’s cousin? | Ross |
| what is a traitor according to Lady Macduff? | someone who breaks a promise |
| who should hang traitors, according to Lady Macduff? | the honest men |
| what does Lady Macduff think should happen to those who are traitors? | they should be hung |
| how does Lady Macduff’s son know she is lying about Macduff being dead? | she is not crying |
| why does Malcolm say it is better for Macbeth to be king? (lies) | his sexual desires and greed (malcolm’s) |
| where is King Edward? | out healing people |
| what disease/hurt does king edward heal? | swollen gland on necks |
| how does king edward heal people? | places gold coin around their neck and says a holy prayer |
| how many soldiers are with Siward? | 10,000 |
| “Security is mortals chiefest enemy” | Hecate |
| who is Malcolm’s uncle? | OLD Siward |
| Why won’t the Gentlewoman just TELL the doctor what Lady M. does at night? | it would be treason |
| who are the 3 armies? | 1) 10,000 Englishmen2) Scotsmen3) Disgruntled Scots |
| who leads the 10,000 Englishmen army? | OLD Siward |
| who leads the Scotsmen army? | Macduff |
| who leads the Disgruntled Scots army? (5) | Ross, Angus, Lennox, Caithness and Menteith |
| where are the armies marching to? | Birnam |
| why does Macbeth yell at his servant? | for being pale |
| Macbeth’s lieutenant and attendant? | Seyton |
| who tells Macbeth to put his armor on? | Seyton |
| what does Malcolm order all his soldiers to do? | pick a branch and hold it out in front of them |
| why can Macduff kill Macbeth (even though no man born from mothers womb can kill him)? | hecut out of mother’s womb before he could be born naturally |
| who kills Macbeth? | Macduff |
| where does Donaldbain run to after Duncan is killed? | Ireland |
| who is the trader to scotland? | Macdonwald |
| what is the first supernatural thing to occur? | floating dagger |
| who to the people of scotland killed Banquo? | his son, Fleance |
| who discovers the bloody body of Duncan? | Macduff |
| Name of Macbeth’s castle? | Iverness |
| where is Duncan killed (castle) ? | Iverness-Macbeth’s |
| What does Macbeth say to murderers that make them want to kill Banquo? | He told them that he overly taxed them and made them poor |
| who is the first Thane of Cawdor? | Macdonwald |
| who is the fist maid/lady to Lady Macbeth? | Hand Maiden |
| what are two signs of Lady Macbeth’s guilt? | ringing of her hands and afraid of the dark |
| Last fatal mandate Macbeth gives? | go kill everyone who talks of fear |
Macbeth
July 2, 2019