Who wrote Macbeth? | William Shakespeare. |
5 Themes of Macbeth | Fair is foul/foul is fair, role of guilt, role of pride. |
Tragic Flaw | Weakness that destroys. |
Tragic Hero | Character who is noble and possess a tragic flaw. |
Tragic Impulse | When the tragic hero confront his weakness in a noble manner. |
Tragedy | A play with a noble character who has a tragic weakness, lively action, and death. |
Setting of Macbeth? | Scotland |
When Macbeth meets the witches, who is with him? | Banquo |
How did Macbeth earn his new title? | Killed Macdonwald. |
How did the witches address Macbeth’s companion? | Happier than Macbeth, greater than Macbeth, and his kids are going to be kings. |
What did the first prophecy of the witches mean? | He is not bad or good. It’s just scary. |
“Two truths are told/ As happy prologues…” What does this mean? | He got two pieces of good news and that the kingship was going to be his. |
Why does Macbeth was Banquo and Fleance murdered? | Banquo’s kids are supposed to eventually become king. To kill him and his son would be killing whoever was next in line. |
How does Macbeth feel about the murder of Duncan after it is committed? | Very guilty. |
What happens when the murderers ambush Fleance and Banquo? | They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes. |
Who is the uninvited guest at Macbeth’s banquet? | Banquo’s ghost. |
How does Lady M cover for her husbands actions at the banquet? | She tells everyone there that he has been sick/ill since his childhood. |
Three apparitions and what do they reveal? | 1.Head w/ a helmet ; beware of Macduff.2.Bloody child ; None born of woman can harm man.3.Child w/ tree branch ; Dunsinane Castle is safe until Birmingham Wood moves. |
What strange action does Lady M do as she sleepwalks? | Washes her hands. |
How do Malcolm’s soldiers disguise themselves as they approach Dunsinane? | Use trees and branches. (moving of Birmingham Woods). |
What happens to the queen in Act 5? | Lady Macbeth kills herself. |
Who kills Macbeth? | Macduff. |
Macbeth
August 27, 2019