Why was Macbeth written? | To placate the ego of James I |
Thane | Military mayor |
Thane of Glamis | Macbeth |
Macbeth’s “sidekick” | Banquo |
Thane of Cawdor | Macdonwald |
King of Norway, wants to take over England | Sweno |
King of Scotland | Duncan |
Duncan’s 2 sons | Malcolm (17), Donalbain (15) |
Duncan’s castle | Forres |
2 things that Sweno wants at the beginning of the play | 1. Peace2. To bury his men |
Oddity that all 3 witches have | Beard |
What does the 1st witch have that signifies she has power over mortals? | Pilots thumb |
Witches prophesy (3) | 1. Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor2. Macbeth will be King of Scotland3. Banquo will be the father of future kings |
Who does the King send as messengers to Macbeth? | Ross & Angus |
Why is Macdonwald’s confession to treason a good thing? (2) | 1. Assurance that they have the right guy2. God can forgive him |
After Macdonwald is executed, what does Duncan do to Malcolm to give recognition that he is still alive? | Names him the Prince of Cumberland |
Macbeth’s castle | Inverness |
How does Lady Macbeth find out about the witches prophesy? | A letter |
Who tells Lady Macbeth that the King is coming? | Servant |
What does Duncan say he is teaching Lady Macbeth by being an inconvenience? | To thank him because it comes from his love for her |
What are the 2 ways the King trusts Macbeth? | 1. His kinsman/subject (he should always protect him)2. His host (he should be keeping murderers in – not murdering him himself) |
What is Macbeth’s only motivation for murdering the King? | Ambition |
What is Lady Macbeth’s plan? | Get Duncan’s 2 servants drunk, use their daggers to kill the King, and frame them for the murder |
Banquo’s son | Fleance |
What does Banquo give his son while he is outside guarding the castle? | His sword |
What did the King give Banquo to have Macbeth give to his wife for her hospitality? | A diamond |
Who was in Banquo’s dream the night before? | The 3 witches |
What is the sign for Macbeth to know everything is set up and the time is right to kill the King? | A bell |
What does Macbeth see while he is hallucinating the first time? | A dagger |
2 reasons Lady Macbeth didn’t kill Duncan herself | 1. He gave her a diamond2. He resembled her father sleeping |
What were the servants doing in their sleep? | Praying |
Who was in the room next to Macbeth and his wife? | Malcolm and Donalbain |
Who goes back to return the daggers and smear blood on the servants? | Lady Macbeth (Macbeth refused) |
How many times did the knock come at the door? | 4x |
Who opened the door? | The porter |
How long had the porter been drinking? | All night until 3am |
3 things a drink does to a man | 1. turns your nose red2. puts you to sleep3. makes you urinate |
3 people the porter thinks the knock could be | 1. farmer2. conman3. English tailor |
Thane of Fife | Macduff |
Who was the knock at the door? | Macduff and Lennon |
Why had the 2 men come to the castle? | To wake up the King |
Who first discovers Duncan’s body? | Macduff |
What was Malcolm’s first response to his father’s murder? | He asked who did it |
Who first suggests that it was the 2 guards? | Lennox |
What happened to the 2 guards after the King’s murder? | Macbeth killed them |
Where does Malcolm flee to? | England |
Where does Donalbain flee to? | Ireland |
2 supernatural events the Old Man talks about | 1. Falcon killed by an owl2. Duncan’s horses eating each other |
Where was Macbeth going to be crowned King? | Scone |
Where was Duncan buried? | Colmekill |
Where was Macduff going? | Fife |
Where was Ross going? | Scone |
When will Banquo return from his trip with Fleance? | An hour or two after sunset |
When will the banquet take place? | 7pm |
What does Macbeth tell everyone he would do until the banquet? | Keep to himself |
What does Macbeth tell the 2 murderers to make them want to kill Banquo? | Banquo is to blame for their poverty |
Why can’t Macbeth kill Banquo himself? | They have mutual friends |
Does Lady Macbeth know about Macbeth’s plan to get rid of Banquo & Fleance? Y or N | No |
How many murderers attack Banquo and his son? | 3 |
What was the end result? | Banquo was killed and Fleance escaped |
How does the seating work at the banquet? | Highest to lowest in rank, Macbeth sits in the middle |
Which murder says he killed Banquo? | 1st |
Where does the 1st murder say they left Banquo? | In a ditch |
How many gashes were left in Banquo’s head? | 20 |
What does Macbeth toast to the 1st time? (3) | 1. Good appetites2. Good digestion3. Good health |
Macbeth’s 2nd hallucination | Banquo’s ghost |
What does Macbeth toast to the 2nd time? (2) | 1. Love, health, and happiness of everyone there2. Banquo |
What does Lady Macbeth say is wrong with her husband? | He has a disorder |
Why does Lady Macbeth make everyone leave? | She doesn’t want Macbeth to give away the murder of Duncan |
What does Macbeth have in every Lord’s house? | A spy |
Who refuses to see Macbeth? | Macduff |
Who are the witches speaking to? | Hecate |
Why is Hecate mad at the 3 witches? | They were meddling |
Where do they plan to meet? | In a pit by a river in hell |
What will cause Macbeth to be tricked by illusions? | A droplet from the moon |
What does Hecate say is man’s chief enemy? | Overconfidence/pride |
Why does Macduff go to the English court? Who else is there? | To get King Edward to form an alliance with Siward for war, Malcolm was there |
What is in the middle of the 3 witches? | A cauldron |
How many times did the cat meow? | 3x |
How many times did the hedgehog whine? | once |
Who is the witches spirit friend? | Harpier |
What was thrown in the cauldron? | poisonous frog, newt’s eye, frog’s tongue, bat’s fur, dog’s tongue, adder’s forked tongue, burrowing worm’s stinger, lizard’s leg, owl’s wing, dragon’s scale, wolf’s tooth, witches mummified flesh, shark gullet & stomach, hemlock root, Jew’s liver, goat’s bile, twigs of yew from lunar eclipse, Turk’s nose, Tartar’s lips, finger of a baby who was strangled as a prostitute gave birth to it in a ditch, tiger’s entrails, baboon blood |
What song do the 3 witches sing? | “Black Spirits” |
What do the witches pour into the flame? | Blood of a sow who has eaten her offspring & sweat of murderers of the gallows |
What does the First Apparition look like? | Armored helmet |
What does the First Apparition tell Macbeth? | To beware Macduff |
What does the Second Apparition look like? | Bloody child |
What does the Second Apparition tell Macbeth? | Be violent, firm, & no one born from a woman will ever harm him |
What does the Third Apparition look like? | Crowned child with tree in hand |
What does the Third Apparition tell Macbeth? | He won’t be defeated until Birnam Wood matches to fight him at Dunisinane Hill |
How many Kings march across the stage? | 8 |
Who do the Kings look like? | Banquo |
What do the 2 orbs and 3 scepters represent in the mirror? | King James |
What do the witches do before they vanish? | Dance around Macbeth |
Who tells Macbeth that Macduff has fled to England? | Lennox |
What is Macbeth’s plan concerning Macduff? | Raid his castle, seize Fife, kill his family |
Why does the son refuse to believe Lady Macduff when she tells him he has no father? | She isn’t weeping |
Who enters their home & what do they do? | Murders come in, stab the son, and chase Lady Macduff out of the house |
Why does Malcolm think Macbeth would be a better ruler despite all the evil he’s done? (2) | 1. Malcolm’s sexual desires far outweigh Macbeth’s evil deeds2. Malcolm is greedy |
Why did Malcolm lie to Macduff about his character? | To see if he was legit |
What power does King Edward have? | “The evil,” from heaven, places gold coin around person’s neck & says holy prayers over them |
2nd gift King Edward has | Prophesy |
Who tells Macduff about the death of his family? | Ross |
Who does King Edward send to fight with Macduff? | Siward & 10,000 soldiers |
Who witnesses Lady Macbeth sleep walking? | Gentlewoman |
What is Lady Macbeth doing in her sleep? | Writing letters to her husband at war |
What does Lady Macbeth always have at her bedside? | Candle |
What does Lady Macbeth talk about in her sleep? | The murders |
What are the 3 groups that come together to form the Scottish army? | 1. Menteith, Caithness, Angus, Lennox, Ross, and unhappy Scottish soldiers2. Macduff3. Old Siward & 10,000 soldiers |
Who warns Macbeth & the Doctor that 10,000 soldiers are coming? | Servant |
Who does Macbeth call to put on his armor? | Seyton |
What does Malcolm order all of the soldiers to do in order to throw off the count of their army? | Break off a branch and hide behind it |
Why do all of the women begin crying? | Lady Macbeth is dead |
Who tells Macbeth his wife has died? | Seyton |
What does the messenger tell Macbeth before war? | The forest is moving |
Who leads to 1st battle for Malcolm’s side? | Siward & son |
Who kills Siward’s Son? | Macbeth |
How is Macduff an exception to the witches prophesy? | He was cut out of his mother’s womb before she could give birth to him naturally |
Who tells Siward his son is dead? | Ross |
What signifies that Siward’s son died well? | His wounds were in the front |
What does Macduff enter carrying in his hand? | Macbeth’s head |
How did the Queen die? | Suicide, fell off the side of the castle |
Where is Malcolm going at the end of the play? | Scone, to be crowned King of Scotland |
Who is the King after Malcolm? | Fleance |
What was James I reaction to Macbeth? | Loved it but banned it because of witches |
Which character closely resembles Banquo? | Macduff’s son (defended his loved one) |
What are the 2 signs of Lady Macbeth’s guilty conscious? | 1. Kept a candle at bedside2. Pretended to wash her hands in sleep |
What did Lady Macbeth say Macbeth’s only flaw was? | Too kind |
What is the relation between Old Siward & Malcolm? | Old Siward is Malcolm’s uncle |
Which act does James I oppose? | Act IV |
Another name for the play | “That Scottish Play” |
To whom was the last death warrant from Macbeth given? | To the people |
What did Lady Macbeth do after the murder of Duncan to fake her surprise? | Fainted |
Macbeth
September 2, 2019