| Why does Macbeth become the Thane of Cawdor? | because of his valor in battle |
| What is Lady Macbeth’s attitude about Duncan’s murder beforehand? | She encourages it. She calls Macbeth a coward when he tries to back out. |
| Why are Malcolm and Donalbain suspects in King Duncan’s murder? | Because the ran away after |
| Why does Macbeth kill Banquo? | Because of the witch’s prediction, Macbeth knows that Banquo’s children will become king, so he attempts to settle any threats to his throne. |
| According to Macbeth, what goes wrong with Banquo’s murder? | Fleance, his son, escapes |
| After Banquo’s murder, who shows up at the palace and ruins the banquet? | Banquo’s ghost |
| Why does Maduff go to England to join Malcolm? | He wants to find out if Malcolm killed Duncan. |
| Lady Macbeth expresses what feelings while sleepwalking? | Guilt and fear. |
| The witches refer to Banquo as what? | Lesser than Macbeth and greater; and a future father of kings |
| “Too full of the milk of human kindness” | Lady Macbeth says this about her husband |
| As part of the plan to kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth will | get the guards drunk |
| Shakespeare introduced the porter in order to | provide comic relief |
| Macbeth tells the murderers that | if they fail they will pay with their lives |
| In Act 4, Malcolm is at first lukewarm toward MacDuff because | he suspects a trick and wants to make sure they are both against Macbeth |
| How does Macbeth feel after killing King Duncan? | guilty |
| Macbeth’s conversation with the doctor about his wife’s condition reveals | that he is much more concerned with the approaching battle. |
| In Act 5, Lady Macbeth | cannot rest because she is troubled by the murder and her part in it |
| Which of the predictions come true in the end? | “None of woman born shall hurt Macbeth” |
| Three apparitions appear to Macbeth in Act IV. What do they predict? | The head with armor tells Macbeth to fear Macduff, the Thane of Fife, the blood-covered child says none of women born shall harm Macbeth, the child crowned with a branch in his hand says Macbeth will not be killed until Great Birnham wood comes to Dunsinane hill. |
| Macdonwald, traitor to Scotland, is cut from “gut to gullet” by | Macbeth |
| What are the two titles the witches use to greet Macbeth | Thane of Cawdor and the Thane of Glamis |
| Who is King Of Scotland at the beginning of the play? | Duncan |
| Who is heir to the throne and who is his brother? | Malcolm and Donalbain |
| Who sleepwalks due to guilt? | Lady Macbeth |
| Who kills Macbeth? | Macduff |
| Who is killed by murders hired by Macbeth? | His good friend Banquo |
| Who paints blood on the guards faces? | Lady Macbeth |
| Who is the only one who sees the ghost of Banquo sitting in the chair at the banquet? | Macbeth |
| Where does Malcolm run to after his father is killed? | England |
| What sign appears to Macbeth before Duncan’s murder? | a dagger |
| Where are Scottish kings crowned? | Scone |
| What imagined image does Lady Macbeth try to wipe from her hands? | bloodstain |
| Who tells, his son, Fleance to escape the murderers? | Banquo |
| Who praises Macbeth’s castle? | King Duncan |
| Macduff wants to go to war with Macbeth because | he considers Macbeth a tyrant |
Macbeth
July 15, 2019