what is the main theme of Act 1 of the tragedy of Macbeth | Betrayal |
why are the witches Important? | they foreshadow events |
Why is king Duncan so grateful to Macbeth? | Macbeth saved King Duncan’s kingdom from rebels and the Norwegian king. |
What is Macbeth’s character flaw? | He is ambitious |
What do you know about King Duncan? | He values bravery and loyalty |
What do Macbeth think about killing king Duncan? | he is not suree if it is the right thing to do |
which of the following is an example of a stage direction? | [Enter Macbeth’s wife, alone, with a letter] |
Elizabeth writers modeled their tragedies on plays from where? | Ancient Greece and rome |
where does king Duncan come to spend the night? | Macbeth’s Castle |
why does lady Macbeth think Macbeth has little chance of becoming king? | Macbeth is not ruthless enough |
which of the following quotes from the Tragedy of Macbeth contains a linking verb? | “what bloody man is that?” |
which of the following sentences contains an action verb? | “Banquo called out to them.” |
The soldiers who sold secrets to the enemy army was imprisoned for… | Treason |
what do stage directions give the reader? | information about what is taking place on the stage |
Throughout Act 1 of the tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth’s plans and actions seeme to be motivated most of all by | his wife’s encouragement |
In the Tragedy of Macbeth, in what way is lady macbeth stronger than her husband | she stands firm when Macbeth begins to waver in his deadly purpose. |
Which literary device is portrayed excellently when the witches hail Macbeth as the Thane of Cawdor yet he has no knowledge of it? | dramatic irony |
Which of the following is NOT a reason Macbeth gives for not killing the king in his soliloquy? | Duncan has young sons that he needs to be a father to |
How does lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to agree to her plan? | She mocks his manhood and call him a coward |
when Macbeth declares, “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir,” he is contemplating leaving the crown up to | Fate |
“Fair is foul and foul is fair” | Witches |
“there is no art to find the mind’s construction in the face” | King Duncan |
“Make thick my blood, stop up th’access and passage to remorse.” | Lady Macbeth |
“stars, hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires.” | Macbeth |
“To win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray’s deepest consequence | Banquo |
Macbeth Act 1
August 14, 2019