Macbeth Act 1

Who do the witches meet? Macbeth
What does Malcom ask the Captain to tell Duncan? What is the battle like?
What name does Macbeth deserve? Brave Macbeth
The captain says, “Till he unseated him from the nave to the chops / And fixed his head upon our battlements.”Who is the person doing the “unseaming”? Macbeth
The captain says, “Till he unseated him from the nave to the chops / And fixed his head upon our battlements.”Who is the person being unseamed? Macdonwald
Who is the “most disloyal traitor”? The Thane of Cawdor
What title do they give to Macbeth? The Thane of Cawdor
The witches greet Macbeth by 3 titles. What are the three: Thane of GlamisThane of CawdorKing hereafter
What prophecy do the witches give Banquo? 1. Lesser than Macbeth and greater2. Not so happy, yet much happier3. Banquo’s descendants will be kings, but not him (King James was related to Banquo)
What does Banquo say the “instruments of darkness” are capable of doing? Tell you things that might lead to evil (the witches)
In Macbeth’s short soliloquy, he argues that the witches’ prophecy cannot be “ill” because why? if it is ill, why was he getting to be King, or Thane of Cawdor? That couldn’t be a bad thing
In this short soliloquy, he argues that it cannot be good. What images does he conjure that makes him feel frightened? That he will have to murder King Duncan if the prophecy is true
To satisfy his fear, Macbeth thinks it might be possible to be King without what? without killing Duncan, to just wait it out to become King
What reason does Banquo give to Ross and Angus for Macbeth’s odd behavior? He was thinking of something else
What does Malcom report Cawdor did at his execution? He died with poise as though he had rehearsed like an actor
“There is no art/ To find the mind’s construction in the face. / He was a gentleman on whom I built/ An absolute trust.”Who is speaking? King Duncan
“There is no art/ To find the mind’s construction in the face. / He was a gentleman on whom I built/ An absolute trust.”Paraphrase these lines I can look at somebody and know if I can trust them, there is no art to that
For what does Duncan apologize to Macbeth? for not being thankful enough to Macbeth
What does Duncan announce about Malcom? That Malcom will be the next king
Duncan says that they should go to “Inverness.” What is Inverness? Macbeth’s castle
What does Macbeth say about the Prince of Cumberland? that he will have to rid of him to get the kingship
What is Lady Macbeth doing at the beginning of scene 5? She is reading a letter
What is Lady Macbeth afraid stands in the way of Macbeth becoming king? That he is too squeamish to kill Malcom
“Come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,/ And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full/ Of direst cruelty.”Who is speaking? Lady Macbeth
“Come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,/ And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full/ Of direst cruelty.”Paraphrase the above lines asking to not be a lady (like) at all
What does Lady Macbeth compare Macbeth’s face to? an open book that anyone could read
What does Lady Macbeth instruct Macbeth to do? to hide deadly intention behind welcoming looks
Lady Macbeth tells Duncan that hosting him and his servants is nothing compared to what? -it is more of an honor having him there-nothing can compare than the honor of having them there
In Macbeth’s soliloquy, what does Macbeth say is a consequence of murder? eternal damnation
Macbeth says there are two ways that Duncan trusts him at this moment. What are they? 1) Macbeth is the hostess, they are entering his home2) They are cousins and Macbeth is his subject
What does Macbeth say is the reason people will cry like crazy over Duncan’s murder? Duncan is a good king, he rules well
What reason does Macbeth give for not wanting to go through with the murder? -heaven will ashore (hate) this murder-only ambition is the reason he is doing this
Lady Macbeth compares Macbeth to the “poor cat” is some story. how is Macbeth like this cat? They act like they’re going to pounce and them pull back
What act does Lady Macbeth say she would go through with if she had sworn to do it? kill her own child
What does Lady Macbeth say she will do with Duncan’s chamberlains? blame the murder on them by getting them so drunk they pass out and then use their knives
How does Macbeth say they will be able to get away with the murder? by lying