| 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 |
Macbeth Act 1
September 8, 2019