| who are the characters in scene one? | the three witches |
| when and where will they meet again? | on the heath, after the battle |
| whom will they meet? | macbeth and banquo |
| how is shakespeares appearance v reality theme introducted? | fair is foul, foul is fair |
| where does the play take place? | scotland |
| who is the king? | king duncan of scotland |
| who are the kings sons? | malcolm and donalbain |
| what question is asked of a sergeant? | what happened in the battle |
| with whom is scotland fighting? | king of norway- sweno |
| who are scotlands two greatest leaders in war? | macbeth and banquo |
| who won the battle? | scotland |
| who was a traitor to scotland? | thane of cawdor and macdonawald |
| what reward does the king give to macbeth? | thane of cawdor |
| how do the witches plan to punish a ship’s captain? | sending him a storm and not letting him sleep |
| do the witches have complete power over everything? | no, they dont have the power to kill |
| what are the three titles that the witches use for macbeth? | thane of glamis, thane of cawdor, king |
| what do they prophesy for banquo? | he will father future kings |
| what news does ross bring to macbeth? | he is now the thane of cawdor |
| how does banquo warn macbeth? | the devil tricks evil with truth |
| what does macbeth start to think about? | killing duncan |
| on whom does the king say he had built an absolute trust? | the former thane of cawdor |
| what kin are the king and macbeth? | cousins |
| what announcement does king duncan make about malcolm? | malcolm will be prince of cumberland |
| how does macbeth take the kings announcement? | he starts plotting to kill malcolm as well |
| why does macbeth ride ahead? | to tell lady macbeth that the king is coming |
| wheres the king going? | macbeths castle |
| whats lady macbeth reading in scene 5? | a letter that talks about the witches and what happened |
| what worries her about macbeth? | fears he is too good to seize the throne by murder |
| why does lady macbeth say “unsex me here”? | she wishes she could kill duncan |
| who is she calling on? | spirits of evil |
| whats the name of macbeths castle? | inverness |
| describe macbeths castle | lovely, peaceful |
| describes duncans meeting with lady macbeth | kind and polite, he tries to flatter her |
| what are the reasons why macbeth shouldnt kill duncan? | related, hes a good king, macbeth is his guest, hes sworn to loyalty |
| what reason does he give for wanting to? | ambition- tragic flaw |
| what makes lady macbeth angry in scene 7? | macbeth doesnt want to kill the king |
| of what does she accuse macbeth? | being a coward? |
| what plan does she set forward for the murder? | get the guards drunk and frame them |
| what decision does macbeth make? | hes going to kill the king |
Macbeth: act 1
July 15, 2019