Duncan | King of Scotland |
Malcolm and Donaldbain | heirs to the throne, children of Duncan, fled after Duncan was killed |
The Witches | mythical creatures who gave Banquo and Macbeth their prophecies |
Macbeth | Thane of Glamis, Soon-to-be Thane of Cawdor, and soon-to-be KING of Scotland, one of the commanders of the Scottish army |
Banquo | other commander of the Scottish army |
Fleance | son of Banquo, Banquo thinks he will be king |
Macduff | a thane of Scotland, went to go with Lennox to check on the King at Macbeth’s castle, also went to go tell Ross and the old man that Macbeth is now the new King of Scotland |
Lennox | a thane of Scotland, went to go with Lennox to check on the King at Macbeth’s castle |
Ross | a thane of Scotland, informed King Duncan on how the war went, discussing with an old man about King Duncan’s death |
Lady Macbeth | wife of Macbeth, ambitious about Macbeth’s plan on killing Duncan |
Macbeth atributes | brave, ambitious, self-doubting |
Lady Macbeth atributes | plotting, ambitious, violent |
Witches’ atributes | toy with human lives, prophesive, weird, creepy, speak in poetry |
paradox | a contradiction |
Act 1, scene 1 | Scene Summary: The witches discuss about meeting with Macbeth after the battle with Norway |
Act 1, scene 2 | Scene Summary: The captain tells King Duncan about the battle; Scotland won. Macbeth has fought bravely, and he is rewarded with the worthy name: Thane of Cawdor |
Act 1, scene 3 | Scene Summary: The witches tell Macbeth and Banquo their prophecies |
Act 1, scene 4 | Scene Summary: King Duncan congratulates Macbeth and Banquo on their win. He tells them that Malcolm will be the next king |
Act 1, scene 5 | Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter and greets him when he comes home. They discuss about how Macbeth will kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth decides she wants to take part in this murder |
Macbeth- Act 1 and 2 Test
August 8, 2019