| Who will the three witches meet? | Macbeth |
| What does Malcom ask the captain to tell Duncan? | The action that is going on at the battlefront |
| What name does Macbeth deserve? | Brave Macbeth |
| The witches greet Macbeth with three titles. List the three titles | Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King |
| What prophecy do the witches give Banquo? | He will be less, but greater than Macbeth, less happier but much happier than Macbeth, and Banquo will never be king but his descendants will be. |
| What does Banquo say the “instruments of darkness” are capable of doing? | Manipulating you into doing something bad, and therefore ruining you |
| In Macbeth’s short soliloquy, he argues that the witches prophecy cannot be “ill” because why? | Two of the three titles that they gave him came true |
| In his short soliloquy, he argues that it cannot be good. What image does he imagine that makes him feel frightened? | He imagines killing King Duncan so that he can become king himself. |
| To satisfy his fear, Macbeth thinks it might be possible to be king without what? | Him killing King Duncan |
| What reason does Banquo give to Ross and Angus for Macbeth’s odd behavior? | Banquo says that Macbeth is acting odd because he is just getting used to the titles he’s been given |
| What does Malcom report Cawdor did at his execution? | Confessed his crimes and asked for a pardon from the King |
| For what does Duncan apologize to Macbeth for? | For not appreciating him and not being able to repay him for his honor |
| What does Duncan announce about Malcom? | That Malcom is named Prince of Cumberland aka heir to the throne |
| Duncan says that they should go to ‘Inverness’. What is Inverness? | MacBeth’s castle |
| What does Macbeth say about the Prince of Cumberland? | He is extremely mad that it is Malcom and not him |
| What is Lady Macbeth doing at the beginning of the scene? | Reading Macbeth’s letter |
| What is Lady Macbeth afraid stands in the way of Macbeth becoming king? | Macbeth is too good and pure to actually go through with his plan to kill Duncan? |
| What does Lady Macbeth compare Macbeth’s face to? | A book |
| What does Lady Macbeth instruct Macbeth to do? | Be a man |
| How does Lady Macbeth’s behavior toward Duncan differ from her true intentions? | Lady Macbeth acts all respectable around Duncan when even though she really wants to kill him |
Macbeth: Act I
August 28, 2019