In Act III, to persuade the two murderers to agree to kill Banquo, Macbeth tells them | that Banquo has been the cause of all their misery |
In Act III, Scene ii, what is the connotation of the word scorpions in this line? | doubts |
Act III serves mainly to | expose Macbeth’s mounting troubles |
In Act III, what is the cause of Macbeth’s irrational behavior at the banquet? | his guilty conscience |
When Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth in Act III, Scene iv, “We are yet but young in deed,” he means that they are | new to the ways of crime |
In Act III, Macbeth’s guilt causing him to imagine he sees Banquo’s ghost at the banquet is an example of | internal conflict |
By the end of Act III, how has Macbeth changed since the beginning of the play? | He is now quick to use treachery to suit his ends |
In Act III, why does Macbeth send along a third murderer to join the first two in killing Banquo (assume he is the one who sent him)? | Macbeth has become terribly suspicious and trusts no one; he sends the third murderer to make certain the job gets done |
In Act III, when Lady Macbeth claims “Nought’s had, all’s spent, / Where our desire is got without content . . .” she means that | she and Macbeth have risked everything but have gained no happiness because they are living in fear |
In Act III, Scene i, Macbeth is glad that Banquo will not be returning to the palace until nightfall because | Macbeth wants Banquo killed under cover of darkness |
When Act III begins, Banquo says that he knows | Macbeth killed Duncan |
In Act III, when Macbeth says “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown / And put a barren scepter in my gripe . . .” he means | he and Lady Macbeth want many children |
Which of the following is an external conflict? | Macbeth wants Banquo dead, so he hires men to murder him |
Why does Macbeth fear Banquo? | Banquo is loyal to the true king |
In a play, the rising action consists of the events that lead up to the | climax |
A major purpose of Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth is to foreshadow events related to | Macbeth’s downfall |
In Act IV when the witch says, “Something wicked this way comes,” you know that | even the witches now consider Macbeth evil |
After visiting the witches in Act IV, why does Macbeth initially change his mind and decide not to have Macduff killed? | He knows Macduff has fled to England |
Which of the following best describes how Shakespeare portrays Macduff’s son in Act IV? | questioning and courageous |
In Act IV, Scene iii, what finally convinces Malcolm that Macduff is loyal? | Macduff’s noble despair for his country |
Which of the following lines spoken by Malcolm in Act IV best conveys how he really feels about Scotland? | “. . . It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash / Is added to her wounds.” |
The end of Act IV foreshadows an important conflict between | Macduff and Malcom |
In Elizabethan theater, ____ was especially important because there were no elaborate special effects, lighting, or sets. | imagery |
In Act IV, Macbeth visits the witches because he thinks that | they can rid him of Banquo’s ghost |
What is Imagery? | language that writers use to re-create sensory experiences |
Which senses do the following lines from Act IV, Scene iii appeal to? “This avarice / Sticks deeper, grows with more pernicious root / Than summer-seeming lust, and it hath been / The sword of our slain kings” | sight and touch |
Which sense does the following quotation from The Tragedy of Macbeth appeal to? | touch |
One of the images that runs throughout The Tragedy of Macbeth is that of | blood |
Which of your senses does the following quote from The Tragedy of Macbeth appeal to? | taste, touch, and hearing |
What is the main message of Act V, Scene i, which includes Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene? | a guilty conscience is not easily mended |
In Act V, Scene iii, what does Macbeth’s behavior toward the servant who comes to deliver a message ultimately show about Macbeth’s character? | he has grown brutal |
When Macbeth reveals in Act V, scene v, that he has grown impervious to fear and horror, he is underscoring the play’s theme of the | destructiveness of blind ambition |
At what point in Act V, does Macbeth first begin to realize that he has been tricked by the prophecies? | when he learns that Birnam Wood is moving toward the castle |
In Act V, in what way does Macbeth revert to his former self? | He fights with courage and skill |
Why does Shakespeare have Macbeth display certain admirable traits at the end of The Tragedy of Macbeth? | to reinforce the idea that Macbeth is a victim of his tragic flaw |
In Act V, which of the following represents the resolution of the plot? | Macduff kills Macbeth |
When the doctor watches Lady Macbeth sleepwalking in Act V, he | is completely baffled |
From the doctor’s observations in Act V, you can infer that the doctors in Shakespeare’s time knew very little aboutI. psychology.II. emotional distress.III. the mind-body connection | I, II, and III |
In Act V, when the doctor tells the waiting-gentlewoman to take from Lady Macbeth “the means of all annoyance,” it is because he fears that Lady Macbeth might | try to kill herself |
In Act V, when Macbeth says “Out, out, brief candle!” the word candle refers to | life |
In Act V, Scene i, you can tell that the waiting-gentlewoman is | loyal to Lady Macbeth |
In Act V, Lady Macbeth kills herself because | she cannot bear her guilt |
At the end of The Tragedy of Macbeth, how does Macbeth’s courage in battle affect the reader? | It brings the reader full circle by once again pointing out an aspect of his noble nature |
Macbeth Act III-V
July 22, 2019