severed head | gives the prophecy “Beware Macduff!” |
bloody baby | gives the prophecy that Macbeth need not fear one of woman born |
crowned child with bough | gives the prophecy that until Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane Hill, Macbeth is safe |
line of kings | gives the prophecy that Banquo’s children will still rule for many generations |
Malcolm will attack Macbeth using forces from ______. | England |
_____ joins Malcolm and abandon Macbeth. | Lennox |
_____ is killed by Macbeth in the castle. | Young Siward |
_____ is sent to attack Macbeth’s castle first. | Siward |
_____ dies due to a mental break down and a guilty conscience. | Lady Macbeth |
_____ kills Macbeth in the castle. | Macduff |
_____ is killed on stage in Act 4. | Macduff’s son |
_____ is killed in Fife by hired murderers. | Lady Macduff |
_____ reports to Macduff that his family has been killed. | Ross |
_____ tries to warn Lady Macduff of danger. | a Messenger |
Malcolm lies to Macduff at first in order to _______. | test Macduff’s loyalty |
_____ is the only servant left on Macbeth’s side at the end of the play. | Seyton |
_____ inherits the throne at the end of the play. | Malcolm |
_____ will somehow inherit the throne in the future based on the witches’ prophecies. | Fleance |
_____ was hired by Macbeth to try to cure his wife. | the Doctor |
Lady Macbeth reenacts _____ while she sleepwalks. | the murder of King Duncan |
Macbeth does not sit at the banquet table in Scene 4: | because he sees Banquo’s ghost in his seat |
Macbeth persuades two murderers to go after Banquo by: | convincing them that Banquo is their enemy. |
When the murderers attack they succeed in: | killing Banquo. |
The murderers fail during the attack when: | Fleance escapes. |
The murderers are kept silent because: | another murderer murders them. |
In Scene One Banquo suspects: | Macbeth gained the throne through evil means. |
During Act Three, Macbeth is called into question as a leader due to: | his failing mental state. |
Lady Macbeth changes in Act Three to: | a scared and quiet woman. |
Scene Five that was cut out of the film version of the play, involves the character: | Hecate. |
At the end of Act 3 the audience is made aware that: | Macduff has gone to England to ask for help. |
Macduff plans to: | overthrow Macbeth. |
Malcolm is in: | England with Edward and Siward. |
Macbeth sees a _____ at the end of Scene One. | a floating dagger |
______ and _____ introduce Scene One. | Banquo; Fleance |
At the end of Scene One ____ makes a noise and calls Macbeth to kill Duncan. | a bell |
Lady Macbeth subdued the guards using: | alcohol |
Lady Macbeth hears the cry of a(n) _____ while Macbeth is killing the king. | screech owl |
_______ cried out in their sleep while Macbeth was killing the king. | the guards |
What noise startles Macbeth and Lady Macbeth at the end of Scene Two? | knocking |
The ______ answers the castle door in Scene Three. | porter |
______ and _____ arrive at Macbeth’s castle in Scene Three. | Macduff and Lennox |
______ goes to wake the king and discovers the king is dead. | Macduff |
______ killed the guards when the king’s body was discovered. | Macbeth |
______ and _______ are suspected of arranging the king’s death. | Donalbain; Malcom |
______ flees to Ireland. | Donalbain |
____ flees to England. | Malcolm |
______ and ______ discuss the strange happenings of the night in Scene Four. | Old Man; Ross |
The first strange thing described in Scene Four involved: | an owl killing a falcon |
The second strange thing described in Scene Four involved: | the King’s horses escaping and eating each other |
In Scene Four _______ reveals that _____ will be the next king. | Macduff; Macbeth |
a follower or underling of someone in power | minion |
accurately predicting what will happen in the future | prophetic |
a high place | vantage |
a person who signals the arrival of another | harbinger |
serious and urgent | dire |
a broad ornamental band of sculpture on a building | frieze |
friendless; unequal; unrivaled | peerless |
to betray one’s country or morals | treason |
to call out to someone to attract attention | hail |
bad; offensive to the senses | foul |
the king of Scotland | DUNCAN |
the catalyst that drives Macbeth to do evil | LADY MACBETH |
Macbeth’s best friend; the father of kings | BANQUO |
betrayed the Scots to the Norwegians and was beheaded as a traitor | THANE OF CAWDOR |
harbingers of Macbeth and Banquo’s future | WITCHES |
the country attacking the Scots | Norway |
a barren landscape common in England and Scotland | moor |
a short speech by a character that only the audience can hear | aside |
the instance when the audience knows something that a character on stage is unaware of | dramatic irony |
happens in Act 3 or the middle of a Shakespearean tragedy | crisis |
happens in Act 2 of a Shakespearean tragedy | complication |
happens t the end or in Act 5 of a Shakespearean tragedy | catastrophe |
a trait of tragedy that shows a character with power or position must lose this power or position | high status |
a trait of tragedy that shows a character getting the exact opposite of what is expected | reversal of fate or fortune |
a trait of tragedy that shows the end of the play resulting in complete destruction of all major characters | universal death |
a trait of tragedy that shows a main character has a specific personality trait that will lead to their undoing | fatal flaw |
Macbeth Entire Play
August 17, 2019