| Scotland | Macbeth takes place in what country? |
| battle | When we first hear about Macbeth, we are told he has been successful at what? |
| Banquo | Who was told that he would be “not so happy, yet much happier” and less than Macbeth, yet greater? |
| Cawdor | In Act I, who betrayed Duncan? |
| after talking to Lady Macbeth | When do Macbeth first consider killing Duncan? |
| murder | The first time we meet Lady Macbeth, she is planning what? |
| evil, trusted | Banquo tells Macbeth that the witches are ____ and not to be _____ |
| partner | Macbeth considers Lady Macbeth his ______ |
| ruin/harm | Banquo warns Macbeth that the witches may have told him a little truth in order to lead him to _____ |
| remorse | Lady Macbeth believes she can kill Duncan without _____ |
| beloved | What kind of king is Duncan? |
| you will not become king, but your decedents will become king | What does “tho shalt get kings, though thou be none” mean? |
| Thane of Glamis | What is Macbeth’s title when the play begins? |
| kill Duncan | In Act I, scene vii, Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth that he won’t …? |
| call Macbeth’s manhood into question | What is Lady Macbeth’s strategy to get Macbeth to do what she wants? |
| kin and host | Macbeth and Duncan are held together by what bonds? |
| Sinel | What is the name of Macbeth’s father? |
| Duncan reminded her of her sleeping father | Why did Lady Macbeth not kill Duncan herself? |
| if Macbeth cannot say amen then he cannot participate in God’s community | Why is Macbeth concerned that he cannot say ”amen’? |
| sleep | Macbeth says that he heard a voice say “Macbeth has murdered ____” ? |
| Macbeth cannot bear to look at Duncan again | Why won’t Macbeth take the daggers back to the scene of the crime? |
| a red nose, sleep, urine | What three things does wine provoke? |
| Duncan’s body | In Act II, what did Macbeth discover? |
| Macbeth did it out of pain and rage, but he actually wanted to be rid of any possible witnesses | What excuses did Macbeth give for killing the guards? What was his real reason? |
| Macduff doesn’t know about Lady Macbeth’s part in the murder | Macduff says, “Oh gentle lady ……..” What is ironic about this? |
| they are afraid the murderer will be after them too | Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave Scotland? |
| it was against their personal natures and against nature as the ruling force in the universe | Why does Ross not believe Malcolm and Donalbain were responsible for Duncan’s murder? |
| queen of witches | Who is Hecate? |
| regret | At the end of Act II, scene ii, how does Macbeth feel about the murder of Duncan? |
| Macbeth is king | At the end of Act II what has happened to Macbeth? |
| he is furious that he has done the work to become king, and Banquo’s descendants will benefit | Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? |
| he gets two murderers to wait along the road and ambush them (Banquo dies and Fleance lives) | What is Macbeth’s plan for killing Banquo and Fleance? Does it work? |
| Banquo’s ghost | Who did Macbeth see at the banquet table? |
| Lady Macbeth tells the guests that Macbeth often has fits. When he really gets out of hand she sends the guests home | How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet? |
| Macduff | Who else is missing from the banquet besides Banquo? |
| see the witches | after the banquet Macbeth told Lady Macbeth that tomorrow he would do what? |
| Macbeth is committed to his course of action whatever he has to do | Macbeth says “I am in blood …….” What does he mean? |
| give Macbeth some visions to give him false hopes for his safety so he will continue on his path of destruction | What does Hecate want the witches to do? |
| the Banquo has kept them downtrodden their entire lives | What did Macbeth tell the murderers to convince them to want to kill Banquo? |
| Macbeth could order Banquo’s execution , but it would make Banquo’s friends uneasy and Macbeth needs their support | Why does Macbeth say he needs assassins at all? |
| Fleance | When Macbeth orders the assassins to kill Banquo, who is the real target? |
| call Macbeth’s manhood into question | When Macbeth breaks down at the banquet, Lady Macbeth’s strategy to calm down her husband is? |
| Macbeth bribes one of Macduff’s servants to keep Macbeth informed of what goes on in Macduff’s house | What does Macbeth mean when he says ” I keep a servant fee’d” at Macduff’s castle? |
| she is angry | How does Hacate feel about what the witches did to Macbeth? |
| to raise an army against Macbeth | Why is Macduff in England? |
| Macbeth should beware of Macduff | In Act IV, what does the first apparition show? |
| he would not be harmed by anyone “of woman born” | In Act IV, what does the second apparition show? |
| he would not be vanquished until Birnam Wood move to Dunsinane Hill | In Act IV, what does the third apparition show? |
| fear and despair are common | In Act IV, scene iii, what does “where sighs and groans and shrieks that rend the air are made not mark’d” tell you about the situation in Scotland? |
| kill Macduff’s family | At the end of Act IV, scene i, what plan does Macbeth order Lennox to put into motion? |
| go to war against Macbeth | At the end of Act IV, what has Malcolm decided to do? |
| lechery and avarice | What vices does Malcolm say he possesses that make him unfit for the throne? |
| the king can heal sickness | Malcolm ascribes what powers to the king of England? |
| guilt | during her sleepwalking scene, Lady Macbeth seems most consumed by feelings of… |
| faith in the witches’ prophecies | Macbeth does not fear death at the hands of rebels because he has … |
| he, himself, kills Macbeth | Macduff claims that he will be haunted by his family’s ghosts until…. |
| brave | Siward’s concern about his son’s death has mainly to with whether that death was … |
| there is no witness to confirm the truth of the gentlewoman’s words | The gentlewoman in Act V, scene i refuses to repeat Lady Macbeth’s sleep-talk to the doctor because… |
| deceived him with ambiguous messages | As Macbeth fights Macduff, Macbeth finally realizes that the witches and apparitions… |
| Malcolm order the branches from Birnam Wood cut down to camouflage his army’s advance up the hill | How does Birnam Wood move to Dunsinane? |
| Macbeth’s soldiers do what they do because they are afraid of Macbeth | What does Angus mean when he says “those Macbeth commands move only in command , nothing in love” |
| she killed herself | What happened to Lady Macbeth? |
| Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped | How is the second apparition’s warning fulfilled? |
Macbeth Quizzes
September 7, 2019