| Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor because | Macbeth won battles with Sweno and Macdonwald |
| Macbeth is started when the witches | Call him Thane of Cawdor and predict he will be king |
| Disturbances in nature occur when | Duncan dies |
| Macduff does not attend Macbeth’s investiture most probably because | He suspects Macbeth of murdering Duncan |
| lady Macbeth suggests that Macbeth’s actions when he sees Banquo’s ghost are | a ” fit… which hath been from his youth” |
| Among the unnatural occurrences after Duncan is murdered is ( are) | darkness in daytime; a falcon killed by an owl; horses eating each other |
| Among those who appear in the final scene of the play are | Malcom, Macbeth, and Macduff |
| Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep because | her guilt causes deep psychic troubles |
| Many are killed during the course of the play. What is Macbeth not worried about concerning his possible death | Macbeth is killed by one who was ” of no woman born.” |
| Malcolm confesses his sins are blacker than Macbeth’s because | He fears damnation |
| Who ridicules Macbeth for his lack of manhood? | Lady Macbeth |
| Who cures ulcerous wounds by touching? | Edward |
| Who kills Duncan’s chamberlains? | Macbeth |
| Who was ” untimely ripped” from his mother’s womb? | Macduff |
| Who flees to Ireland? | Donalbain |
| Whose title does Duncan award to Macbeth? | Thane of Cawdor |
| Who wants to give Macbeth a false sense of security? | Hecate |
| Who confesses to sins that are worse than those committed by Macbeth? | Malcolm |
| Which character carouses all night? | Porter |
| Who asks if his son suffered wounds on the front of his body? | Siward |
Macbeth Study Questions
August 18, 2019