| King of Scotland, murdered by Macbeth | Who is Duncan? |
| dagger | What does Macbeth see floating towards him when he murders Duncan? |
| smears blood on Duncan’s attendants and leaves the knives by them | What does Lady Macbeth do to cover up Macbeth’s part in the murder of Duncan? |
| three | How many witches usually appear to Macbeth? |
| Head witch. She is angry that the other witches acted without her consent. | Who is Hecate? |
| Son of Banquo | Who is Fleance? |
| Macbeth | Who plots the murder of Banquo and Fleance? |
| He escapes the murders. | What happens to Fleance? |
| Banquo’s ghost | Macbeth thinks he sees ___ sitting at the banquet table. |
| Lady Macbeth | ___ sleepwalks. |
| trying to wash her hands clear of the blood | While Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, she is ___. |
| Gentlewoman and the doctor | Who sees Lady Macbeth sleepwalking? |
| brave, valiant soldier | At the beginning of the play, how do others (like the captain and Duncan) think of Macbeth? |
| Donalbain and Malcolm | What are the names of Duncan’s sons? |
| Donalbain | Which son goes to Ireland after his father’s death |
| Malcolm | Macduff wants to help ___. |
| No, because Malcolm is afraid that Macduff is on Macbeth’s side. | Does Malcolm trust Macduff when Macduff first arrives? Why/why not? |
| Macbeth sends murderers to kill Lady Macduff and her children. | How does Lady Macduff die? |
| Ross | Who tells Macduff of his loss? |
| beware of Macduff | The armed head apparition means… |
| no man born of a woman can harm Macbeth. | The bloody child apparition means… |
| do not fear until Birnam Wood meets Dunsinane. | The child holding a tree means… |
| the castle | What is Dunsinane? |
| Malcolm’s men cover themselves in branches from the woods to hide their numbers. | How does the Birnam Wood prophecy come true? |
| He was born prematurely by a C-section. | How does the Macduff not born of a woman come true? |
| Malcolm | Who becomes king at the end of the play? |
| a nice way of saying something offensive | What is euphemism? |
| deed | What word does Macbeth use in place of murder? |
| he reminds her of her own father. | Lady Macbeth does not kill Duncan herself because… |
| The previous Thane of Cawdor was a traitor, and he was executed. Macbeth earned this title by fighting so bravely. | How does Macbeth get the title “Thane of Cawdor”? |
| Lady Macbeth | Who says “unsex me”? |
| Make me act like a man, no regrets, no motherly instincts. | What does the phrase “unsex me” mean? |
| of her own hand (it is assumed) | How does Lady Macbeth die? |
| weird sisters | Who says, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair…”? |
| Lady Macbeth | Who says, “Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t”? |
| Macbeth | Who says, “Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand”? |
| Lady Macbeth | Who says, “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here…”? |
| weird sisters | Who says, “Double, double, toil and trouble…”? |
| Lady Macbeth | Who says, “Out, damned spot, out I say”? |
| Duncan | Who says, “O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman!”? |
| Banquo | To whom are the witches speaking when they say, “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none”? |
| Scotland | Where is Macbeth set? |
| King of England | Who gives 10,000 men to fight against Macbeth? |
| Macbeth | Who kills young Siward? |
| Macduff | Who kills Macbeth? |
| A statement that seems contradictory, but can come true. | What is a paradox? |
| weird sisters | Who often speaks in paradoxes in this play? |
| Duncan | Who says, “See, see our honored hostess”? |
| armed head, bloody child, child holding a tree | What is the order of the apparitions? |
| Banquo | Who says, “O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!”? |
| no | Does Donalbain help defeat Macbeth? |
macbeth test
August 23, 2019