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? |
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August 23, 2019