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William Shakespeare Most influential author in the English language and he’s known as “the Bard” The alternate name of Macbeth The Scottish Play Tragedy A narrative which presents a figure who comes to ruin due to a weakness or flaw…

Act II, scene i summary at the castle, banquo and his son can’t sleep b/c of bad dreams/bad feelings-king Duncan is giving presents to the Macbeths, including a diamond for Lady Macbeth-Macbeth lies about not thinking about the witches words,…

What do the doctor and the gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing? What do they decide to do? she is sleep walking/talking about the murders; they keep it to themselves What trick does Malcolm use to hide the number of men…

(Act.I.Sec.I.) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see? They see Lady Macbeth sleepwalking holding a candle and writing a letter. (Act.I.Sec.I.) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!…will these hands never…

T/F Macbeth convinces the murders that Banquo is their enemy as well as his enemy T T/F and Malcom are co-commanders of the army fighting against Macbeth F T/F is named as Prince of Cumberland T T/F is displeased with…

Describe the action in the first scene of Act 1 The witches are trying to put their plan into action. They are going to wait until the battle is won. The sergeant describes a battle in the war between who?…

Social status of Macduff, Lennox, Ross,Menteith, Angus, Caithness; synonym for peers Noblemen Where Malcolm flees after Duncan’s murder (II.iii) England The songs in III.v were added from the play The Witch by Thomas _______. A scholar believed to have interpolated…

Witch 2 says “by the prickin of my thumb something wicked this way comes” who comes? Macbeth comes What is Macbeths attitude towards the witches this time? He is demanding, Trying to take charge. What four things did the witches…

in his soliloquy, what suspicion and hope does Banquo reveal Banquo is suspicious that Macbeth went about the wrong way of becoming king.his hope was that his kids will be king Macbeth seems to be very interested in Banquos travel…

How does Shakespeare use foreshadowing in Macbeth? By having the witches make a second round of predictions in Act IV, he suggests how Macbeth will actually be defeated in Act V. In Act II, Scene 2, after he murders Duncan,…