Hamlet, Part 1: An Introduction to Elizabethan Theater

To understand in a drama, the reader must weigh a character’s words against other information in the text. characterization In a drama, how do audiences learn about a character? Check all that apply.through the character’s own wordsthrough what other characters…

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Macbeth 20 Key Quotes

Fair is foul, and foul is fair The main theme of the play Macbeth. All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! One of the most important quotes because it tells Macbeth his future and what leads him to…

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Macbeth act 5 questions

Why does Lady Macbeth repeatedly wash her hands? Lady Macbeth’s heavy guilt serves as a symbol, because she believes that her perfectly clean hands are covered in blood, which never washes away What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady…

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Paradoxes in Macbeth

“The instruments of darkness tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifles, to betray’s / In deepest consequence” (I.iii. 123-125) Context: Macbeth and Banquo have just heard the prophecy from the witches, and Banquo tries to make sense of…

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Macbeth Unit Test

Where do the witches say they will meet macbeth? Upon the heath-uncultivated plains How do the witches speak? In rhyme,each witch has something to say three times,paradox Paradox statement that seems to contradict itself or to be impossible, but is…

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Macbeth Act 2

What is Macbeth’s lie to Banquo about the witches predictions? He says that he doesn’t think about them at all but in reality that’s all he does what is the signal that Lady Macbeth gives to let her husband know…

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Macbeth Act 2 Study Guide

Why do suppose Banquo is having trouble sleeping? the thought of being in royalty is on his mind Why does Macbeth lie to Banquo and tell him that he has not thought of the weird sisters? So that Macbeth will…

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Macbeth Review

In what scene does Macbeth become the Thane of Cawdor? Act 1 Scene 3 When does the murder of Duncan take place? Between Act II Scene 1 and Act II Scene 2 — offstage In what scene does Lady Macbeth…

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Macbeth Quiz questions and answers!

What does Macbeth do to Macdonald after he defeats him? Cuts off his head and places it on the battlements What new title does Macbeth receive early in Act one? Thames of Cawdor The Weird Sisters greet Macbeth as Thane…

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