Q&A SummaryStory

Person A: …But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son – Person B: [aside] A little more than kin, and less than kind. Person A: How is it that the clouds still hang on you? Person B: Not so my…

What question is Hamlet considering when he first appears in this act? What, according to Hamlet, is “a consummation/ devoutly to be wish’d? Is it worth it to live? (“to be or not to be, that is the question.” he…

Right A,B,C,D…. Wrong (A)(B)(C)(D)…. In this excerpt, Hamlet compares Denmark to a prison. Which statement best describes the effect of this metaphor?Guildenstern: Prison, my lord!Hamlet: Denmark’s a prison.Rosencrantz: Then is the world one.Hamlet: A goodly one; in which there are…

chalice nounDefinition: a cupSentence: The king filled his chalice with wine. Synonyms: goblet chastise verbDefinition: to punish by beating; to criticize severelySentence: I chastise myself when I get a bad grade.Synonyms: scold compunctious adjectiveDefinition: deserving of shame; deeply wrong Sentence:…

“yet do i fear that thy nature,It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindnessTo catch the nearest way” Act1 scene 5 lines 16-18 But I worry about whether or not you have what it takes to seize the…

Fair is foul, and foul is fair Said: WitchesMeaning: Beauty can be foul underneath (like Lady Macbeth) or situations can appear good but be truly bad So foul and fair a day I have not seen Said: MacbethMeaning: On the…

“fair is foul and foul is fair” The witches are speaking to each other. They’ve just met as the battle is going on. When the battle is over, they plan to meet Macbeth at the heath. Establishes the ominous mood.…

What is the point of the first scene literally an in reference to the whole play? 3 witches are deciding when they are going to meet with Macbeth again & we are introduced to supernatural influence in the play “Fair…

To persuade the two murderers to agree to kill Banquo, Macbeth tells them… that Banquo has been the cause of all their misery. In Scene ii, what is the connotation of the word scorpions in this line? O, full of…

(Witches to general audience) No real rules; anything goes Fair is foul and foul is fair. (Duncan to Ross) The Thane of Cawdor was a traitor to Scotland and will be killed for it, where his land will be given…