Where does the play take place? | Scotland |
What is the purpose of opening the play with three witches? | To get your attention and to get the theme across “fair is foul and foul is fair” |
What title does the king award to Macbeth | Thane of Cawdor |
How does banquet describe the three witches? | Ugly, manly, old |
What three titles do the witches greet Macbeth with? | Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King |
What prophecy does Macbeth seem most concerned about? | The fact that Banquos children will become king |
What title does King Duncan give to his oldest son Malcom? | Prince of Cumberland |
How is giving the title Prince of Cumberland to Malcom an obstacle to Macbeth? | Now he has to kill two people |
Why is lady Macbeth worried about Macbeth’s ambition to become king? | She doesn’t think he is ruthless enough. |
What does lady Macbeth intend to do to get Macbeth to the throne? | Kill the king for him |
What reasons does Macbeth give for not killing King Duncan? | He is family, he is the king, he’s the host, he is a good king. |
How does lady Macbeth change Macbeth’s mind about not killing King Duncan? | Insults his manhood |
What is lady Macbeth’s plan for killing the king? | Get guards drunk, steal their daggers, kill king, plant daggers on guards |
What present does king Duncan send to lady Macbeth? | A diamond |
What was Macbeth’s vision about? | A dagger turns toward him and the dagger becomes bloody |
What did lady Macbeth put in the guards drinks? | Drugs |
Why does lady Macbeth say she can’t kill the king? | The king looks like her father |
What could Macbeth not say after one of the sons said “God bless us” | Amen |
What does Macbeth hear a voice say he will no longer do? | Sleep |
What has the porter been doing all night? | Drinking |
Who is knocking at the gate? | Macduff and lennox |
What strange omens have been seen that night? | Chimneys blown down, strange screams, earthquake, owl hooting |
Where do Malcolm and Donalbain go and how does this make them look? | Malcom goes to England, Donalbain goes to Ireland and this makes them look guilty |
What strange sights have been seen? | Owl killed a falcon, horses eat each other, eclipse |
Where has Macbeth gone to be crowned king? | Scone |
Where is MacDuffs home estate? | Fife |
Shakespeare- Macbeth
November 3, 2019