| valor | marked by courage or bravery |
| treasons | betrays of one’s country or oath of loyalty |
| imperial | of an empire; having supreme authority |
| liege | lord or king |
| sovereign | supreme in power, rank, or authority |
| Duncan | king of Scotland |
| Malcolm and Donalbain | Duncan’s sons |
| Fleance | Banquets son |
| Siward | Earl of Northumberland, general of the English forces |
| MacbethBanquoMacduffLennoxRossMentheithAngusCaithness | noblemen of Scotland |
| Setting | Scotland, England |
| equivocation | a contradiction |
| three equivocations | -“so foul and fair a day I have not seen”-“lesser than macbeth but greater”-“not so happy yet happier” |
| what do the witches predict for macbeth? | -thane of gleams-thane of cawdor-king here after |
| what do the witches predict for banquo? | -lesser than macbeth and greater-not so happy yet much happier-thou shalt get kings, though thou be none |
| which prophecy comes true immediate? | thane of cawdor because the original thane was a traitor and got hung for his crimes |
| what does macbeth mean when he says “if chance will have me king, why chance may crown me, without my stir” | if it’s meant to be then it will and he’ll go with the flow. Fate will lead him to the throne |
| what is lady macbeth’s thoughts immediately after reading the letter from macbeth? | she starts plotting to kill the king because she thinks her husband is a no good yellow bellied wuss and she thinks its up to her to make him him |
| why is lady macbeth so happy that king duncan is coming to her castle? | she thinks it’s fate and she can kill him herself. He’s staying for the night but leaving in a body bag |
| supply there reasons why macbeth does not want to go along with lady macbeth’s plans | -it’s wrong-the king just rewarded him-it’s his king/boss/kinsmen-the king’s a good guy-he wants to go to heaven not hell-he’s the king’s host |
| by the end of the act what is macbeth’s final decision? | he decides to kill king duncan |
| how does lady macbeth convince macbeth? how does she compare herself to a man? cite two lines | she goads him by making fun of his manhood and calling him a coward and what not and then she tells him her brilliant planshe has courage and brilliance, masculine traits as well as the thirst for murder”when you durst do it, then you were a man””and live a coward in thine own esteem” |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth (Act 1)
August 17, 2019