Characters
Quotations
Plot Details
Irony
Shakespeare and Historical Context
100
The murdered king.
Who is Duncan?
100
Fair is foul and foul is fair.
What is the witches?
100
Macbeth's castle at the end of the play. The location of the final battle.
What is Dunsinane?
100
This title is bestowed upon Macbeth before he knows it. It's an example of dramatic irony.
What is Thane of Cawdor?
100
The name of Shakespeare's prominent theater.
What is The Globe?
200
The son of the king that flees to Ireland.
Who is Donalbain?
200
Alas! There's no way to read a man’s mind in his face! He was a gentleman in whom I placed an absolute trust!
Who is Duncan?
200
The title that Macbeth held prior to being named Thane of Cawdor.
What is the Thane of Glamis?
200
In the beginning of the play, this wounded character tells of Macbeth's bravery and honor in what will turn out to be a situationally ironic scene (due to Macbeth's evolution as a character).
Who is the Captain?
200
The first and last name of Shakespeare's wife.
What is Anne Hathaway?
300
The name of the attendant that assists Macbeth prior to his final battle.
Who is Seyton?
300
Macbeth’s sword smoked as he carved out his passage in the battle. Finally he faced the villain Macdonwald. He didn’t shake hands or say farewell. Instead, he split him from the belly to the jaws and placed his head high on the castle wall.
Who is The Soldier?
300
Macbeth hallucinates and sees this prior to killing the king.
What is a bloody dagger?
300
The gift ironically given to Lady Macbeth by Duncan as a reward for the fine feast.
What is a diamond ring?
300
The name of Shakespeare's first son, who tragically passed away.
What is Hamnet?
400
The English soldier that dies at Macbeth's hands during the final battle.
Who is Young Siward?
400
Gentle heavens, without delay bring me face to face with this fiend of Scotland. Set him within my sword’s length. If he escapes, may heaven forgive him!
Who is the Macduff?
400
Malcolm flees to England and musters an army of this many soldiers.
What is 10,000?
400
They type of irony that exists whenever the reader knows something that the character in the play does not.
What is dramatic irony?
400
The King at the time of Shakespeare's writing.
Who is King James?
500
The name of the soldier that gives Macduff the news of his family's death. He also comments on the horrible conditions of Scotland.
Who is Ross.
500
Alas, poor country – Almost afraid to know itself! It cannot now be called our mother, but our grave. Sighs, groans, and shrieks tear the air. Violence and sorrow are everywhere. The bell for the dead rings so often that no one even asks who has died. Good men’s lives end before the flowers in their caps wither. They die before they have time to get sick.
Who is Ross?
500
After defeating the traitor Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth defeats an army from this country.
What is Norway?
500
The creature that Banquo ironically points out to his king upon arriving at Macbeth's castle prior to the feast.
What is a martlet?
500
The clothing that Shakespeare's father was known for crafting.
What are gloves?
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