Macbeth
How does Lady Macbeth help her husband kill Duncan?
She gets the guards drunk and plants the daggers with blood on them.
What famous box of chocolates are mentioned in the play?
Black Magic Chocolates
Who directed the film 'Hunger'?
Steve McQueen
What is the food Torvald forbids Nora to have?
Macaroons
Name the poet and poem: 'There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,'
W.B. Yeats: The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Who is Banquos son that flees from death?
Fleance
What song is used as Act 1, Scene 1 begins?
He Was Despised by Kathleen Ferrier.
What is the name of Prison where the hunger strike takes place?
The Maze Prison
What is the name of the dance Nora performs in the play?
The Tarantella
Name the poet and the poem: 'That perches in the soul -And sings the tune without the words -'
Emily Dickinson: Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Who are Duncan's sons?
Malcolm and Donalbain
What is the name of the laundry where the play is set?
Saint Paul’s Laundry
The medical attendant with a mustache who takes care of Bobby Sands in the hospital has 'UDA' tattooed on his left hand. What does 'UDA' stand for?
Ulster Defence Association
How does Dr. Rank inform Nora that he has reached the final stages of his illness?
He leaves a black cross on a calling card for them.
Name the poet and the poem: 'Living in the earth-deposits of our history'
Adrienne Rich: Power
What are two of the witches apparitions and what do they symbolize?
The bloody baby which symbolizes that no person woman born can kill Macbeth. A child holding a tree symbolizes that he will never be defeated until Birnham Wood moves.
Who was Nellie-Nora signed in by?
Her employer, Mr. Persse
What is the name of the Priest who visits Sands in prison?
Father Dominic Moran
Mrs Linde is used as a f_ _ _ to Nora. What word is missing and what does it mean?
Foil. Someone who contrasts with another character – usually the main character – to highlight their qualities.
Name the poet and the poem: 'She thinks that her equinoctial tears/and the rain that beats on the roof of the house/were both foretold by the almanac'
Elizabeth Bishop: Sestina
Who is the Queen of the witches?
Hecate
What is a ‘paper-baby’ and who had one?
An image of an unknown child, used in place of a photo of their own child. (For comfort) Brigit had one
What year did the hunger strike take place?
1981
What are Nora's children's names? (3)
Ivar, Bobby, Emmy
Name the poet and the poem: 'Wrecked, solitary, here' -
Emily Dickinson: I felt a Funeral in my Brain