Macbeth Character
Who is the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor in Act I?
Macbeth
Name as many of the witches's prophecies in Act 1.
Macbeth
Thane of Cawdor
King Hereafter
Thane of Glamis
Banquo
Father to a line of kings
What is the setting of the play?
Scotland
"Fair is foul and foul is fair"
Who said it?
WITCHES
What bad luck omen is connected with Macbeth? *What should you never do in a theater?
Say "Macbeth"
Theatrical superstition holds that speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre will lead to a curse. Because of this superstition, the lead character is often referred to as the Scottish King or Scottish Lord. Lady Macbeth is often referred to as the Scottish Lady or Lady M.
Who said it? What was happening?
“She should have died hereafter"
Macbeth - when he finds out about the death of his wife.
Who is the Mastermind behind Duncan's murder?
Lady Macbeth
How did the murderers Macbeth hires in Act II fail?
They let Fleance escape
What two countries are at war during Act 1?
Scotland and Norway
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."
Who said it? What does it mean?
Lady Macbeth - telling Macbeth to put on an innocent face, but do the act of murder. Don't let others see through what you're about to do.
What do people usually call the play "Macbeth" and why.
The Scottish Play, it's bad luck to use the name "Macbeth"
Who said it? What was happening?
“More she needs the divine than the physician.”
Doctor - observing Lady Macbeth sleepwalking and spilling their secrets
Who is the King of Scotland in Act I?
Duncan
Where is King Duncan killed?
Dunsinane Castle. (Macbeth's Castle)
How were the guards involved in the plan of murdering Duncan?
Lady Macbeth and Macbeth planned on framing the guards. They got them drunk and smeared blood all over them. Then Macbeth murdered the guards, so they couldn't speak their side of the story.
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?" Who said it? What was happening?
Macbeth - before the murder of Duncan; dagger was guiding Macbeth to Duncan's room.
What is Macbeth's initial character like, and how does he change throughout the play?
*Answers will vary*
Who said it? What was happening?
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player/ that struts and frets his hour upon the stage/ and then is heard no more.”
Macbeth - after Lady Macbeth kills herself
Who is the Thane of Fife? He doesn't show up to Macbeth's Coronation?
Macduff
Why is it important to Macbeth that Fleance is killed?
The witches say he will be the next King.
Where is Duncan murdered?
Killed at Inverness (Macbeth's) castle
"I fear thou play'st most foully for it."
Who said it? What does it mean?
Banquo - telling Macbeth that he thinks that Macbeth became King out of unfairness.
“Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.”
What happens after this quote?
Macduff kills Macbeth/They fight
Who's ghost comes back to haunt Macbeth?
Banquo
What does Lady Macbeth tell their guests when Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost and freaks out?
He has fits like this. It's a condition he's had since he was young. Don't pay attention to it.
Who is killed by the assassins in Act 4?
Macduff's family
"Out, damned spot; Out, I say!"
Who said it? What was happening?
Lady Macbeth - She was sleeping walking and trying to cleanse her conscience of the murder of Duncan.
Name the LAST three prophecies the witches gave Macbeth.
1. Beware of Macduff
2. No one born of woman can harm him
3. He won't be defeated until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane
Who said it? What was happening?
"A little water clears us of this deed.”
Lady Macbeth - after the murder of Duncan