Character
Who is King at the start of the play?
Duncan.
How does the theme of ambition relate to the play?
Macbeth's ambition pushes him to kill the king even though he knows there will be consequences.
"__________ me here"
unsex
Who was the King at the time Shakespeare was writing Macbeth?
King James I
What the name of Macbeth's friend and fellow solider who warns him against believing the witches?
Banquo
What is Banquo's son called?
How is the theme of power explored in the play?
Several ways! Changing power dynamics of the Macbeths, the transfer of sovereign power from Duncan to Macbeth, the power the witches prophecies hold over Macbeth (accept any answer that is correct)
"_________ _________ which o'erleaps itself"
vaulting ambition
How would the audience have reacted to the witches at the time?
Fear at the supernatural, some believed in witches.
Who decides to manipulate Macbeth by accusing him of being cowardly and unmanly?
Lady Macbeth
As well as the Witches, name two other supernatural characters who appear during the play?
Hecate, Banquo's Ghost, the three apparitions.
What is the difference between kingship and tyranny and who embodies these themes?
Kingship is the ideal - brave, kind, steadfast, looking after your subjects (Duncan). Tyranny is ruling with fear, violence and a volatile nature (Macbeth)
"Why do you dress me in __________ ________?"
borrowed robes
What was the great chain of being?
A hierarchical structure with God at the top. Everyone had a place and could not disrupt the chain.
Who plants the daggers on the guards to make them look guilty of Duncan's murder?
Lady Macbeth
Who is the first to be slain during the final battle of Act 5?
Young Siward
How is the theme of guilt symbolised through imagery in the play (give two examples).
Blood on hands. Hallucinations. Sleeplessness/Sleepwalking.
"O, full of ____________ is my mind, dear wife"
scorpions
What was the divine right of kings?
The idea that Kings were appointed by God and therefore were untouchable and unmovable. To do so, would be going against God.
What does "bloody instructions, which being taught, return to plague the inventor" mean?
Karma! When you do something bad, it will come back to haunt you.
Which character is roused from his drunken sleep by Macduff and Lennox?
The Porter
Give examples of how Children are used thematically in the play.
Loss of children - interpretation of the Macbeths' lost child. Killing of Macduff's children. Attempted murder of Fleance. Children as lineage - lack of heir.
"I'll fight till from my _________ my ________ be __________"
bones/flesh/hacked
Why do actors call Macbeth "The Scottish Play"?
It's seen as bad luck to name the play in the theatre
What does the Doctor say Lady Macbeth needs in Act 5, Scene 1?
"more she needs the divine than the physician" She needs God's help, not a doctor's.