Macbeth
What is Macbeth's job at the beginning of the play?
Soldier/warrior
What personality trait does Lady Macbeth believes Macbeth has which will make him unable to kill the king?
She thinks he is too kind.
Which character kills Macbeth at the end of the play?
Macduff
Name at least 1 technique used in the following quote:
“Stars, hide your light so none can see
The terrible desires within me.
I won’t let my eye look at what my hand is doing,
But in the end I’m still going to do that thing I’d be horrified to see."
~ Macbeth
Rhyme, personification, high modality
How many acts are there in the play?
5
What does Macbeth hallucinate before killing King Duncan?
Why is Lady Macbeth unable to kill the king herself?
He looks like her father.
What 3 predictions do the witches make at the beginning of the play?
1. That Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor
2. That Macbeth will become king
3. That Banquo's descendents will become kings
Who says the following quote:
“You should look like an innocent flower, but be like the snake that hides underneath the flower.”
Lady Macbeth
What does the word 'descendent' mean?
What does Macbeth hallucinate at the feast?
Banquo's ghost
How does Lady Macbeth die?
She commits suicide.
What is the name of Banquo's son?
Fleance
Name at least 1 technique used in the following quote:
“(Rubbing her hands) Come out, damned spot! Out, I command you!”
Stage directions, exclamation, imperative language
Explain the technique 'foreshadowing'.
When something that will happen later in the story is hinted at.
Why does Macbeth want to kill his best friend Banquo?
Because the witches said Banquo's descendents would be kings.
1. Talking to herself
2. Sleepwalking
3. Hallucinating blood on her hands
What 3 predictions do the apparitions make?
1. Beware Macduff
2. Macbeth can't be harmed until Birnam Wood (forest) comes to Dunsanine
3. Macbeth can't be harmed by anyone born from a woman
Complete the quote from the witches:
"Fair is foul and foul is ______."
What does each letter of the IDEAL paragraph structure stand for?
List all the people Macbeth kills or attempts to kill in the play. There are at least 8 people.
1. Macdonwald
2. King Duncan
3. Duncan's 2 guards
4. Banquo
5. Fleance
6. Lady Macduff
7. Lady Macduff's kids
8. Young Siward
What excuse does Lady Macbeth give when Macbeth starts hallucinating at the feast?
She says that he's always hallucinated since he was a child.
What are the names of King Duncan's 2 sons?
Malcolm & Donalbain
Who said the following quote:
“There’s no way to read a man’s mind by looking at his face. I trusted Cawdor completely.”
King Duncan
What does the word 'regicide' mean?
The killing of a king or queen.