Act 1
The number of witches that first appears in Act 1 Scene 1
What is 3
This hallucination appears to Macbeth before Duncan’s murder, its handle pointing toward his hand.
What is a dagger
This is the number of murderers sent to assassinate Banquo.
What is three?
Ross brings this man news of his family’s murder.
Who is Macduff?
Malcom is given this title after slaying Macbeth.
What is a king?
The king of Scotland who praises Macbeth for his bravery in battle but later becomes the target of an assassination plot
Who is King Duncan
These mysterious figures are the subjects of Banquo’s dream at the start of Act 2 in Macbeth.
Who are the witches?
Banquo’s murders fail to kill this person.
Who is Fleance
There are this number of apparitions.
What is 3
This character leads the English army against Macbeth in the final battle.
Who is Malcom
This phrase, spoken by the witches in their first appearance, is later echoed by Macbeth in his opening line of the play, creating a cyclical structure of deception.
What is "Fair is foul, and foul is fair"
These two characters flee Scotland after the murder of King Duncan, fearing for their lives.
Who are Malcom and Donalbain?
This person says the line “be innocent of the knowledge…/till thou applaud the deed”
Who is Macbeth?
The witches meet in this location in the start of act 4 scene 1.
What is a cave?
The soldiers use branches from this forest to disguise their numbers as they march toward Macbeth’s castle.
What is Birman wood?
This character’s reaction to the witches’ prophecies includes the lines, "But ’tis strange. And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, / The instruments of darkness tell us truths."
Who is Banquo
The exact clothing item the drunken porter references stealing.
What is a French hose
The psychological state that is exemplified when Macbeth claims his mind is "full of scorpions" and envies the dead Duncan’s rest
What is Paranoia
The vision's key phrase is: "Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him"
What is "a child crowned with a tree"
The location which became the setting for Macbeth's last stand, where he declares "I'll fight till from my bones my flesh be hacked."
Where is Dunsinane
Accepts: "Dunsinane Castle"
This historical figure, though never appearing onstage, is mentioned as the leader of the Norwegian forces allied with the Thane of Cawdor against Scotland.
Who is King Sweno (of Norway)
accept: "King Sweno"
Macbeth’s inability to say this word after killing Duncan symbolizes his guilt.
What is "Amen"
The figure that plans to create "artificial sprites" and promises to conjure illusions that will draw a "wayward son" to his doom
Who is Hecate
Delivering the paradoxical news that Scotland "cannot be called our mother, but our grave," this character yet hesitates to reveal Macduff's family's fate until pressed.
Who is Ross
This character enters Act 5 muttering "Out, damned spot" while compulsively rubbing their hands, later revealing "all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
Who is Lady Macbeth