Scene 1
This boy is Banquo’s son, who accompanies his father with a torch at the beginning of the scene.
Who is Fleance?
Lady Macbeth claims she would have killed Duncan herself had the sleeping King not resembled this person.
Who is her father?
This Thane of Fife is the first person to discover King Duncan’s body and raise the alarm.
Who is Macduff?
Macduff informs Ross that Macbeth has already been named King and has gone to this location to be invested.
What is Scone?
Banquo presents Macbeth with this precious jewel, a gift from King Duncan to Lady Macbeth for her "measureless content" as a hostess.
What is a diamond?
After the murder, Macbeth is deeply distressed because he could not pronounce this word when he heard the guards praying.
What is "Amen"?
The Porter imagines himself as the gatekeeper of this location, letting in a farmer, an equivocator, and an English tailor.
What is Hell?
An Old Man and Ross discuss a strange omen where this "minion" of the bird world hawked at and killed a falcon.
What is a mousing owl?
While speaking to Macbeth, Banquo admits that he dreamt of these three figures the night before.
Who are the Weïrd Sisters?
Macbeth mistakenly brought these items away from the crime scene, forcing Lady Macbeth to return them and smear the guards with blood.
What are the daggers?
Macbeth confesses that he killed these two people in a "fury" of violent love for Duncan, which Macduff immediately questions.
Who are the guards (or chamberlains/officers)?
This unnatural behavior was observed in Duncan’s horses, which supposedly broke their stalls and "ate each other."
What is turning wild in nature (or making war with mankind)?
In his famous soliloquy, Macbeth hallucinates this specific object, which seems to marshal him toward Duncan’s chamber.
What is a dagger?
To illustrate his guilt, Macbeth asks if all of this Roman god’s ocean could wash the blood clean from his hand.
Who is Neptune?
Following the discovery of the murder, Malcolm and Donalbain flee to these two respective countries.
What are England and Ireland?
Duncan’s body is carried to this location, described as the "sacred storehouse" of his predecessors.
What is Colmekill?
Macbeth compares his "stealthy pace" and murderous design to the "ravishing strides" of this historical Roman figure.
Who is Tarquin?
Macbeth describes sleep as the "chief nourisher" in this metaphorical event.
What is life's feast?
According to the Porter, drink is a "great provoker" of these three specific things.
What are nose-painting, sleep, and urine?
Suspicion for the murder falls on the King's sons because they have stolen away and fled, an act Ross describes as being against this.
What is nature?