Characters
Who is Fleance?
Banquo's son
During what event does Macbeth see Banquo's ghost?
A banquet/feast
What emotion that Macbeth feels does Banquo's ghost represent?
Guilt
"Thou canst not say I did it!" Who says it? Who is this person talking to, and about what?"
Macbeth to Banquo's ghost. He's saying he's not guilty of arranging Banquo's murder.
Scone
How many murderers does Macbeth hire, and why that many?
3: Macbeth hired the 3rd murderer to kill the other two after the job is done.
In Act 2 Scene 2, Lady Macbeth says she would have killed Duncan herself if he had not looked like whom?
Her father
What is the one component (part) of Duncan's murder that Lady Macbeth assists with?
She smears the guards' bodies/faces with Duncan's blood.
"Wasn't it loyal of him to kill those servants right away while they were drunk and asleep?"
Lennox
What word for an evil ruler does Lennox use at the end of Act 3 to describe Macbeth? He says that Scotland is suffering under a _____________.
tyrant
Which character serves as the comic relief in the play (who speaks first in Act 2 Scene 3)?
The porter
How does Lady Macbeth distract Macduff from questioning Macbeth about why he killed the guards?
She faints.
How does Lady Macbeth try to explain away Macbeth's behavior during the feast?
She says it is a mental condition he has had since he was a child.
"I've been so kicked around by the world, and I'm so angry, that I don't even care what I do."
A murderer (#2)
Horseback riding
What *2* characters discover the body of Duncan?
Chaos in nature mirrors the chaos in Scotland. Ross is told that a(n) ______________ eats a falcon, and that Duncan's horses _________________ (did what?).
owl; ate each other
What major change do we see develop in Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's relationship?
Macbeth is now the one taking the lead in planning and carrying out the murders.
"Blood will have blood." Who says this, and what does he mean by it?
Macbeth: he means that committing one bloody (or violent) deed inevitably leads to more being committed.
Macbeth says there are many types of men like there are many types of ____________ (what animal?), and he reminds them that Banquo made them and their families ___________?
dogs; poor
Who are the first *2* characters to speak in Act 2?
Identify THREE roles of people who speak but who are not given specific names (like Macbeth, Ross, etc.). Note: these roles include INDIVIDUALS and GROUPS.
1st witch, Murderers, Porter, Old Man, Lords.
Malcolm is in England trying to raise an army to fight Macbeth. He is asking King _________ for help.
Edward
Ross; he is reacting to Macbeth talking to Banquo's ghost (because obviously no one else can see it).
Hecate says that ____________ is mankind's greatest enemy? (It is the most common character flaw in tragic heroes).
Overconfidence