Shakespeare
The Bard of Avon
Who is William Shakespeare?
Duncan declares that Malcolm will become the next king.
What is Act I, Scene IV?
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair, Hover through the ____ and filthy air ____ !"
What is 'fog', 'air'?
Oft
What is 'often'?
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
Who is Macbeth?
An actor in Shakespearean times.
What is a thesbian?
A sailor husband gets cursed at sea.
What is Act I, Scene III?
When shall we three meet again? In _____, _____, or in _____?
What is 'thunder', 'lightning', and 'rain'?
Prithee
What is 'please'?
"Bear welcome in your eye, Your hand, your tongue. Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under 't."
Who is Lady Macbeth?
The fourth stage of "The Seven Stages of Man".
What is 'the judge'?
Lady Macbeth declares she will get rid of all that impedes Macbeth from the golden round.
What is Act I, Scene V?
Were such things as we do speak about? Or have we eaten on the insane ____ that takes ____ prisoner?
What is 'root', 'reason'?
Perjury
What is 'telling a lie'?
"The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, Which still we thank as love."
Who is Duncan?
His plays consisted of an all ____ cast.
What are 'males'?
The Weïrd Sisters call the names of their familiars.
What is Act I, Scene I?
Lesser than Macbeth and greater. Not so ____, yet much ____.
What is 'happy', 'happier'?
Hie
What is 'to go quickly'?
"Thrice to thine and thrice to mine And thrice again, to make up nine."
Who are the Weïrd Sisters?
A meter in which the first syllable is stressed and the second syllable is unstressed.
What is a trochiac meter?
Duncan commands that the traitor Thane of Cawdor be executed.
What is Act I, Scene II?
All that impedes thee from the golden round, which _____ and _____ aid doth seem to have thee crowned withal.
What is 'fate', 'metaphysical'?
Thither
What is 'here'?
"...nothing in his life became him like the leaving of it. He died as one that had been studied in his death To throw away the dearest thing he owed As 'twere a careless trifle."
Who is Malcolm?