Act 1
What is Lady Macbeth's plan for murdering Duncan?
Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants
What does Macbeth hear a voice saying?
That he murdered sleep
What does Macbeth hire three men to do?
Kill Banquo and his son
How many apparitions do the witches show Macbeth?
Four
What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?
Blood she cannot wash off her hands
Who does Macbeth defeat in battle?
The armies of Norway and Ireland
Why does Lady Macbeth say she didn't kill the king herself?
He looked like her father in his sleep
Do the assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance?
They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes
What does Macbeth do when he hears Macduff has fled to England?
He orders the murder of Macduff's family
What armies join forces against Macbeth?
The Scottish and the British
What do the witches prophesy?
Macbeth will be king and Banquo's children will be kings
What does the porter say that drinking causes?
A red nose, sleep, urination, and impotence
What does Macbeth see when he enters the banquet?
The bloody ghost of Banquo
What do Macduff's wife and son argue about?
Whether Macduff has betrayed them or not
What does it mean that Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane?
The advancing army rides to Dunsinane holding branches from Birnam wood
What title, predicted by the witches, does Macbeth receive?
Thane of Cawdor
Why do Malcom and Donalbain run away from the court?
They fear that they are next to be murdered
Why does macduff go to England?
To ask King Edward for aid in fighting Macbeth
What does Malcom say to test Macduff's loyalty to Scotland?
He says he's more ambitious, greedy, and bloodthirsty than Macbeth
In what way is Macduff not of woman born?
He was born by cesarean section
What does Macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan's murder?
Other than satisfying his own ambitions, it will make everything worse
Why is Macbeth named king instead of Duncan's son and heir, Malcom?
Because Malcom's flight makes him look guilty
How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth's odd behavior?
She says not to worry because he's had strange visions since childhood
What does Macduff plan when he hears what happened to his family?
Revenge on Macbeth
Who kills Macbeth and puts his head on a spike?
Macduff