Act 1
At the end of Act I, Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of acting this way as he contemplates killing Duncan?
What is a coward?
This is the reason Macbeth decided to kill the guards after killing King Duncan.
What is to frame the guards for the murder of King Duncan?
What supernatural thing did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
What is Banquo's ghost?
Macduff visits this person in this country in an attempt to overthrow Macbeth.
Who is Malcom? and Where is England?
The doctor and gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth doing these strange things
What is sleepwalking and confessing to murder?
The most famous Shakespearean line is:
What is "To be or not to be?"
More often than not, readers learn about Macbeth's true intentions by listening to him speak his inner thoughts aloud on stage. What is this known as?
What is a soliloquy?
The witches' prophecy predicts these three things for Macbeth and Banquo:
What is Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland and Banquo's descendants will be King?
This is what Macbeth sees and hears at the end of Act II Scene I?
What is a dagger and a bell?
Macbeth decides to kill ________ and _________ by hiring two murderers and has partial success.
What is Banquo and Fleanace?
One of the witches is referring to what or whom when she says "something wicked this way comes"?
What is Macbeth?
Macbeth dies in this manner as an act of angry vengeance by this character.
What is Macduff beheads him?
Shakespeare contributed over _____________ words to the English language.
What is 1,700?
Shakespeare's play Macbeth is a classic example of Shakespearean ________.
What is tragedy?
This is Lady Macbeth's plan for King Duncan.
What is getting the guards drunk so they pass out, so Macbeth can kill the king while he sleeps?
After their father is murdered, Donalbain and Malcolm flee to these countries.
What is England and Ireland?
Lady Macbeth has to ________________ after Macbeth's behavior during the feast.
What is send everyone home?
Ross is the bearer of this news to Macduff.
What is Macduff's family has been killed?
This character becomes King of Scotland when Macbeth dies
Who is Malcom?
Translate "Thou art lovely."
What is "You are pretty?"
Identify at least 5 different elements of film.
What is lighting, camera angle/distance, framing, camera movement, editing, sound, setting, costumes, props, and/or actors.
He is sentenced to death in Act 1 for committing treason.
Who is The (original) Thane of Cawdor?
Who was knocking at the gate after the murder?
Who are Macduff and Lennox?
Lennox and Macduff both become _____________ of Macbeth's behaviors.
What is suspicious?
In Act IV, the King of England offers this to Malcolm and Macduff in their effort to overthrow Macbeth.
What is 10,000 men?
Macbeth realizes he has been tricked by the witches and will die when Macduff tells him this piece of information.
What is Macduff tells him he was born by c-section?
Although Shakespeare's birthday is unknown, people believe his birth date (and death date) to be:
What is April 23, 1564?
When looking at indirect characterization, students may use the acronym STEAL to help understand characters. STEAL stands for
What is speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks?
This character tells Macbeth:
"Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under't."
Who is Lady Macbeth?
Who discovered Duncan was dead?
Who is Macduff?
What is Macbeth saying when he says this to Lady Macbeth in Act III...
"I am in blood / Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er, (III.4.137-8).
What is Macbeth has past the point of no return?
The three new prophecies Macbeth receive in Act 4 are:
What is beware of Macduff, no man born to a women can harm Macbeth, and will not be defeat till until Great Birnam Wood marches to fight against him?
Macbeth dies in Act V, but not before killing this character.
Who is the Young Siward?
Shakespeare has been attributed to writing _____ and ________ sonnets.
What is 38 plays and 154 sonnets?
Identify the very specific order used to cite Shakespearean text.
What is act, scene, line (IV.ii.23-25)?