Predictions
The Newest Thane of Cawdor
Macbeth
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it."
Lady Macbeth Act 1 Scene 5
What is Lady Macbeth's plan for killing Duncan?
Drug the guards, kill Duncan, then make it look like the guards killed him.
Where Shakespeare was born?
Stratford on the Avon
Dramatic Irony
The audience knows, but a character on stage does not know.
Besides Cawdor, what do the witches predict for Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 3?
He will be King.
"But cruel are the times when we are traitors and do not know ourselves; when we hold rumor from what we fear, yet know not what we fear..."
Ross Act 4 Scene 2
Why is Macbeth crowned king after Duncan's murder?
Malcolm and Donalbain run away making them look guilty.
Shakespeare's Wife?
Anne Hathaway
Soliloquy
Character speaks to the audience alone on stage
What do the witches predict for Banquo in Act 1 Scene 3?
He will beget kings.
What you egg?
Murderer #1 Act 4 Scene 2
What 3 things go wrong at the dinner party in Act 3?
A bloody murderer shows up, they don't follow etiquette, and Macbeth yells at an empty chair that he says is Banquo's ghost.
Two daughters and one son.
Aside
Character speaks to the audience with others on stage.
After reading Macbeth's letter, Lady Macbeth is critical of her husband. What is his flaw according to her?
He is too full of the milk of human kindness.
"Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee. Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with.
Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4
What are the three warnings from Act 4 Scene 3 that are actually predictions?
2. No one born of woman can harm Macbeth
3. Macbeth is safe until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane.
What day is Shakespeare's birthday celebrated?
April 23
Sennet
Trumpet -- King is Entering
What does Banquo warn Macbeth about after the visit from the witches?
They tell of good things without revealing the bad consequences.
"Now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe Upon a dwarfish thief."
Angus
How does Macbeth react to news of his wife's death.
He is solemn and laments the meaninglessness of life.
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
abab cdcd efef gg
Alarum
Trumpet -- call to arms