Act I
That his children will be kings
Who kills Duncan?
Macbeth
What big mistake do the murderers make?
They fail to kill Fleance.
Finish this quotation from Macbeth Act IV Scene I
"double double toil and trouble....."
Fire burn and cauldron bubble!
What is ironic about Lady Macbeth constantly washing her hands, as a sign of madness?
After the murder of Duncan she claimed that "a little water will clear us of this deed."
Who has betrayed Duncan at the beginning of the play?
Macdonald
The murder of Duncan was an act against nature, and therefore caused the natural world to be disturbed.
Someone who rules through fear and violence...just like me!
Why does Macbeth murder Macduff's family?
He is now a fully blown evil character. Murdering Lady Macduff and her children does not aid his ambition in any way.
How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane?
Malcolm's soldiers use it as camoflage
What title is given to Malcolm, signifying that he is tne next in line to the Scottish throne?
Prince of Cumberland
Who discover's Duncan's body?
Macduff
How does Macbeth spoil the feast in this act?
He goes crazy after seeing the bloody ghost of Banquo?
What are the three prophecies Macbeth receives in his second encounter with the witches?
1. Beware Macduff
2. No man of woman born can hurt him
3. He is safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane
At the end of the play, what has Macbeth's actions cost him? Please think of two things.
1. His wife
2. His own life
3. His friends
4. The respect and esteem people held him in
Why does Lady Macbeth worry that Macbeth will not be able to do what is necessary to become king?
She thinks he is too full of the "milk of human kindness."
In the dagger soliloquy Macbeth says that the dagger "marshall'st me the way that I was going." What does this mean?
The dagger is pointing to Duncan's chambers, encouraging him to commit murder.
What does Lady Macbeth do at the feast that she has done before? (Two answers are acceptable here)
1. Take control
2. Question Macbeth's manhood
Why does Malcolm tell Macduff he is worse than Macbeth?
What does Macbeth compare life to after hearing of the death of his wife?
An actor on a stage
Why does Macbeth believe that the prophecy about him becoming king could become true?
The witches also prophesise that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor, which happens shortly after Macbeth meets the witches?
Why does Lady Macbeth pretend to faint?
To take attention away from Macbeth, who is beginning to sound suspicious
Macbeth is keen to blame Malcolm and Donaldbain for the murder of their father. What word means to kill your own father?
Parricide
After meeting the witches, Macbeth exclaims "The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand". What does this mean?
He is going to act impulsively, and not think things through. This is the opposite of what a good king should do.
How are the events that happen in Macbeth cyclical?
It ends just as it started: with a traitor's head on the castle walls.