Macbeth & Lady Macbeth
Who does Lady Macbeth contact? And why?
She contacts evil spirits, and ask them to remove her ability to feel remorse.
What does the dagger do, according to Macbeth?
It guides him towards killing the king, like an arrow.
Who wrote the play?
William Shakespeare.
What is the name of King Duncan’s eldest son?
Malcolm.
Is the following sentence an iamb or not?: “The handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee”
It is NOT an iamb.
Why does Lady Macbeth manipulate Macbeth into killing the king?
Because she believes that Macbeth is too kind and honourable.
Who does Macbeth accuse of killing Banquo?
The lords.
What genre is the play?
Tragedy.
The witches contact Macbeth, but what do they tell him and Banquo?
That Macbeth is going to be king, and Banquo's son will be king one day.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
A metric line consisting of 5 iambs (usually 10 syllables)
Who is a threat to Macbeth and why?
Fleance, because he is Banquo's son.
Who is the only one that can kill Macbeth and why?
Macduff, and because he was born with a cesarean section.
Put the following things in the correct hierarchical order:
King, God, animals, angels & man
God
Angels
King
Man
Animals
What titles do the Witches greet Macbeth as, and in what specific order?
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
And king
What is the Great chain of being?
A medieval belief in a hierarchical existence, with god being at the top with humans below and animals even lower.
How does Macbeth change throughout the story?
In the beginning, he is kind and honourable, and in the end, he is greedy and sinful.
Why does Macbeth believe his rule is secure?
The witches’ apparitions warn Macbeth, but instils confidence in him.
Name at least one of the themes of the story?
Betrayal, greed, ambition, guilt, the Supernatural etc.
What kind of metrical feet, do the witches speak in?
Trochees.
What is reason vs. passion?
Passion are acts driven by feelings and not reason, whereas reason is the instinct to get up in the hierarchy.
What is Lady Macbeth like in the Sleepwalking Scene?
She is like a ghost.
What is Macbeth’s first line of dialogue in the play?
“So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” Act 1, Scene 3
What two contrasts are included/discussed in the connection to the story?
Order - Chaos
Reason - Passion
What is the name of King Duncan’s younger son?
Donalbain.
What kind of rhyme is in these sentences?:
Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or to hell.(p. 58, ll. 63-64)
It is a heroric couplet.