Characters
Who is King when the play opens?
Duncan
Where does the play take place?
Scotland
How does Lady Macbeth die?
Death by Suicide
Who wrote the play Macbeth?
William Shakespeare
Who said "So foul and fair a day I have not seen" ?
Macbeth
What is the head witches' name?
Hecate
When do the witches prefer to meet?
In lightening, thunder or in rain
Who did Macbeth and Lady Macbeth frame in the murder of Duncan?
Duncan's guards
What year was this play first performed?
1611
Who said "Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here..."
Lady macbeth
Who killed Duncan?
Macbeth
Where do Duncan's sons flee to?
Malcolm to England and Donalbain to Ireland
Who is Macbeth angry with over not attending his coronation?
Macduff
This play was written for who?
King James I of England
Who said "I dremt last night of the three weird sisters..."?
Banquo
What was Macbeth's title before he was King?
Thane of Cawdor or Thane of Glamis
Be specific: where does the final battle of the play take place?
Dunsinane
At the start of the play, Macbeth positions himself as a brave soldier. Who dies Macbeth kill in a very violent manner in order to gain the attention of King Duncan?
Macdonwald
When was this play first published (in the First Folio)?
1623
"...for none a woman born shall harm Macbeth"
Appatition (4.1.86-87)
What is the name of the character who informed Macbeth that his wife died?
Seyton
The play opens with a battle. King Duncan is at war with the King of where?
Norway
What does Macduff do to the body of Macbeth after he kills him?
Puts the head of Macbeth on a stake and places the head on a public display
What is the superstition around this play even in modern times?
You can not say "Macbeth" in an actual theatre as it is believed that the play is cursed and bad luck will come.
Who said "Then 'tis most like the sovereignty will fall upon Macbeth".
Ross (2.4. 38-39)