Who (or what) Said That?
Who is Macbeth?
The country where most of the play takes place.
What is Scotland?
The Thane of Fife (beware!)
Who is Macduff?
This country is painted as good, helpful, and blessed by God (probably because it was Shakespeare's home and he was writing for its King).
What is England?
Thane
What is Lord?
Out damned spot!
Who is Lady Macbeth?
The castle of Macbeth where Duncan is killed.
What is Invernss?
These two Thanes appear frequently throughout the play, often giving us important information.
Who are Ross and Lennox?
This King was Shakespeare's patron and inspired much of the content of the play.
Who is James I of England?
Weird Sisters
What are witches?
Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!
Hail to thee Thane of Cawdor!
Hail to thee who shalt be King hereafter!
Who are the three Witches/Weird Sisters?
When their father was murdered, the two sons of King Duncan fled Scotland. Malcolm went to England and Donalbain went to this country.
What is Ireland?
This character is the first death in the play, though we never meet him and his death happens offstage.
Who is the Thane of Cawdor?
The escape of this character's son, Fleance, is a direct reference to the eventual kingship of King James of Scotland (and then England), as James claimed this character was his ancestor.
Who is Banquo?
Alas
What is Oh no!
Dispute it like a man.
Who is Malcolm?
This castle first belonged to Duncan and then to Macbeth.
What is Forres?
This is the Greek goddess of magic, who was not originally included in the play (but was added later).
Who is Hecate?
This was an explosive plot by a group of disgruntled Catholics that was meant to kill the King of England and destroy Parliament.
What is the Gunpowder Plot?
[Aside]
What is someone is speaking and the others on stage "cannot" hear them. Often this is internal thoughts.
Knock knock, who's there?
Who is the Porter?
The Crowned Child, on of the witches' masters, gives Macbeth a prophecy that no one will vanquish him until Birnam Wood comes against him at this high place.
What is Dunsinane Hill?
This is the last character Macbeth kills in the play.
Who is Young Siward?
The strange, unnatural events that happen after the murder of King Duncan are likely included because of this belief, which stated that kings were put on the throne by God himself.
What is the divine right of kings?
Damned
What is condemned to Hell?