Quotes
Which character said:
"Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full
Of direst cruelty."
Lady Macbeth
How many witches are shown in scene 1?
"Look like th' innocent flower,
But be the serpent under ’t." (I.v.56) - Lady Macbeth
Simile: Lady Macbeth compares Macbeth's need to conceal his intentions to an innocent flower with a snake hiding underneath.
What was the reason the Thane of Cawdor was executed?
Treason
Which character said:
"False face must hide what the false heart doth know."
Macbeth
Who is the king of Scotland?
Duncan
"No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive
Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death,
And with his former title greet Macbeth." (I.ii.63) - Duncan
Dramatic irony: Duncan believes that the thane of Cawdor will not deceive any longer. However, Macbeth is planning to do exactly this, deceive the king.
What was the witches' promise to Banquo?
Banquo's children will be king
Which character said:
"He’s here in double trust:
First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,
Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,
Who should against his murderer shut the door,
Not bear the knife myself."
Macbeth
Who is the heir to the throne of Scotland?
Malcolm
"If I say sooth, I must report they were
As cannons overcharged with double cracks,
So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe." (I.ii.37) - Captain
Simile: The captain compares Macbeth and Banquo's valiant fighting to a cannon charged with double ammunition.
What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?
The manliness to fight for his ambitions
Which character said:
"What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won."
Duncan
Who does Macbeth defeat in battle?
The armies of Norway and Ireland
"Your face, my thane, is as a book where men
May read strange matters." (I.v.53) - Lady Macbeth
How does the Captain describe Macbeth and Banquo's fighting in scene 2?
Like cannons loaded with double ammunition
Which character said:
"What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look
That seems to speak things strange."
Lennox
Who is the king of Norway?
Sweno
"Doubtful it stood,
As two spent swimmers that do cling together
And choke their art." (I.ii.8) - Captain
The Captain uses this simile to compare the fighting armies to swimmers clinging to each other to stay above water, but instead threatening to pull each other under.
What were the three witches doing in the beginning of scene 3?
Killing pigs