Characters
The first characters we meet in the beginning of the play
The Witches
Who dies in Act 2?
King Duncan and the Guards
What is a dagger?
A knife
What time period does Macbeth take place?
The Medieval/Middle Ages (11th Century)
"Fair is foul and foul is fair"(1.1.12)
The Witches
His name sounds like Macbeth
Macduff
How is King Duncan killed?
He is stabbed in his sleep
How do we define the word treason?
A high level of crime committed against a country/governement
Did the characters in Macbeth have electricity?
"Say from whence you owe this strange intelligence or why upon this blasted heath you stop our way with such prophetic greeting. Speak I charge you"(1.3.78-81)
Macbeth
The Kings Sons
Malcolm + Donalbain
Who is the one that kills Duncan and the guards?
Macbeth
What does it mean to have morals?
The values that someone has, how they define good and bad
What is different from how battles were fought?
Knight armor, shields, swords, horses vs guns, tanks, airplane
"Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o' th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way"(1.5.16-18).
Lady Macbeth
What is the King's name?
Duncan
Who was plotting to kill Duncan once he entered the castle?
Lady Macbeth
What does it mean when something is foul?
highly offensive, disgusting, evil or unfair
Who was Shakespeare?
British playwright, poet & actor. Widely regarded as greatest writer in the English language.
"Merciful powers, restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature gives way to in repose"(2.1.9-11)
Banquo
Who is Macbeth's closest friend?
Banquo
How was Macbeth convinced to commit such a crime?
Lady Macbeth makes him realize how much power they will have together
1. What does it mean to be ambitious?
2. What is a chamber?
1. having a strong desire to succeed
2. The bedroom in a castle
Name two words Shakespeare invented.
Birthplace, downstairs, hunchbacked, misquote, archvillain
"Faith, here's an equivocator that could swear in both the scales against either scale, who committed treason enough for God's sake yet could not equivocate to heaven"(2.3.8-11)
Porter