Macbeth's BFF
Banquo
One of the witches' spirit animals (meow)
Cat
"Be the innocent flower, and the serpent underneath"
Nice on the outside, evil on the inside
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair"
Balance
Good is bad, bad is good
Equal is unequal
Macbeth splits the traitor how?
From the belly button to the jaw
King _____________
Duncan
The witches love this animal, but you'd get warts and be poisoned
Toad
How is Macbeth's behavior toward King Duncan two-faced
He seems loyal, but wants to kill him at the same time
What does the number 3 represent in the play?
The Devil
Lady Macbeth does what to become more like a man?
Ask evil spirits for help
The name of the character who is promoted to Thane of Cawdor
Macbeth
One of the witches will turn herself into this animal and torture the sailor
Rat
What does "False face must hide a false heart" mean?
Someone might look nice and innocent, but they might have bad intentions
(Answer might vary)
What does it mean to look into the seeds of time?
To either took back or look forward in one's life
Lady Macbeth says they will do what to the servants? (2 things)
Get them drunk & blame the murder on them
King Duncan's sons' names
Malcolm & Donalbain
Macbeth & Bacquo were as afraid of the enemy as....
Eagles are of rabbits
OR
Lions are of rabbits
What hint do the witches give the reader that they are not to be trusted & can be two-faced? (several answers will work)
Fair is foul, and foul is fair
Compare themselves to a cat (sneaky)
Compare themselves to a rat (relentless)
They appear out of nowhere and disappear that way too
How is the number 3 represented in the play? (List at least 3 different ways)
3 Witches
3 Animals
3 Meetings with Witches
3 Prophecies
Macbeth is promoted to the Thane of Cawdor and Malcolm is promoted to what?
Prince of Cumberland
Which countries are fighting in the beginning of the play and which king leads which country?
Scotland (King Duncan) & Norway (King Sweno)
What was the name of the ship the sailor whose wife refused to share the chestnuts with the witches sailed on?
The Tiger
What warning about two-faced people, like the Witches, does Banquo give us the reader & Macbeth?
He says that "agents of evil often tell only part of the truth to lead people to their own destruction."
He says "they earn our trust by telling the truth only about little thing, but betray us when it comes to big things, when it really counts"
What does "lesser than Macbeth, but greater" and "not so happy, yet much happier" mean when the witches tell it to Banquo?
Banquo will not be king, but his sons will be. That is "greater" because his legacy will continue, and he will be "happier" because of it
Golgotha - what is compared to this in the play and why?
The battle Macbeth & Banquo fought because it was as bloody as Golgotha where Christ was crucified