What is thy name?
Who first leads Macbeth’s thoughts toward murder as a means to his ambitious ends?
Lady Macbeth
What title, predicted by the witches, does Macbeth receive?
Thane of Cawdor
"Fair is foul, foul is fair"
The witches
Where is "Macbeth" set?
Scotland
What is Lady Macbeth asking the spirits to do when she says "unsex me here". Why is she asking them to do so?
She is asking the spirits to take away her feminine qualities so that she could go through with killing Duncan.
Whose children are prophesied to one day inherit the throne of Scotland?
Banquo's
According to Lady Macbeth's plan, Macbeth will kill Duncan and then blame it on __________.
Duncan's servants
"He's here in double trust"
Macbeth
Describe the setting of Act 1, scene 1 (when we meet the three witches)
Dark, stormy, chaotic, deserted
How does Lady Macbeth plan on killing Duncan? (4 steps) (2 points)
Get his servants very drunk.
Wait until Duncan falls asleep.
Macbeth will stab Duncan.
They will frame Duncan's servants by putting the dagger near them while they are passed out.
What is Banquo's son's name?
Fleance
What part of Macbeth's personality does Lady Macbeth constantly attack?
His manliness/ his ego
"There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust."
Duncan
In act 1, scene 1, where do the witches say they will meet Macbeth?
Upon the heath
Explain the importance of "fair is foul, foul is fair". How have we seen this theme in the play so far?
This phrase means that nothing is as it seems. Everything that seems good in the play is secretly foul (Cawdor, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's home and hospitality).
Who does Duncan name to replace him as king?
Malcolm
Which of the following statements is NOT included in Macbeth's letter to Lady Macbeth?
1. Macbeth has been appointed Thane of Cawdor
2. The witches' prophecy
3. That Duncan is coming to the castle
4. That Macbeth has ambitions to become king
3. That Duncan is coming to the castle
"But ’tis strange. And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray’s in deepest consequence."
Banquo
What is the name of Macbeth's castle?
What is Lady Macbeth criticizing about her husband in the following passage:
"Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would, ” like the poor cat i' th' adage?" (2 points)
Lady Macbeth is asking Macbeth if he will take the crown that he wants so badly or will he remain someone who always says "I can't" after he says "I want to"
In Act 1 scene 2, who does Macbeth unseam from " the nave to the chops"?
Macdonwald
What are the four prophecies that the witches give Macbeth and Banquo?
Macbeth will be the thane of Cawdor
Macbeth will be king
Banquo will be lesser than Macbeth and greater Banquo's son will be king
"Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would,” like the poor cat i' th' adage?"
Lady Macbeth
At the beginning of the play, the Scots are at war with which country?
Norway
What are the five reasons Macbeth comes up with during his soliloquy in act 1, scene 7 that convince him that he should not kill Duncan? (3 points)
1. There will be consequences
2. If he does a violent act he will be teaching others how to do those violent acts to him
3. He is Duncan's subject and host (he is here in double trust) and should not be trying to kill him
4. Duncan is a great and noble king
5. Everyone would be sad about Duncan's death