Characters
King of Scotland
Who is King Duncan?
This happens to the former Thane of Cawdor
What is sentenced to death (executed for Treason)?
This statement (made by both Macbeth and the Witches) makes it clear that not everything is what it seems.
What is "Fair is Foul, and Foul is Fair"?
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it"
What is a simile?
A person who owns lands of the King
What is a thane?
Thane of Glamis
Who is Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth calls on supernatural powers to make her more this
What is manly/masculine?
Macbeth says "this" will be his downfall
What is ambition?
"... what seem'd corporal melted As breath into the wind."
What is a simile?
This is King Duncan's tragic flaw
What is trust?
Father to many Kings
Who is Banquo?
This is the method by which Lady Macbeth will cover their tracks and shift blame.
What is frame the guards (poison guards' wine)?
Lady Macbeth asks evil spirits to do this _________, showing that she feels women are too soft to commit treacherous acts like murder.
What is "unsex" her?
A long speech made by a character when no other characters are on stage
What is a soliloquy?
This makes Macbeth uncomfortable according to his asides in Act 1 Scene 3
What is murder (thought of killing Duncan)?
Potential baby killer
Who is Lady Macbeth?
This is what Lady Macbeth says she would do if she had so promised to shame Macbeth into keeping his "promise" (to kill Duncan) to her.
What is (violently) kill her own child?
Why do the Witches depart so quickly in the first scene?
What is they are summoned away by spirits (familiars)?
"If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow and which will not,"
What is a metaphor?
How Lady Macbeth describes her husband
What is a Coward?
The new Prince of Cumberland
Who is Malcolm?
Name the three titles the witches give Macbeth
Name TWO of the four reasons why Macbeth believes he shouldn't murder King Duncan
What is violence causes violence, kinsman, host, and humble leader?
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
What is a paradox?
The THEME suggested by "Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
What is "Looks can be deceiving"/"Nothing is as it seems"?