Characters
Name Macbeth's wife
Who is given this prophecy: "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none."
Banquo (shall father kings but not be one himself)
In which scene do we meet Macbeth?
Scene 3 (Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches for the first time)
What type of weather is first stated in scene 1
Stormy (Thunder, Lightning, or Rain).
What literary term is used most in your study guide for scenes involving King Duncan?
Dramatic Irony
Ross is a minor character who we see appear in Act 1. What is a common title for a nobleman who serves under the king?
Thane
Who said: "The Thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress me in borrowed robes?"
Macbeth
What is Lady Macbeth first seen doing in the play?
Reading a letter from Macbeth
Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask for nature to become what in order to hide their evil deeds?
Dark. "Stars hide your fires"..."Come thick night, and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell"
Who does Scotland face in battle during scene 2?
Norway
Who did Duncan name the Prince of Cumberland?
Who said: "He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust."
King Duncan while speaking about the former Thane of Cawdor
What happened to the original Thane of Cawdor and what happened to his title?
Executed for being a traitor, given to Macbeth
When speaking about Macbeth in battle, we hear the phrase "unseamed from the nave to the chops" What does that mean?
Cut open from the belly button to the mouth
When did this play come out?
Early 1600s
Name Banquo's son (Act 2, Scene 1)
Fleance
Who said: "And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this"
Lady Macbeth
Who is the first person to tell the tales of Macbeth's bravery in Scene 2?
The Captain
What is Lady Macbeth asking Macbeth to do when she says "Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under't"
Appearances vs. Reality. She wants him to pretend to be a loyal member of the kings court, while in actuality be a killer and earn the crown through any means necessary.
Why are Scenes 4 and 6 filled with dramatic irony for King Duncan?
We as readers know Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are plotting to kill Duncan, but Duncan has no knowledge and trusts them fully
Name a single feature that Banquo insults while speaking to the witches in Scene 3
He says that they do not look like theyre from earth, he calls them withered, and that he cannot tell if they are women because of their beards
Who said: "When we have marked with blood those sleepy two of his own chamber, and used their very daggers"
Macbeth
How does Lady Macbeth persuade Macbeth to kill King Duncan in Scene 7?
She questions his manhood, vows that she would keep her word if asked, and lays out the murder plan
Macbeth's very first line: "So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
What is a main theme behind the "unsex me here" soliloquy?
Gender roles: Lady Macbeth wishes to be in charge for she fears Macbeth does not have what it takes to get the job done.