Macbeth
What mistake does Macbeth make after he murders Duncan (he forgets to do something...)?
He brings the daggers back with him (forgets to lay them on the guards).
What does Lady Macbeth pretend to do when the news is revealed that Duncan has been murdered?
faint
Who is knocking in the middle of the night?
Macduff (and Lennox)
What type of play is this (involving the downfall of the main character?)
tragedy
What does Macbeth imagine he sees before him at the beginning of the Act?
a dagger
What does Macduff say to Lady Macbeth when she asks him what happened to King Duncan?
it's not for a woman's ears...you can't handle it
What is the purpose of the "porter" scene with all the knocking on the door?
to lighten the mood/entertain the audience
What is the word for a conversation between two characters?
dialogue
Ross tells Macduff big news at the end of the act about Macbeth. What is it?
Macbeth is about to be crowned king
Lady Macbeth tells her husband, "These deeds must not be thought after these ways. So it will make us mad." What is she talking about?
We can't think about what we have done to Duncan- it'll make us go crazy.
Who discovers the dead body of the king?
Macduff
Banquo is shocked by the murder of Duncan. He's such a great guy...the opposite of Macbeth. What is that called again?
Dramatic foil
Macbeth thinks he hears a voice crying out "Macbeth hath murdered...(fill in the missing word)"
Sleep
What does Lady Macbeth have to do to clear up Macbeth's mistake after the murder?
Put the daggers on the guards
Where do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to go after their father is murdered? (two different places)
England and Ireland
Name three "unnatural" things that have happened in nature in this act.
it's dark during the day, Duncan's horses ate each other, and a falcon was killed by an owl.
When the person starts knocking on the door, Macbeth says "Wake Duncan with thy knocking, I would thou couldst." What does he mean?
I wish I hadn't done it.
Lady Macbeth gives an excuse about why she didn't murder Duncan herself. What is it?
He looked too much like her father
Macduff talks to the old man about a rumor he heard about Duncan's killing. What is it?
The guards were paid to do it by Malcolm and Donalbain and that's why they ran away.
The play is filled with savage violence. What unnecessary violent act happens when Macbeth "discovers" Duncan dead?
he murders the two guards, too