Macbeth
Macbeth is the King of ________
Scotland
Why is Lady Macduff angry and not supportive of her husband?
She feels abandoned/betrayed/thinks he is a coward for leaving
He leaves Scotland and goes to ___________.
England
Who is the rightful heir to the throne of Scotland?
Malcolm - the oldest son of the previous king, King Duncan
Define dramatic irony
Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not know
What does Macbeth command the witches to tell him?
"Shall Banquo's issue ever reign in this kingdom?"
AKA, will the prophecy of Banquo's heirs being king come true
What caused her husband to leave, according to the following quote:
"all is the fear, and nothing is the love, as little is the wisdom, where the flight so runs against all reason"
fear
What is the reason Macduff goes to England?
He is suspicious of Macbeth and wants to build an alliance with King Edward against Macbeth
What news does Ross bring to Macduff?
His family and servants have all been slaughtered by Macbeth's murderers.
An aside is a conversation between _______ and _________
characters and audience
Malcolm is aware of how Macbeth has been as King and as a leader and calls Macbeth a _________
Tyrant
What does Lady Macduff think the punishment for traitors should be?
"Every one...a traitor...must be hanged" (Act 4, Sc. 2, line 50).
Who Macduff blames for his family being killed
Himself
"Sinful Macduff, They were all struck for thee — naught that I am. Not for their own demerits, but for mine, Fell slaughter on their souls."
Why does Macbeth kill Macduff's son?
1. To punish Macduff for conspiring with and creating an alliance with the King of England against him
and/or
2. To make it so Macduff will have no heir to avenge him after Macbeth kills him or help him overtake Macbeth
What is the purpose of a soliloquy?
To share a character's thoughts and feelings about a topic/event/character/etc.
What Macbeth does to Macduff and why
Kills his family because the witches prophesized that Macduff is a danger to him
State one similarity and one difference between Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff.
Answers may vary by may include:
similarities: they both are strong minded women who speak their mind about their husbands being cowards, both are unaware of the plans their husbands are making
differences: Lady Macduff has kids while Lady Macbeth does not, Lady Macduff does NOT support her husband/being a traitor while Lady Macbeth DOES support her husband and being a traitor
What does Malcolm think Macduff might be in England to do?
He thinks Macduff may be there to bring Malcolm back to Scotland to Macbeth in order to protect himself and his family from Macbeth
What does Lennox suspect about Macbeth?
Lennox suspects that Macbeth was involved in the killing of King Duncan and Banquo somehow so that he could be king
What type of literary device shows the action below:
"Macbeth shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him."
personification
The woods are marching toward his castle
Explain who is the highest threat to Macbeth's power.
Macduff, being a Thane, has power and influence over people, and is already in England working on growing an alliance with the King of England - King Edward - against Macbeth while Fleance is only a child without a father to guide and help him who does not know of the prophecy that would make him king
In Act 4, Sc. 2, What does Lady Macduff say about people who do harm vs. people who do good
She says, "I am in this earthly world, where to do harm is often laudable, to do good sometime accounted dangerous folly"
laudable - deserving praise
AKA people who do harm/evil are praised and those who do good are put in danger
Name one of the two reasons Macduff gives to Malcolm to justify why he still would make a better king than Macbeth
1. He will grow out of his lustful actions and his actions can still come across pious since there will be so many women wanting to sleep with him
2. His greedy desires can be matched by him gaining as much wealth and land that he could ever want without taking from others
Name the two things the witches tell Macbeth which should give him confidence that his position as king is safe. AKA what did the 2nd and 3rd apparitions tell Macbeth?
Apparition 1 tells Macbeth that 'no man born of woman' will harm him
Apparition 2 tells Macbeth that he will remain King until Great Birnam Wood marches to high Dunsinane Hill (where Macbeth's castle is)
Explain how the following is an example of alliteration:
"the blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me"
Alliteration is when two or more words in a phrase or sentence share the same initial consonant sound or letter. The repetition of these sounds creates a musical or rhythmic effect and can be used to emphasize certain words or ideas.
The consecutive repetition of the consonant B is a clear example of alliteration