Act 5 Part 1
Act 5 Part 2
Literary Devices
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
100

Where does the final war take place?

Dunsinane.

100

The first apparition - what is the prophecy and how does it come true

Beware Macduff --> Macduff has become Macbeth's enemy after killing his family

100

Simile

direct comparison using "like" or "as"
100

This was Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's death

she should have died hereafter.

100

The advice the doctor gives to the gentlewoman.

to watch her closely and make sure she doesn't harm herself.

200

This person is preparing for his coronation at the end of the play.

Malcolm.

200

The second apparition's prophecy + how it has come true.

No man born of woman shall harm Macbeth --> Macduff was born of a c-section

200

Metaphor

indirect comparison 

200

Macbeth decides to murder this person's family because he can't get to him.

Macduff.

200

What does the following quote mean: "Come out, damned spot! Out, I command you! One, two. Ok it's time to do it now - Hell is murky!"

 Lady Macbeth regrets her decision to kill Duncan and feels bad/ is going crazy.

300

How do Malcolms' soldiers feel about Macbeth? --> 3 points

They think he is unfit to rule, a tyrant, and insane. 

300

The third apparition's prophecy + how it came true

til Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane, Macbeth will not be vanquished --> Malcolm has his men cut down branches and trees of Birnam Wood so that as they march onto Dunsinane it hides their numbers

300

Identify the literary device from the passage:

"Out, out brief candle!"  

Metaphor

300

Who does Macbeth tell to put their armor on?

Seyton

300

This is the reason Duncan's murder disturbs her most.

she planned it and it started everything else.

400

What is the tone and theme of Macbeth's "Tomorrow" Soliloquy?

Tone: Resigned and apathetic 

Theme: that life is brief and meaningless. 

400

The fourth and final apparition and how it can come true

Line of 8 kings with Banquo --> Fleance lives

400

Allusion

a brief reference to a famous person or event - often from literature, history, greek mythology, or the Bible. 

400

After Lady Macbeth dies, Macbeth says this about life

it is meaningless.

400

What does Lady Macbeth do while she sleepwalks that refers back to previously in the play

"wash" her hands
500

What is Macbeth conflicted about in Scene 3?

conflicted over his worries for Scotland falling apart, Malcolm's encroaching army versus the confidence instilled in him by the prophecies. 

500

In the vision of Banquo and the 8 kings, the last king was holding this.

a mirror

500

Assonance

the repitition of a vowel sound in words in close proximity
500

How do we know Macbeth has been defeated at the end of the play?

Macduff is carrying his head.

500

This is how Lady Macbeth dies

 by her own hands.

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