Characters
This Character thinks he will be king.
Who is Macbeth?
This is what is happening in Scotland at the beginning of the play.
What is a rebellion/revolution?
This is the literary device for "fair is foul and foul is fair."
What is a paradox?
This is what actors do when the audience pretends to hear their thoughts. (It's a literary device.)
What is an aside?
This character is the good king of Scotland.
Who is Duncan?
This is where the witches meet Macbeth.
What is a heath?
This is what Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to do.
What is "unsex me here"?
This is what Macbeth did to Macdonwald.
What is split him in half?
This character calls on the spirits to make them brave and manly.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
This is how Lady Macbeth finds out Macbeth thinks he will be king.
What is a letter?
This is what Lady Macbeth says she would do to a smiling baby, if necessary.
What is to dash out its brains/kill it?
This is Duncan's other son.
Who is Donalbain?
This character is a loyal friend
Who is Banquo?
This is what Macbeth does while the king is feasting.
What is reasoning/chickening out?
This is what Macbeth asks the stars to hide.
What are "fires"?
This is what supposedly happened to the play so that saying its name is bad luck for actors.
What is a curse?
This character is named the King's heir.
Who is Malcolm?
This is what the Macbeths plan to do to avoid suspicion for Duncan's murder.
What is framing the guards?
These are the titles the witches give to Macbeth when he arrives.
This is how Lady Macbeth describes how the guards will be after she gives them alcohol.
What are swine/swinish sleep?