Characters
Who is King of Scotland at the beginning of the play?
Duncan
What title does Macbeth already hold at the beginning of the play?
Thane of Glamis
What new title is Macbeth given after the battle?
Thane of Cawdor
Who kills King Duncan?
Macbeth
What vision does Macbeth see before killing Duncan?
A floating dagger
What are the names of the two Princes
Malcolm and Donalbain
What do the witches look like?
They are women, but they are ugly and they have beards
Fill in the two gaps
'Look like the innocent ______________, but be the ______________ under't.'
Flower
Serpent
What does Macbeth forget to do after the murder?
Leave the daggers behind
Why does Lady Macbeth say she can't kill Duncan?
Because, when asleep, the King looks too much like her father
What is the name of Banquo's son?
Fleance
Who is named Prince of Cumberland?
Malcolm
What are the two reasons Macbeth says he can't kill Duncan? 'Double trust.'
Duncan is Macbeth's cousin and Duncan is Macbeth's guest. As the host, Macbeth should protect him.
Why does Lady Macbeth pretend to faint?
She can tell that Macduff is suspicious and is asking why Macbeth killed the guards. She wants to create a distraction
Who is the first character to suspect Macbeth for the killing of Duncan?
Macduff
The name of the character who speaks to Macduff, Macbeth and the porter in Act II, Scene iii
Lennox
What is the literary device used in Act I when the audience knows something that the characters do not know?
Dramatic irony
What are the CAVABs that are relevant in Lady Macbeth's request from the 'spirits that tend on mortal thoughts' to 'unsex' her?
Traditional Jacobean gender roles
Why do the Princes flee after their father's death
They fear they will be next
What is the name of the belief that determined a person's role in life?
The Great Chain of Being
Queen of the witches
Hecate
What are the two things that Macbeth wants which he calls his 'black and deep desires'?
Murder and usurpation
What is the aesthetic feature that Shakespeare has used in both of these quotes?
'Stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires.'
'Instruments of darkness.'
Light and dark symbolism where light represents good and dark represents evil.
How does Shakespeare suggest that Duncan's murder is unnatural?
Unnatural things happen around them e.g. the horses start eating each other and the predator/prey relationship is reversed
Compare Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's reaction to the blood on his hands after he kills Duncan?
Macbeth says that 'all Neptune's great oceans' cannot wash away the blood.
Lady Macbeth says that 'a little water clears us of this deed.'