Who Said It?
"When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, and in rain?"
Who are the Three Witches?
Country that the play takes place in
What is Scotland?
This brave Scottish general hears the witches' prophecy that he will become king.
Who is Macbeth?
What is everything is not as it seems?
In Macbeth, the Three Witches predict that Macbeth will one day be king. This kind of prediction about the future is called this.
What is a prophecy?
"But the thane of Cawdor isn't dead. Why do you call me by his name?"
Who is Macbeth?
Macbeth hallucinates this object floating in front of him as he goes to kill King Duncan
What is the dagger?
This ambitious woman has a need for power and evil.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
"Be mother to male children only!"
In plays like Macbeth, this dramatic device lets a character speak their thoughts aloud while alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
"This castle is pleasantly situated. The sweet and clear air appeals to me."
Who is King Duncan?
After the killing of Duncan, these specific animals are seen eating each other.
What are horses?
This friend of Macbeth becomes suspicious of the witches' prophecy and warns that evil forces sometimes tell partial truths to trick people.
Who is Banquo?
"Here, smilers have knives beneath their cloaks"
What is do not trust everything you see? (A hero can be a villain)
Macbeth deals with death, ambition, and anger, so Shakespeare’s play is considered this genre.
What is a tragedy?
"Be full of welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue. Look like the innocent flower, but be the snake that's lying under it."
Who is Lady Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth compares her husband to this animal that wants food but refuses to get wet.
What is a cat?
This character is the son of Duncan who flees to England after his father is murdered.
Who is Malcolm?
"Is there enough water in the oceans to wash my hands of this blood? No! More likely my hands will stain the vast green seas blood red."
What is carrying guilt forever?
In Macbeth, the audience knows that Macbeth plans to murder King Duncan while Duncan still believes Macbeth is loyal, making this an example of this literary device.
What is dramatic irony?
"Provided I can remain honorable in doing so, free from evil and loyal to the king, I'm open to your advice."
Who is Banquo?
Lady Macbeth says she cannot kill King Duncan because he looks like a specific person
Who is her father?
This loyal nobleman discovers King Duncan's body.
Who is Macduff?
"My hands are the same color as yours-but I'd be ashamed to have a heart as white as yours!"
What is we are both guilty but you are a coward?
In Shakespeare’s time, many people believed that if someone did something very evil—like when Macbeth kills King Duncan in Macbeth—strange things in nature were signs that the world was out of balance.
What are superstitions?