Murder
Recap
Spooky
Vocab
Other
100
Who hires an assassin?
Macbeth
100
Who does Macbeth accuse of Duncan's murder?
Malcolm and Donalbain
100
Whose ghost appears and sits in Macbeth's chair?
Banquo's
100
What is a soliloquy?

An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.

100

What does Lady Macbeth question about Macbeth after he goes crazy?

His masculinity
200
How many murderers were there?
3
200
Who are the murderers hired to kill?
Banquo and Fleance
200
What is happening when the ghost appears?
A banquet
200
What is irony?

When the words or actions of a character take on a meaning for the audience or readers different from the one the character intends.

200
What does Hecate order the witches to do to Macbeth?
Ruin him
300
Which murderer tells Macbeth that Banquo is dead?
The first one
300
How does Macbeth say he will feel if Banquo stays alive?
Ill
300
What do Lady Macbeth say to the guests after Macbeth speaks to the ghost?
That Macbeth suffers from an illness since he was a child
300

What does nonpareil mean?

"If thou didst it, thou art the nonpareil."

Unequaled
300
What play does Macbeth refer to when talking about his repressed feelings?
Hint: It's another play by Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
400
Why did Macbeth hire murderers?
He doesn't want to be linked to the murder
400
Why must Macbeth kill Banquo?
Banquo and Fleance are a threat to him
400

How does lady Macbeth react to Macbeth after he sees the ghost?

She tells him to act normal and to speak well of Banquo
400

What does remembrancer mean?

"Sweet remembrancer."

One who reminds
400
Who questions Macbeth's explanations of the recent deaths?
Lennox
500

"There the grown serpent lies. The worm that's fled

Hath nature that in time will venom breed —

No teeth for the present"

What does this quote mean?

That Banquo is dead, and Fleance has escaped. That Fleance will take revenge but he is too young to cause harm right now.
500
How does Lady Macbeth help Macbeth kill Banquo and Fleance?
Trick question: She doesn't
500
What does Banquo's ghost sitting in Macbeth's place symbolize?
That his descendants will inherit the throne
500

Translate the following passage:

"If charnel-houses and our graves must send

Those that we bury back, our monuments

Shall be the maws of kites."

If the dead are going to return from their graves, then there’s nothing to stop the birds from eating the bodies.

500
What error do the murderers commit?
Letting Fleance escape
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