Symbols and Motifs
Characters
Important Events
Literary Devices
Shakespearean Wordplay!
100
Banquo's reference to "foul is fair" theme at the beginning of Act III, Scene 1. 

"...I fear / Thou played'st most foully for it" (III.1.3)

100

The NEW king of Scotland, the Thane of Glamis, and the Thane of Cawdor.

Macbeth

100

The event to which Macbeth invites Banquo.

A Feast

100

An example of historical/literary allusion in Act III, Scene 1. 

Mark Antony and Octavius Caesar (III.1.62)

100

The FIRST argument Macbeth makes to convince the two murderers to kill Banquo.

"...[he]...[who] held you so under fortune..." (III.1.85).

200

Metaphors which Macbeth uses to describe his position as king (regarding his heirs).

"fruitless crown" (III.1.66)

"barren scepter" (III.1.68)

200

Fleance

Banquo's young son.

200

The two men who Macbeth speaks with about his secret plot involving Banquo.

Two murderers.

200
What does the analogy Macbeth uses at the end of his soliloquy in Act III, scene 1 describe?

Macbeth invites "fate" to a trial by combat. This analogy describes Macbeth's plot to murder Banquo. (III.1.75-77).

200

The vague language in which Macbeth tells the audience of his plan for Fleance's fate.

"Fleance...must embrace the fate of that dark hour" (III.2.156-7).

300

A recurring symbol of treachery/betrayal.

The Snake (III.2.15)

300
The men who hold a private meeting with Macbeth in Act 3, Scene 1.

Two Murderers

300

The setting of Act III.

Forres Castle

300

The word for "servant" in Shakespearean vocabulary.

Sirrah (III.1.48)

300

Macbeth uses this TYPE of imagery to describe how he fears Banquo's loyalty.

"Dagger" / "Fencing" imagery (III.i.54, 133).

400
Symbolism associated with Banquo and the Witches' prophecy.

Seeds (III.1.75)

400

The Goddess of the Moon/Patron of Witches

Hecate

400

The time of day in which Banquo's murder will take place.

Early evening (before twilight) (III.2.45-6).

400
The metaphor Macbeth uses to describe his eternal soul.

"eternal jewel" (III.1.73)

400

The word Macbeth uses to describe Banquo's murderers as both "soldiers in a line" and "on a list."

"File" (III.1. 114-115)

500
A sound which signals a "deed of dreadful note" (III.2.49)

A Bell

500

The GENERAL of Macbeth's army.

Banquo

500

How does Macbeth convince the two murderers to carry out his orders?

He convinces them that Banquo has stripped their property from them and held them "under fortune," i.e. he stopped these two men from advancing to a higher position in the army (III.1.85-89).

500

An example of consonance which Lady Macbeth uses at the beginning of Scene 2. 

"'Tis safer to be that which we destroy / Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy" (III.2.8-9).

500

The crime that Malcolm and Donalbain stand accused of at the beginning of Act III. 

Parricide (n.): A child's murder of their father. (III.1.35)

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