Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Prophecies
Images
100
When witch 2 says "something wicked this way comes," she means this evil being approaches.
What is Macbeth?
100
Lady Macduff's son compares himself to this.
What is a bird?
100
Macduff contrasts from Malcolm in this way.
What is Macduff wants to stand and fight while Malcolm wants to hide and cry?
100
The first apparition tells Macbeth this.
What is "Beware the Thane of Fife!"--beware Macduff?
100
The first apparition represents this.
What is Macbeth's death will be delivered by a weapon?
200
Macbeth demands this of the weird sisters.
What is why they're conjuring and making potions?
200
Ross argues with Lady Macduff that her husband is this--in an attempt to comfort her over Macduff's decision.
What is "He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows the fits o'the season?"--he has good reasons for fleeing.
200
Malcolm personifies Scotland as this.
What is a bleeding, crying, savagely beaten woman?
200
The second apparition tells Macbeth this.
What is "no one of woman born" may harm him?
200
The second apparition represents this.
What is Macduff being delivered by C-section?
300
The weird sisters agree to show Macbeth these three apparitions that reveal prophecies.
What is an armed head, a bloody child, and a crowned child holding a tree?
300
Lady Macfduff argues that her husband is this for fleeing.
What is a coward, a traitor, or dead?
300
Malcolm negatively views himself as this.
What is a lustful, awful person not fit to be king?
300
The third apparition tells this to Macbeth.
What is Macbeth will remain king until "Great Birnam Wood to high Duninsane Hill" is moved?
300
The third apparition represents this.
What is Banquo's descendent ruling after moving Birnam Wood?
400
Macbeth reacts this way to the first three apparitions.
What is he shows confidence and arrogance that he will remain king?
400
The squabble back and forth between Lady Macduff and her son is comical and serious. They argue over this.
What is the fact that Macduff is/is not dead and a traitor?
400
King Edward has this miraculous ability.
What is he can heal anyone of their ailment with a prayer, a gold seal, and his touch?
400
The final image the weird sisters leave Macbeth with prove this.
What is Banquo's descendents shall rule Scotland, and he will be slain?
400
The final image the witches leave Macbeth with is this.
What is "A show of eight kings, and Banquo last"?
500
Macbeth asks the witches if "Banquo's issue [will] ever / Reign in this kingdom?" The witches argue this reason for not wanting to show him.
What is "Seek to know no more"? Macbeth can't handle the truth.
500
The messenger at the end of scene 2 brings this news to Lady Macduff.
What is "danger does approach you nearly...Be not found here!"--she needs to take her family and run?
500
Macduff's outburst about this convinces Malcolm he is loyal and worth fighting for against Macbeth.
What is Macduff makes an outburst about how Scotland has been wronged by Macbeth?
500
Macduff vows this after discovering his family is murdered.
What is he will kill Macbeth "Within his sword's length"?
500
Lady Macduff describes this image in her anger over Macduff fleeing.
What is "the poor wren... / will fight, / Her young ones in her nest, against the owl"?
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