Who's Who?
Who is the king of Scotland at the beginning of the play?
Duncan
What does "hence" mean?
from here
Does Scotland win or lose the opening battle?
Win
What does Macbeth hallucinate before killing Duncan?
A bloody dagger
What country is Shakespeare from?
England
Who does Duncan name as his heir?
Malcolm
What does this mean: "Whence is that knocking?" (2.2.56)
Where is that knocking coming from?
What do the witches tell Banquo?
That he will father kings.
Who places the bloody daggers on top of the guards?
Lady Macbeth
What type of figurative language is this: "But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine / On all deservers." (1.4.47-48)
Simile
Fleance
What does this mean: "I have thee not, and yet I see thee still" (2.1.35)?
I don't have you, but I can still see you.
How does Lady Macbeth find out about the prophecy?
Who are the second and third people killed by Macbeth?
What type of figurative language is this: "And make my seated heart knock at my ribs" (1.3.149)
Personification
Who is the Thane of Glamis?
Macbeth at the beginning of the play
What does this mean: "But wherefore could I not pronounce "Amen"? (2.2.29)
But why couldn't I say "Amen?"
What happens to the original Thane of Cawdor?
He is executed
Who discovers the body of King Duncan?
Macduff
Which famous actor stars as Macbeth in the 2021 black and white film?
Denzel Washington
What is the name of the king's second son?
Donalbain
What does this mean: "Malcolm and Donalbain, the king's two sons, / Are stol'n away and fled, which puts upon them / Suspicion of the deed." (2.4.25-27)?
Malcolm and Donalbain, the king's two sons, have run away and fled, which makes them the prime suspects.
Why does Lady Macbeth want Macbeth to murder Duncan that night (and not later)?
Because Duncan leaves their castle in the morning.
Where does Macduff go instead of Macbeth's coronation?
Home/Fife
Who was the British king when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth?
King James