Who's Who?
Who is the king of Scotland at the beginning of the play?
Duncan
What type of figurative language is this: "But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine / On all deservers." (1.4.47-48)
Simile
What does "hence" mean?
From here
What do the witches tell Banquo?
He will father kings.
England
Who does Duncan name as the next king of Scotland?
Malcolm
Simile
What does this mean: "Whence is that knocking?" (2.2.56)
Where is that knocking coming from?
What happens to the original Thane of Cawdor
He's executed
What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
Anne Hathaway
Who is Banquo's son?
Fleance
Simile
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.
Who places the bloody daggers on top of the guards?
Lady Macbeth
What is the name of the theater Shakespeare's company built?
The Globe
What is the name of the king's second son?
Donalbain
Personficiation
What does this mean: "But wherefore could I not pronounce "Amen"? (2.2.29)
But why couldn't I say "Amen?"
What sign does the audience have that Banquo is affected by the prophecy?
He can't sleep and is having bad dreams
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38
Who is the Thane of Fife?
Macduff
What type of figurative language is this: "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hands?" (2.2.77-78)
Allusion
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)?
Where does Macduff go instead of Macbeth's coronation?
Who was the British monarch when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth?
King James