Friends (?)
Why has Banquo been having trouble sleeping?
Nightmares
How does the natural world mirror what is going on in the Macbeth’s lives?
Weird things keep happening (the earth shakes, there are strange sounds, the wind blows down people's chimneys)
Why is Hecate mad at the witches?
They gave prophecies to Macbeth without telling her. (She’s their boss.)
What does Macbeth see when he gives his speech in Scene 1 of Act 2?
A (floating) dagger
Who/what is the Porter? What is his job?
Guard the door of Macbeth's home
What does Macbeth see that makes him appear crazy at the banquet?
Banquo's ghost
What place does the guard drunkenly pretend to be the guard of in Act 2?
Hell
At the beginning of Act 3, scene 2, what thoughts does Lady Macbeth scold Macbeth for having?
Still thinking about what they’ve done/feeling guilty. She tells him to forget about it because it’s in the past.
Banquo is introduced as Macbeth’s friend in the beginning of the play. Why would Macbeth have Banquo and his son killed?
To make sure his (Macbeth's) prophecy of being king comes true (the prophecy said that Banquo's descendants would be king).
What is the name of a speech that a character gives alone on stage (this shares their internal thoughts with the audience)?
Soliloquy
Why doesn't Macbeth kill Banquo himself?
He says they have friends in common that he needs.
Why has Macduff gone to England at the end of Act 3?
To ask King Edward of England for help forming an alliance. He wants to make Scotland peaceful again.
Why is Lady Macbeth unable to kill Duncan herself?
He reminds her too much of her own father.
What reason did Macbeth give for murdering the servants in Duncan’s room?
He was so enraged that they “killed Duncan” that he killed them for revenge.
How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth react to hearing about Duncan’s death publicly?
They act very upset. Lady Macbeth “faints.”
What does Macbeth tell the murderers when he's convincing them to kill Banquo?
Banquo made their lives difficult/horrible.
“Would you pray for a man who has pushed you to poverty and an early grave?”
Besides fleeing to other countries, what other reason do people believe that Malcolm and Donalbain may have killed their father?
They don't say much/barely react to the news of his death.
What is Hecate’s specific plan at the end of Act 3?
She will trick Macbeth and make him see illusions/visions.
In Act 2, scene 2, Macbeth says that he wishes the sound of knocking could __________.
Wake Duncan from the dead.
What is Lady Macbeth unaware of when Macbeth tells her to flatter Banquo at the banquet?
How does Macbeth get information about the other lords?
He pays servants to spy for him in all of their houses.
What happened to the horses after they escaped their pasture?
They ate each other/horse cannibalism.
What is Lady Macbeth’s explanation for Macbeth’s strange behavior at the banquet?
DOUBLE POINTS AVAILABLE: Provide TWO details.
He’s had strange fits since he was a child.
If people pay too much attention to it, he’ll get more agitated and the fit will last longer.
After the banquet, Macbeth thinks that he needs to act/do things before _____________.
Before he thinks about them.
Why would Shakespeare include mentions of witchcraft/supernatural events happening in Macbeth?
Audiences’ superstitions
Connections to King James’s real life