Vocabulary and Definitions
when an actor speaks ALONE on a stage to reveal thoughts
What is Soliloquy
Macbeth sees this hallucination as a symbol of guilt
What is a dagger or Ghost of Banquo
Lady Macbeth plants the bloody daggers on...
Who are the "surfieted grooms" or servants?
They kill Banquo, but not Fleance
Who are the murderers?
He is planning an revolt against Macbeth
Who is Macduff?
the universal message the playwrite wants the audience to learn
Macbeth's external conflict in Act 3 (the obstacles he must overstep because of the witches prophecies and his underlying fears)
Who is Banquo and Fleance
Lady Macbeth faints and pretends she does not know about the death of Duncan. This irony is...
How has Banquo's view of Macbeth changed?
What is Banquo views Macbeth as an immoral person, and suspects him of murder even though he has once thought that Macbeth was noble and "valiant"?
Lennox understand that the state of Scotland is (provide reasoning)
What is a bad state because Scotland is being run by the tyrant of Macbeth?
the type of irony where the audience knows something the characters do now
What is dramatic irony
Macbeth brings the bloody daggers to Lady Macbeth because....
He feels guilty and distressed about killing Duncan
Lady Macbeth covers for Macbeth at the banquet because...
Lady Macbeth does not kill Duncan herself because..
What is Duncan reminds her of her father?
The purpose of the Porter in the play is to..
What is to add comic relief because of the tension of Duncan's death?
Macbeth's character has changed from _________in ACT I to __________.
What is loyal and noble to Duncan and his country to a ruthless tyrant. (Up to teacher's discretion)
Lady Macbeth's character has changed from __________ in Act I and II to ___________.
The bell in ACT II signifies... (2 things)
What is the Lady Mabeth's signal for Macbeth to kill Duncan, and the moment of Duncan's actual death?
Shakespeare changes the structure in the dialogue between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth in ACT II, after Macbeth has "done the deed" because....
What is he wants the reader to understand the tension of the situation?
The question the reader must ask to understand theme in a long text
What is "What does the author want me to learn about a topic?"
Macbeth says he has "stepped so far that he should wade no more" which means...
What is Macbeth has murdered Duncan and cannot turn back and remain innocent because he will kill again.
Lady Macbeth's quote at the banquet "Pronounce it for me, sir, to all our friends, For my heart speaks they are welcome" implies that she wants Macbeth to
What is to put on a false face in front of the guests to not invite suspicion of his killing of Banquo?
The significance of the quote "Macbeth has murdered sleep.." is (2 meanings)
What is Macbeth cannot sleep because he has lost his innocence, and has also killed the innocent Duncan"
Hecate plans to...
What is to trick Macbeth with illusions to secure his downfall as a man?