Character Quotes
"Is this a dagger which I see before me,/ The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee./ I have thee not, and yet I see thee still." (2.1.45-48)
Macbeth
Who does Macbeth scheme with in secret during his banquet?
The murderer
A person "of a woman born" (4.1.91).
Name one of the strange actions Lady Macbeth commits in the first scene of Act V.
Sleepwalking, wringing her hands, confessing to murder
The playwright's descriptive / interpretive comments that provide readers with information about the dialogue, setting, and action of a play.
Staging / stage directions
"A little water clears us of this deed" (2.2.86).
Lady Macbeth
Why is Macbeth unable to sit down at his own banquet?
The ghost of Banquo is sitting in his seat
The armed head apparition tells Macbeth to beware of which character?
Macduff
Macbeth dies in Act V, but not before killing which character?
Young Siward
The type/category of Shakespearean play Macbeth fits into.
Tragedy
"Look like the' innocent / flower, / But be the serpent under't" (1.6.77-79).
How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth's strange behavior?
Says he has had these episodes since his youth
Another apparition tells Macbeth that he shall not be defeated until WHAT comes over Dunsinane Hill to attack?
Birnam Wood
How do Siward's/Malcolm's/Macduff's soldiers conceal themselves when approaching Dunsinane?
The type of poetry that the bulk of Macbeth is written in.
Blank verse
"Were such things here as we do speak about? / Or have we eaten the insane root / That takes the reason prisoner?" (1.3.87-88).
Banquo
Who is the head witch AND why is she so upset with the rest of the witches?
Hecate; they gave Macbeth the prophecies without her permission
Only one woman is murdered (by another) in the entire play. Who?
Lady Macduff
Macbeth realizes he's been tricked by the witches when Macduff reveals what piece of information?
He was born via c-section
Device used when characters want to talk to another character / the audience BRIEFLY without the other characters onstage hearing what is said.
Aside
"Thou hast it now–King, Cawdor, Glamis, all / As the Weïrd Women promised, and I fear / Thou played’st most foully for ‘t” (3.1.1-3).
Banquo
Alluded to in most versions, but her part is sometimes cut, who is the "head" or goddess of all witches?
Hecate
10,000
What trophy does Macduff bring back to the troops to illustrate their victory?
Macbeth's head
The type of speech when only one character is standing onstage and speaking for a long time.
Soliloquy