Act 1
The mood Shakespeare sets in the beginning of the play.
What is haunting, spooky, eerie?
We realize that Macbeth is on the verge of insanity because
he sees a dagger that isn't really there
Banquo's thoughts concerning himself and his thoughts concerning Macbeth at the beginning of Act 3
Banquo suspects Macbeth and wonders if his prophecies will also come true
His paranoia of keeping his kingship secure
When a character makes a remark that the other characters can't hear
an aside
Macbeth's name is first uttered by
Who is the three witches?
This character finds the murdered king
Macduff
What are the two main reasons that Macbeth fears Banquo?
The witches' second apparition seemingly contradicts the first apparition because
the first warns of Macduff while the second implies that no human can harm him
Macbeth receiving the title of Thane of Cawdor is ironic because
The previous Thane of Cawdor is executed for being a traitor, and Macbeth ends up betraying the king.
What is Malcom & Donalbain's plan following Duncan's murder and what is the result of the plan?
They flee to England and Ireland which makes them look guilty
Macbeth continues to refuse to take his seat at the banquet because
He sees the ghost of Banquo in his spot
In acts 1-3, the fatal flaw we come to identify in Macbeth is ambition. In act 4, we see another. What is this new flaw?
overconfidence
worry and disbelief
Macbeth's prophecy is a form of dramatic irony because
The audience knows that he is getting this title, but Macbeth does not
We know that the porter is a comic relief because
He interrupts a tragic scene by telling a joke about how a porter would grow old unlocking the gate of hell as well as other absurd stories
The central message revealed by Lennox's conversation with the Lord
Macduff is joining forces with Duncan's son to attempt war?
Recruited by Macduff to help Malcolm and the English forces in the war against Macbeth
Siward
Shakespeare uses a staircase metaphor when describing...
Macbeth's reaction to knowing that Malcolm will be a step on his way to kingship that will trip him up unless he oversteps it
Shakespeare ties in the hand-washing scene back into Act V by
showing that Lady Macbeth's flippant comment about clearing their guilt with water will manifest later on in a symbolic spot that she can never erase
Verbal irony is shown when Lennox says...
"Who cannot want the thought how monstrous
It was for Malcolm and for Donalbain
To kill their gracious father? damned fact!
How it did grieve Macbeth!"
(paraphrase accepted)
The ultimate downfall of Macbeth as a result of the witches' tricks is foreshadowed in act 1 by what metaphor
the sailor
Shakespeare most likely uses dramatic irony in Act 1 to
show the witches' role in planting the seeds of ambition in Macbeth's mind