Name that theme
What is the theme that deals with Macbeth's fatal flaw?
Ambition
What is Lady Macbeth's famous "spot" a symbol of?
guilt
Which king was Shakespeare appealing to in Macbeth?
King James 1
"A little water clears us of ..." (Lady Macbeth)
this deed
What is the name of Banquo's son?
Who is Fleance?
What is the theme that relates to Lady Macbeth's eventual suicide
Guilt
What motif recurs to symbolise guilt throughout the play?
Blood
Who says "look like the innocent flower..."?
Lady Macbeth?
"What's done cannot ...." (Macbeth)
...be undone
Why was one of the witches going to harass a sailor?
Because the sailor's wife wouldn't share her chestnuts with her
What theme is associated with: Macbeth and Banquo hear the Witches prophecies vs. Macbeth seeks out the Witches for his apparitions.
Fate Vs. Free Will
What literary device is evident when Duncan praises Macbeth's castle?
Dramatic irony
Who says "Out out brief candle"?
Macbeth
"fill me from the crown to the toe-top full of ...."
(Lady Macbeth)
"...direst cruelty"
What reason did Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?
She said he looked too much like her father
What theme is associated with Macbeth murdering his best friend Banquo.
Betrayal
What is the literary device here:
"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hands?"
Allusion/hyperbole
What is Malcolm's brother's name?
Donalbain
"Life's but a ..."
(Macbeth)
"... walking shadow"
How many soldiers did the English king provide to Malcom and Macduff to go and defeat Macbeth?
10 000 soldiers
Lady Macbeth expresses that Macbeth is not a real man if he doesn't kill the king. What "theme" does this relate to?
Masculinity.
What poetic metre dominates the verse in Macbeth?
Iambic pentameter
Who is Seyton?
King Edward's son who tries to fight and kill Macbeth.
"There are daggers ...." (Malcolm)
"...in men's smiles"
Which number showed up the most in Macbeth?
The number 3