Who is Macbeth?
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This Star Trek and X-Men actor played Macbeth in a 2010 TV movie of Macbeth produced by the BBC.
Who is Patrick Stewart?
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This Disney animated movie famously takes a lot of inspiration from Hamlet, another play by Shakespeare, but it also has elements that are very similar to Macbeth. A specific element is Scar killing the current king, Mufasa, and taking his place as king.
What is The Lion King?
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First spoken by Macbeth and then Lady Macbeth in the same scene, this means something that is unfortunate to have witnessed (2 words).
"I can't believe I saw her looking like that. What a _____ _____."
What is a "sorry sight"? (Act II Scene 2)
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Oh dear! You came across the third Weird Sister! Click to see what happens to you.
She says, "I will give you a choice, so listen closely to me, / either you can subtract 500 from someone else, or add 250 to thee! >:]"
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This Doctor Who actor played Macbeth in a Radio 4 broadcast of Macbeth.
Who is David Tennant?
200
This popular musical has the title character write a letter to his wife's sister, Angelica, where he references Macbeth, saying "'Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day' / I trust you'll understand the reference to another Scottish Tragedy / without my having to name the play".
What is Hamilton?
200
Spoken by Macbeth, this modernized version means no matter what happens (3 words).
This phrase can be found in the popular song "Tomorrow" from the musical "Annie": The sun'll come out / Tomorrow / So you gotta hang on til tomorrow / ____ ____ ___
What is "come what may" (from "come what come may")? (Act I Scene 3)
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Because of the Curse of Macbeth, actors call the play this when in a theater.
What is "The Scottish Play"?
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This The Equalizer actor played Macbeth in the 2021 film The Tragedy of Macbeth.
Who is Denzel Washington?
300
The Frog Choir in the third movie of this incredibly popular magical franchise sings a song inspired by the Weird Sisters' lines in Act IV Scene 1. The majority of the song consists of the lines "Double, double, toil and trouble / Fire burn and cauldron bubble / Double, double, toil and trouble / Something wicked this way comes"
What is the Harry Potter franchise? (Specifically Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
300
Uh, oh! You came across the second Weird Sister! Click to see what happens to you.
She says, "After you add the amount of points you see, / remove twice as many, courtesy of me! >:^)"
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King James I, who Shakespeare wrote Macbeth for, requested a version of this incredibly popular book to be written in his name.
What is the Bible? (King James Bible)
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This actor, who also played Gandalf in the The Lord of the Rings franchise, played Macbeth for the Royal Shakespeare Company in a 1978 production of Macbeth.
Who is Ian McKellen?
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In this popular musical, the title character compares himself to Macbeth, claiming this as his "folly", similar to Macbeth himself. (He also compares Madison to Banquo, Jefferson to Macduff, and Birnam Wood to Congress on its way to Dunsinane)
What is ambition?
400
First spoken by Macbeth, if someone has this, it means they are very fortunate and somehow manage to avoid bad things happening to them (2 words).
The band Third Eye Blind has a song that uses this phrase, called "Semi-_______ ____".
"Did you hear she won $100 at the raffle only a couple nights after being Sheetz's one millionth customer and winning free Sheetz for a year? She really lives a _______ ____."
What is a "charmed life"? (Act V Scene 8)
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Some brands who sell products for this common teenage experience reference Lady Macbeth's desperate plea "Out damned spot! Out, I say!" with their products.
What is acne?
500
Oh no! You came across the first Weird Sister! Click to see what happens to you.
She says, "Even though I look upon you with judgement, / add to your score the amount of 500! >:-)"
500
This long-running educational children's show featured three witches in a 1972 episode that appeared to be an homage to the Weird Sisters.
What is Sesame Street?
500
First spoken by Macduff, this means to do a lot of things all at once (3 words).
"Wow, he managed to do everything in ___ ____ _____."
What is "one fell swoop"? (Act IV Scene 3)
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Outsold by only the Bible and Shakespeare himself, this brilliant detective/murder mystery author, also known as the "Queen of Crime", wrote a book called "By the Pricking of my Thumbs", which references what the Weird Sisters say in Act IV Scene 1.
Who is Agatha Christie?