Macbeth Character
Who is the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor in Act I?
Macbeth
Name one of the witch's first prophecies.
Thane of Cawdor
King Hereafter
Father to a line of kings
In which two countries is this story set?
Scotland and England
“If you can look into the seeds of time,
And say which grain will grow and which will not... tell me." Who said it?
Banquo
Augury
A sign or prediction of what will happen, often
based on birds or other omens.
Who is the Mastermind behind Duncan's murder?
Lady Macbeth
How did the murderers Macbeth hires in Act II fail?
They let Fleance escape
What is the significance of the second prophecy? What do the witches say about the woods?
Do not fear until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsanine.
Who said, "Nothing is, but what is not"?
“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.”
Macbeth
Oxymoron
A compact combination of apparently
contradictory words, such as living death.
Who is the King of Scotland in Act I?
Duncan
What does King Duncan do after the witches first set of prophecies that causes Macbeth distress? (This is a step on which he must overleap or fall down...)
Names Malcolm as the next King of Scotland.
What is the role of Norway in the context of the play?
At war with Scotland
(At the start of the play, the King of Norway aligns with the traitorous Thane of Cawdor.)
Who said,
"The raven himself is hoarse
That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan
Under my battlements”
"What, are you a man?"
Lady Macbeth
Bravado
A display of confidence intended to impress others or hide fear.
Who is the Thane of Fife (and doesn't show up to Macbeth's Coronation)?
Macduff
Why is it important to Macbeth that Fleance is killed?
The witches say Banquo's progeny will be king.
Where does Donalbain flee after his father's murder?
Ireland
“Out! damned spot! One, two, — why, then ‘tis time to do’t. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? – Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him.”
Lady Macbeth
Squander
Which character is killed by Macbeth in battle after the English army advances.
Siward
What does Lady Macbeth tell their guests when Macbeth reacts to seeing Banquo's ghost?
He has fits like this. It's a condition he's had since he was young. Don't pay attention to it.
What was Banquo doing when he was killed?
Riding his horse through the woods.
Who said "Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air."?
The Witches
Duplicity
Deliberate deception through a difference between outward behaviour and concealed intentions.