Who said it?
Fair is foul, and foul is fair
witches
Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth's manhood
Gender Roles
What century is Macbeth set in?
11th century
What does sycophantic mean?
Doing something purposefully to please another
Come you spirits, That tend on mortal thoughts, ___ me here.
unsex
O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!
The witches tell Macbeth and Banquo prophecies
Supernatural
Where is Macduff's castle?
Fife
What event happens to King James I that perhaps influences Shakespeare's decision to have usurpers punished?
The Gunpowder Plot
Is this a ______ which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?
dagger
False face must hide what the false heart doth know
Macbeth
Macbeth hallucinates Banquo's ghost
Guilt or Supernatural
Why did Macduff go to England?
To get Malcolm and the assistance of the British
What is one potential reason why Shakespeare includes the addition of the witches?
King James I was very interested in witches; the public believed in witches and many participated in witch hunts.
'______ hide your fires'
Stars
What’s done cannot be undone
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are overly polite to Duncan when he arrives at their home
What frightens Macbeth right before he is killed by Macduff?
Macduff tells Macbeth that he was born via c-section.
How does the Divine Right of Kings influence the themes of power and ambition in Macbeth?
characters grapple with the moral implications of seizing power unlawfully
All the perfumes of Arabia will not ____ this little hand.
Sweeten
Macduff was from his mother’s womb
Untimely ripped.
Macduff
Macbeth believes that he cannot be stopped after the second round of prophecies
Corrupt power or ambition
How does Macbeth feel about Fleance surviving?
He thinks it leaves him vulnerable
How does the use of prophecy and fate in Macbeth reflect Renaissance beliefs about destiny and free will?
People believed that destiny and free will influenced each other. Characters struggle to reconcile their own choices with the predictions of supernatural forces.
Those clamorous ______ of blood and death