Lady Macbeth
How does Lady Macbeth help kill Duncan?
She gets the guards drunk and plants the daggers witth blood on them.
What does Macbeth do to the servants, and why?
He kills them, and he claims that in his great fury, he killed them without thinking.
Who are Duncan's sons?
Malcolm and Donalbain
Where does Macbeth take place?
Scotland
What was the first prophecy?
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and as future King.
How many individual prophecies does Macbeth receive?
Six.
Who is Banquo's son who flees from the murderers?
Fleance
What is said that frightens Macbeth before he is killed by Macduff?
Macduff tells Macbeth that he was ripped from his mother's womb at an untimely moment.
What other name are the witches given?
The weird sisters.
Why does Lady Macbeth say she can't kill King Duncan?
He looks like her father.
What title is given to Macbeth for bravery in the battle?
Thane of Cawdor.
Who kills Macbeth?
Macduff
Who says 'Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. Not so happy, yet much happier. Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none'?
The witches
What are two of the witches' apparitions?
The armed head, bloody baby, and a crowned child holding a tree.
What symbolism does Lady Macbeth's frantic handwashing have?
She is wracked with guilt over the murders, and it will never go away.
Why does Macbeth decide to kill Banquo?
What does the murderer call Macduff's son before murdering him?
An egg
What monarch was the play written for?
You must say the ENTIRE name...
King James the First
Who is queen of the witches?
Hecate
What does Macbeth say after hearing of Lady Macbeth's suicide? You may paraphrase.
"Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."
Why doesn't Macbeth put his armor on when he goes out to do battle?
(scene where he yells at the doctor to take it off)
He knows that he can't be killed by a man born of woman.
Who says this about Macbeth?
"Yet do I fear nature;/ It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness/To catch the nearest way"
Lady Macbeth
What significance does the doctor and the servant have during Lady Macbeth's breakdown?
They hear the confessions of Lady Macbeth.