Background
What is Macbeth's 'job' at the start of the play?
Captain of King Duncan's army
What is a soliloquy?
When one character is alone on stage sharing their thoughts and feelings
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something that a character or characters do not
Who is suspicious that Macbeth killed the king to win the throne?
Banquo
Why is Hecate angry with the witches?
They intervened into Macbeth's life without her
When Banquo is alone on stage sharing his thoughts and feelings about Macbeth being crowned king is an example of which literary device?
Soliloquy
In what act did Macbeth kill the king?
Act 2
How does Macbeth convince the murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance?
He questions their manhood/attacks their ego and tells them that it is Banquo's fault that they are poor
Who will wage war with Macbeth?
Lennox with King Edward and Malcolm
Indirect characterization is.... an example is...
Indirect characterization is when the reader makes inferences about a character based on the details SHOWN to them by the author; an example is *answers may vary* when Hecate tells the witches Macbeth 'loves for his own ends' and the reader infers that he is selfish
Which people does Macbeth suspect will try to take his crown?
Malcolm and Donalbain
Explain whether the event of Macbeth finding out about Madduff's alliance with King Edward is or is not an example of dramatic irony
This event is NOT dramatic irony because the audience is aware of the situation, as is all of the characters