Macbeth Character
the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor in Act I
Who is Macbeth?
the three initial prophecies of the witches
What are Thane of Cawdor, King Hereafter, and Father to a line of kings?
Where this story is set
What is Scotland?
this character says, “If you can look into the seeds of time,
And say which grain will grow and which will not... tell me."
Who is Banquo?
this bad luck omen is connected with the play Macbeth
What is say "Macbeth" in a theater?
Theatrical superstition holds that speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre will lead to a curse. Because of this superstition, the lead character is often referred to as the Scottish King or Scottish Lord. Lady Macbeth is often referred to as the Scottish Lady or Lady M.
the Masterminds behind Duncan's murder?
Who are Lady Macbeth or the Witches?
how the murderers Macbeth hires in Act II fail
What is they let Fleance escape?
Shakespeare's plays were first performed here
Where is The Globe Theater?
“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."
Who is Macbeth?
This is the king who patronized Shakespeare and is referenced as a king holding a goblet in the play
Who is James I?
the King of Scotland in Act I?
Who is Duncan?
What King Duncan does after the witches first set of prophecies that gives Macbeth distress - This is a step on which he must overleap or fall down...
What is names Malcolm as the next King of Scotland?
where Duncan is murdered
What is Inverness (Macbeth's) castle?
"I know how tender tis to love the babe… I would, while it was smiling in my face… dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this"
"What, are you a man?"
Who is Lady Macbeth?
finish the quote: "
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and _____ _____.
What is "caldron bubble"?
the Thane of Fife who doesn't show up to Macbeth's Coronation
Who is Macduff?
Why it is important to Macbeth that Fleance is killed
What is the witches say he will be the next King?
What Banqou was doing when he was killed
What is riding his horse through the woods?
this character said, “Out! cursed 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.”
Who is Lady Macbeth
fill in the blank for the quote: "By the pricking of my thumb, something ______ this way comes."
Macbeth is coming to see the witches.
this ghost comes back to haunt Macbeth
Who is Banquo?
Lady Macbeth tells their guests this when Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost and freaks out
What is he has fits like this. It's a condition he's had since he was young. Don't pay attention to it?
This failed inciting incident is a catalyst for the writing of the play, which shows the downfall of society should this have been successful.
What is the Gunpowder Plot?
“Here’s a knocking indeed! … Knock, knock, knock! Who’s there in the name of Beelzebub?”
Who is the Porter?
these characters are called the Weird sisters
Who are the Witches?
‘Weird’ didn’t mean the same thing in Shakespeare’s time as it does to us today. In fact, ‘weird’ referred to fate, destiny and the ability to be prophetic. So the ‘Weird Sisters’ in fact related to their ability to predict the future.