Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
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What is the great feat Macbeth accomplishes at the beginning of the play?
He defeats King Duncan's enemies.
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Before Macbeth kills King Duncan, what does he imagine seeing infront of his hand?
A dagger
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Why does Macbeth feel Banquo needs to be killed?
So that his own children will become king, and not those of Banquo as the witches predicted.
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What three things do the apparitions tell Macbeth?
Beware Macduff. He cannot be killed by someone born of woman. He cannot be defeated until Birnam Wood comes up Dunsinane Hill.
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What exactly does Lady Macbeth imagine is on her hands when she is sleepwalking?
King Duncan's blood
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What is Macbeth's title at the start of the play?
Thane of Glamis
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Why does Lady Macbeth drug the guards outside King Duncan's room?
So that they can sneak in and kill King Duncan.
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What reason does Macbeth give to the murderers for killing Banquo?
Banquo is the reason for their poverty.
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What innocent group of characters does Macbeth have killed during Act 4.
Lady Macduff and her family
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What does Lady Macbeth's reimagining King Duncan's murder over and over tell you about her mental state?
She has gone insane with guilt.
300
What two titles does Macbeth gain over the course of the play?
Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland
300
Who actually kills King Duncan?
Macbeth
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Who kills Banquo?
Three Murderers hired by Macbeth
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Why does Macbeth have Lady Macduff and her family killed?
He does not like Macduff and thinks he his plotting against him.
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Why does Lady Macbeth kill herself?
She cannot bear the guilt of what she has done.
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Who first tells Macbeth he will become king?
The witches
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In whose castle is King Duncan murdered?
Macbeth's castle
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What does Macbeth imagine seeing soon after Banquo's death?
Banquo's ghost
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Why does Macduff go to England?
To bring back Malcolm to take over the throne.
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How does Macbeth feel about his wife's mental health issues?
He wants her to be cured.
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What are the witches' two initial prophecies about Macbeth?
That he will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland
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Why does Lady Macbeth refuse to stab King Duncan?
He looks like her father.
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How does Macbeth act during the banquet scene?
Crazy, scared, hallucinating
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How does Malcolm intitially portray himself when meeting Macduff?
As a terrible ruler so that he can test Macduff's loyalty to Scotland.
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How does Macbeth feel about his wife's death?
He feels that life is now meaningless.
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