Act I
What happens to the Thane of Cawdor and why?
He is executed for being a traitor
What does Banquo say about the night sky?
"their candles are all out" There are no stars
What did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
Banquo's ghost
After hearing the apparitions, what does Macbeth decide to do upon impulse?
The doctor and gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth doing these 2 strange things
sleepwalking and confessing to murder (pretending to wash her hands)?
It is the downfall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Ambition
"Now does he feel his title hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe”
Macbeth realizes that he is not fit to be king
What do the witches predict for Macbeth and Banquo? (3 total prophecies)
What is Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland and Banquo's descendants will be King.
What is Macbeth's lie to Banquo about the witches?
What is he never thinks of them?
How Does Macbeth plan to kill Banquo and Fleance? Is it successful?
He hires two murderers who kill Banquo, but Fleance gets away.
What is the prediction of the SECOND Apparition
Anyone born of Woman Can't Harm Macbeth.
How are the woods able to move to Macbeth's castle?
Each soldier took a branch from the trees in order to blend in.
Would Macbeth have become king if he hadn't killed Duncan or did the witches' prophecy only come true because he believed it?
Destiny VS. Free will
"What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won."
Thane of Cawdor lost and Macbeth gained a new title. As spoken by King Duncan
This is Lady Macbeth's plan for King Duncan.
Drugging the guards (or getting the guards drunk so they pass out), so Macbeth can kill the king while he sleeps
What excuse did Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?
The king looks like her father when he is asleep.
How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth's behavior at the banquet?
She claims he had these fits since he was a child
Ross is the bearer of this news to Macduff?
Macduff's family has been killed
Who becomes King of Scotland when Macbeth dies?
Malcolm
When Macbeth killed Duncan, strange things happened in nature.
Natural order
“Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t.”
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to hide their murderous intentions when greeting Duncan
The statement "Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair" means?
What is fair is actually foul and what is foul is actually fair. It is an example of equivocation- things are not always as they seem.
Macbeth sees a real or imagined one of these in front of him.
A dagger dripping with blood
Why does Macbeth want to visit the witches again?
To find out what his destiny as King is. He states he has already waded through enough blood. There is no turning back.
Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband?
He is a traitor to the crown and left his family unprotected.
Macbeth realizes he has been tricked by the witches and will die when Macduff tells him this piece of information.
Macduff tells him he was born by c-section
Lady Macbeth asks to be more manly, but when it suits her, she pretends to faint.
Gender roles
“Naught’s had, all’s spent,
Where our desire is got without content”
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have what they desired but they are still not satisfied.
This character tells Macbeth:
"Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under't."
Lady Macbeth?
What does this mean? “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand?”
Macbeth is being consumed by guilt and is wondering if all of the water of the ocean will be able to rid him of his deed.
How has Macduff angered Macbeth?
He went to England to support Malcolm OR He refused to come to Macbeth's dinner
What is ironic about Macbeth’s statement: “And damned all those that trust them”?
He himself is trusting the witches.
Macbeth dies in Act V, but not before killing this character.
Young Siward
This theme is represented by visions and witches
The supernatural
“My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already”
Macbeth has too much of Macduff's blood on his hands. he will not fight and kill Macduff.