Act I
What happens to the Thane of Cawdor and why?
He is executed for being a traitor.
Who discovers King Duncan's dead body?
Macduff
Who does Macbeth see at the banquet table?
Banquo's ghost
After hearing the apparitions, what does Macbeth decide to do upon impulse?
He will murder Lady Macduff and her children.
The doctor and gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth doing this strange action.
Sleepwalking and rubbing her hands together.
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? (3 total prophecies)
Macbeth will be Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland.
Fife
How Does Macbeth plan to kill Banquo and Fleance? Is it successful?
He hires two murderers who kill Banquo, but Fleance escapes.
What is the prediction of the second apparition?
Anyone born of woman cannot harm Macbeth.
How are the woods able to move to Macbeth's castle?
Each soldier takes 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 versus free will
"What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won."
The original Thane of Cawdor proved traitorous to King Duncan and Macbeth gained his title.
This is Lady Macbeth's plan for King Duncan.
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 behaviour at the banquet?
She claims he has had these fits since he was a child (it is customary).
Ross is the bearer of what bad 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?
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 is as King (to learn more).
Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband?
He 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.
stereotypical 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.
Macduff says he must act on his anger like a man, but he must also ____ it as a man.
feel
Macbeth dies in Act V, but not before killing this character.
Young Siward
This theme is represented by visions and witches
supernatural
“My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already.”
Macbeth has too much of Macduff's blood on his hands so he will not fight and kill Macduff.