Act I
Act II
Acts III and IV
Act V
Characters
100
In Scene 2, what does the bloody Captain report about the war and Macbeth?
Macbeth is the reason that they are winning the war.
100
What did Macduff discover when he comes to Macbeth's castle?
The murdered King Duncan.
100
Who does Macbeth say he is going to visit the next day (after the feast)?
The Weird Sisters
100
What happens to Lady Macbeth?
She kills herself.
100
-brave in war -wife convinces him to kill Duncan -tragic hero
Macbeth
200
Describe the plan that Lady Macbeth comes up with to make Macbeth king.
She will get the guards at Duncan's door drunk and when they pass out, Macbeth will go in and kill him.
200
Why won't Macbeth take the daggers back to the scene of the crime?
He feels guilty for killing the king.
200
Macbeth hires 3 murderers to kill who? (hint... it is more than one person)
Banquo and Fleance (his son)
200
Who kills Macbeth?
Macduff
200
-controlling -comes up with plan for killing Duncan -commits suicide
Lady Macbeth
300
What do the witches predict for Banquo?
He will be around kings/his sons will be kings, but he will not.
300
What is the signal Lady Macbeth gives Macbeth to let him know that she has taken care of the guards?
She rings a bell.
300
How does Lady Macbeth try to cover for her husband when he begins yelling at an empty chair at the feast?
She says that it is something that he has done since he was a child.
300
Why does a doctor come to see Lady Macbeth at the beginning of Act V?
She is sleepwalking.
300
-King of Scotland -names Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor -murdered by Macbeth
Duncan
400
How does Macbeth feel about Lady Macbeth's plan to kill Duncan? At the end of the Act, does Macbeth decide to go through with the plan?
He doesn't want to do it, but at the end he finally gives in.
400
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave?
They were afraid that whoever killed their father will be after them.
400
Who sits in Macbeth's seat at the feast in Scene iv of Act III?
Banquo's ghost.
400
What do the soldiers outside Macbeth's castle do to camouflage themselves from coming to the castle?
Cut down tree branches and hide behind them.
400
-fought with Macbeth in war -sons will become kings -killed by murderers hired by Macbeth
Banquo
500
What do the witches predict for Macbeth?
He will become king and Thane of Cawdor
500
What three things does drinking provoke?
1. Red Nose 2. Sleep 3. Urine
500
What three predictions do the Weird Sisters make when Macbeth goes back to see them?
1. Beware Macduff 2. No man born of woman can harm him 3. Have nothing to fear until the forest starts to come to your castle
500
Who becomes king?
Malcolm
500
-speak in riddles -only seen 3 times during the play -magical
The Weird Sisters (witches)
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