Characters
This brave Scottish warrior is rewarded for his loyalty in battle with the title Thane of Cawdor.
Who is Macbeth?
A word that describes a difficult, dangerous, or desperate situation.
What is a plight?
Based on his actions early in the play, this trait does NOT describe Macbeth.
What is traitorous?
When Banquo wonders if they’ve eaten an “insane root,” he is questioning this.
What is whether the witches were real or a hallucination?
The opening scene with thunder, lightning, and witches creates this kind of mood.
What is ominous?
This nobleman fights alongside Macbeth and is his best friend
Who is Banquo?
The Scottish title given to powerful nobles, similar to an English earl.
What is thane?
The Captain’s speech about Macbeth “disdaining Fortune” means that Macbeth did this.
What is defied fate and fought bravely in battle?
The “two truths” Macbeth refers to are these two titles.
What are Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor?
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” is an example of this literary device because it contains a contradiction.
What is a paradox?
This character is named Prince of Cumberland, making him next in line to the Scottish throne.
Who is Malcolm?
A word meaning a sign or signal that something important is about to happen.
What is a harbinger?
After the battle, King Duncan orders this punishment for the former Thane of Cawdor.
What is execution?
When the audience knows Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor before he does, this is called this type of irony.
What is dramatic irony?
When the witches disappear “as breath into the wind,” Shakespeare is using this device.
What is a simile?
This character is the younger son of King Duncan
Who is Donalbain?
Something that is a promise
What is enterprise?
When the witches tell Banquo he will “get kings,” they really mean this.
What is that Banquo will be the father of kings?
The witches appear in Act I, scene iii mainly to do these two things.
What is to show their power and to move the plot forward?
Banquo’s warning that evil can tell the truth to cause harm is an example of this device.
What is foreshadowing?
This trusting ruler of Scotland is betrayed.
Who is King Duncan?
A verb meaning to openly disrespect or ignore rules or authority.
What is contempt?
The country where the entire play takes place.
What is Scottland?
Duncan’s line about not being able to judge a man by his face connects to this theme.
What is appearance vs reality?
In the scenes where the witches plan to meet Macbeth and the sky is filled with thunder and lightning, the atmosphere feels dark and threatening, giving the audience a sense that something bad is coming.
What is a foreboding or ominous mood?