Shakespeare
What is Shakespeare's birthplace?
James I
The King of England when Macbeth was written.
The Thane of Glamis, and Cawdor, and maybe eventually king.
Who is Macbeth?
The Weird(wyrd) Sisters or the witches give Macbeth and Banquo these.
What are prophecies?
The following excerpt builds this type of mood.
FIRST WITCH:
When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
SECOND WITCH:
When the hurly-burly’s done,
When the battle’s lost and won.
THIRD WITCH:
That will be ere the set of sun.
…
ALL:
Fair is foul, and foul is fair;
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
What is eerie, spooky, supernatural?
The following words were engraved on Shakespeare's grave to warn against these people.
Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear,
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones.
What are graverobbers?
The monarch who ruled for most of Shakespeare's life(before James I).
Who is Elizabeth I?
This character would be willing to kill their own child to further their ambition.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
Macbeth is seen as this type of person in the beginning of Act I.
What is a ruthless, yet honorable soldier?
The following excerpt shows this trait of Macbeth's(at least on the battlefield).
Like Valor’s minion, carved out his passage
Till he faced the slave;
Which ne’er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him,
Till he unseamed him from the nave to th’ chops,
And fixed his head upon our battlements.
What is his ruthlessness?
This event deeply affected Shakespeare and his writing.
What is the death of his son?
James I was already the king of this country before he became king of England. This is also the country where Macbeth takes place.
What is Scotland?
This character "shalt get kings, though [they] be none."
Who is Banquo?
Lady Macbeth thinks if she were to become this, she would be able to kill Duncan more easily.
What is a man?
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to “look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.” She means he should do this.
What is make Duncan believe he is safe and then strike?
April 1564
What is Shakespeare's month and year of birth?
This assassination attempt influenced Shakespeare to write Macbeth.
What is the Gunpowder Plot?
The current King of Scotland(in the play).
Who is Duncan?
This is how Macbeth feels about the plan to kill Duncan.
What is conflicted?
Lady Macbeth worries that Macbeth can't do this due to his kindness as shown by what she says in the following excerpt.
Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way.
What is kill Duncan?
April 1616
What is Shakespeare's month and year of death?
This character is based on and named after a historical figure who James I descended from.
Who is Banquo?
Duncan's son and heir
Who is Malcolm?
The offstage execution of this character sets in motion the events of the play.
Who is the (former) Lord of Cawdor?
Macbeth's repetition of foul and fair in scene 3 show that the witches can do this.
What is see the future?