Character
How is Macbeth described at the beginning of the play?
Brave
Who is the first to be murdered?
Duncan
Why is this quote important? "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
The witches are foreshadowing the evil to come and Macbeth's downfall.
Why does Macbeth become Thane of Cawdor?
He was awarded for his bravery after the original thane was found to be a traitor.
At the beginning of the play, what is the relationship between Banquo and Macbeth?
They are close friends
The death of which character drives Macbeth the most insane?
Banquo
What event reveals Macbeth's mental state and the beginning of his downfall?
The feast/banquet where he sees Banquo's ghost
Why is this quote important? “Out , damned spot, out, I say! One. Two. Why then, ‘tis time to do ‘t. Hell is murky… What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have so much blood
in him?”
Lady Macbeth feels guilty for the murders that brought her and Macbeth power
What event fulfills the complete first prophecy?
Who is pushing the murder of Duncan the most?
Lady Macbeth
Is Macduff a good person or a bad person? Use one plot event to explain why.
Good person.
His reaction to Duncan's murder, killing Macbeth for the good of Scotland, etc.
Yes and no- Banquo is killed, but Fleance escapes
Why is this quote important? “... Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day… Life’s but a walking shadow… It is a tale told by an idiot… signifying nothing.”
Macbeth has had a total emotional and spiritual collapse.
How is the first part of the second prophecy fulfilled?
Macduff kills Macbeth
Name one thing Lady Macbeth does to cover up for Macbeth?
She smears then guards with blood, she faints when Duncan's body is found, she does damage control and the feast and kicks everyone out.
How does Lady Macbeth change over the course of the play?
She has no remorse, then ends up taking her own life because she can't live with the guilt.
Why does Macduff hate Macbeth?
He wants revenge for the murder of his family.
Why is this quote significant? “To be thus is nothing but to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be feared.”
Macbeth cares most about being king as long as possible and is afraid Banquo is catching on.
How is the third part of the second prophecy fulfilled?
The soldiers cut down the trees to hide the number of their army.
How do the nobles feel about Macbeth? Use TWO plot events to back up your answer.
They hate him. He looks insane at the feast, they all abandon him at the final battle.
Describe the conversation between Malcolm and Macduff when he arrives in England.
Malcolm tests Macduff's loyalty by pretending he would be a worse king than Macbeth.
In what form did the second prophecy appear to Macbeth?
Apparitions/Ghosts
**Bonus Points if you named all three
- armed head, bloody child, crowned child holding tree
Why was this quote significant? “Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope the Lord’s anointed temple and stole thence the life o’ th’ building.”
Macduff is genuinely shocked and horrified someone would kill the king.
How is the second part of the second prophecy fulfilled?
Macduff was "untimely ripped" from his mother's womb. (C-section)
How are Macbeth and Macduff opposites?
Macduff is loyal to Duncan and Scotland, and cares most about the country.