Symbols
In response to Macbeth's questions, the witches call upon this number of apparitions.
What is three?
This man declares that he must kill Macbeth to avenge the murder of his family.
Who is Macduff?
The witches' prophecy that Banquo's sons would become kings causes Macbeth to try and kill this boy.
Who is Fleance?
In the extended banquet scene, Macbeth chastises Banquo for being absent. This is ironic because Banquo is present in this form.
What is a ghost?
The play ends with the thanes acknowledging this man as Scotland’s new and lawful king.
Who is Malcom?
The screaming and murderous owl, the blown down chimneys, and Duncan’s horses turning wild, all symbolize this.
What are Macbeth's evil deeds?
When Macbeth hears about Fleance's escape from the murderers, he experiences this feeling.
What is anxiety?
Hecate intends to ensure Macbeth’s downfall by making him feel an overabundance of this.
What is confidence?
Banquo suspects that Macbeth murdered this man.
Who is Duncan?
King Duncan decides to make this man Thane of Cawdor because he was brave and fought heroically.
Who is Macbeth?
The damned spot.
What is Duncan's blood?
Banquo wants to meet with these men to discover the purpose of Duncan's murder.
Who are the other nobles?
Macbeth finally realizes that the witches and apparitions deceived him with these.
What are ambiguous messages?
Banquo reacts with concern when Macbeth receives this title in Act 1.
Who is the Thane of Cawdor?
After reading the letter from her husband, Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to “Make thick my blood, /Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse" because she wants to feel this way.
What is insensitive to cruelty?
Macbeth sees a hallucination of this object in his first soliloquy.
What is a dagger?
As soon as their father's murder becomes known, Malcom and Donalbain flee to this place.
What is Scotland?
The witch's tale of the sailor indicates this about the weird sisters' character.
What is malicious?
In Act II, Scene 1, Macbeth attempts to convince Banquo to do this with him.
What is talk?
This is the reason that the gentle-woman gives for why she will not repeat what Lady Macbeth has been saying in her sleep.
What is having no other witnesses to confirm the truth of Lady Macbeth's words?
This symbol implies that Macbeth will not have an heir to the throne.
What is a barren scepter?
Near the end of Act I, Macbeth expresses doubt about murdering the king because of this reason.
What is being the king's subject and host?
The porter’s cursing is ironic because he invokes the devil without knowing this.
What is about the crime?
Macbeth's kingship causes Banquo to feel a glimmer of hope for these individuals.
Who are Banquo's sons?
In Act II, Scene 4, Macduff emphasizes his opposition to Macbeth by not going to this place.
What is Scone?