Character Quotes
Who speaks the line: "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me / Without my stir"?
Macbeth
When does Macbeth say, ""Macbeth does murder sleep" and why?
After he murders Duncan and because he is feeling guilt and is not innocent anymore.
What is the setting of Macbeth, and what genre of play is it?
Scotland, and the play's genre is tragedy.
Macbeth is originally the Thane of this place, and is then named the Thane of this other place.
Thane of Glamis, and then Thane of Cawdor.
What is the literary term for a speech when a character expresses their inner thoughts and feelings alone on stage?
A soliloquy
Who is the speaker of this desperate line during her sleepwalking scene: "Out, damned spot! out, I say!"?
Lady Macbeth
This symbolizes innocence, peace of mind, and a clear conscience versus guilt and inner turmoil.
Sleep and Sleeplessness
What is the opening scene of the play?
The witches discussing meeting with Macbeth.
What is Macbeth’s relationship to Banquo?
Friends
What does the stage direction of [aside] demonstrate to the reader?
The stage direction shows that the audience was able to hear what was being said, but not the other characters on stage.
Who expresses suspicion about how Macbeth became king: "Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, / As the weird women promised, and I fear / Thou play'dst most foully for't"?
Banquo
This symbolizes Macbeth's overwhelming guilt, seen when he hallucinates it floating before him and later when it stains his hands.
Daggers and/or blood
What is the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government?
Treason
Who is deemed the new King of Scotland at the end of the play?
Malcolm
The quote, “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me / Without my stir,” demonstrates which central idea?
Anything that is meant for you will eventually come your way.
What line spoken by the Witches in early Act I introduces the central idea of deception, where things are not as they seem
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
These images are conjured by the Witches to give Macbeth deceptive assurance regarding his safety and kingship.
The apparitions/Armed Head, Bloody Child, Crowned Child
What does Macbeth begin to hallucinate on his way to kill King Duncan?
Floating daggers
Who did Macbeth kill first in the play, and why?
Macdonwald
He was a traitor
What is the literary term for a speech a character gives to an audience?
Monolgue
What is the famous quote that best describes Macbeth's feeling of life's meaninglessness after the death of his wife?
What is the famous quote that best describes Macbeth's feeling of life's meaninglessness after the death of his wife?
This symbol in the play represents the disruption of the moral and natural order due to Macbeth's treasonous actions.
What is the location where the final battle takes place?
Dunsinane
Who believed their husband was a traitor?
Lady Macduff
Which of the following was NOT a conflict demonstrated in Macbeth?
A. Macbeth and himself
B. Macduff and Macbeth
C. Malcolm and Donalbain
D. Lady Macbeth and herself