Vocabulary
Characters
Plot
Quotations
Themes
100
That which cannot be intimidated.
What is dauntless?
100
These women are known as the weird sisters.
Who are the witches?
100
This person escapes the murderers.
Who is Fleance?
100
There the grown serpent lies; the worm that's fled hath nature that in time will venom breed, no teeth for th' present. The grown serprent refers to which character?
Who is Macbeth?
100
This is the very painting of your fear. This is the air-drawn dagger which, you said, led you to Duncan. O, these flaws and starts, imposters to true fear, would well become a woman's story at a winter's fire, authorized by grandam. Shame itself!
What is the theme of masculinity?
200
The quality or state of wishing evil or harm.
What is malevolence?
200
Some people have assumed that Macbeth may be the third murderer because he knows this.
What is the knowledge of how people travel to his castle.
200
Macbeth gives this reason for not wanting to kill Banquo himself.
What is he and Banquo share the same friends?
200
If't be so, for Banquo's issue have I filed my mind; for them gracious Duncan have I murdered; put rancors in the vessel of my peace only for them, and mine eternal jewel given to the common enemy of man, to make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings!
Who is Macbeth?
200
The time has been that, when the brains were out, the man would die, and there an end; but now they rise again, with twenty mortal murders on their crowns, and push us from our stools. This more strange than such a murder is.
What is the theme of a crime against nature?
300
Superiority in rank, position or greatness.
What is eminence?
300
These relations of Duncan fled after his murder.
Who are Malcolm and Donalbain?
300
This event is a major blow to Macbeth's plans to ensure that he remains Scotland's king.
What is the escape of Fleance?
300
There the grown serpent lies; the worm that's fled hath nature that in time will venom breed, no teeth for th' present. The grown serprent refers to which character?
Who is Banquo?
300
Duncan is in his grave; After life's fitful fever he sleeps well. Treason has done his worst: nor steel, nor poison, malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing, can touch him further.
What is the theme of sleeplessness or the crime against nature?
400
Anything given or done to show honor or respect.
What is homage?
400
The murderers let this relation of Banquo escape.
Who is Fleance, his son?
400
Lennox reveals this information at the end of the play.
What is that Macduff went to England to start a war against Macbeth?
400
There the grown serpent lies; the worm that's fled hath nature that in time will venom breed, no teeth for th' present. The worm that's fled refers to which character?
Who is Fleance?
400
And make our faces vizards to our hearts, disguising what they are.
What is the theme of nothing is as it seems?
500
Various, miscellaneous.
What is sundry?
500
Aside from Macbeth and Banquo, name at least one of the noblemen of Scotland.
Who are Lennox, Ross, Menteith, Angus, or Caithness?
500
This event is the first time when people realize that Macbeth is descending into insanity.
What is the banquet?
500
Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird women promised, and I fear thou play'dst most foully for 't. Yet it was said it should not stand in thy posterity but that myself should be the root and father of many kings.
Who is Banquo?
500
If trembling I inhabit then, protest me the baby of a girl. Hence, horrible shadow! [...] Why so, I am a man again.
What is the theme of masculinity?
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