Shakespeare
Macbeth Act 1-2
Macbeth Act 3-4
Macbeth 5
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What is the time period of Macbeth?
The 11th century
100
Which character(s) say, "Foul is fair, Fair is foul?"
What is the witches
100
Why must the murders kill both Banquo and Fleance
What is to leave no loose ends, they will not trace it back to Macbeth
100
Who states, "Out damned spot?"
Who is Lady Macbeth
100
What are groundlings?
Poor people who stood up during the play
200
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford Upon Avon
200
How is Macbeth viewed at the beginning of the play?
What is strong, heroic, & brave
200
Who is the goddess of witchcraft?
What is Hecate
200
How are the troops able to reach Macbeth's castle
What is by cutting of branches from Birnam wood to camouflage themselves.
200
How long did a typical play last in Elizabethan England?
What is 2 hours
300
Who was Shakespeare married to?
Anne Hathaway
300
What are the three prophecies given by the witches?
What is Thane of Cawdor, King, Banquo's sons will be kings
300
What does Macbeth command the witches to do?
What is answer all the questions he has brought to them
300
Who does Macbeth kill at the battlefield?
Who is Young Siward
300
What is divine right?
What is power given by God
400
What is peculiar about Shakespeare's death?
Same day he was born
400
What is the importance of Lady Macbeth's "unsex" me scene
What is she is asking for her feminine qualities to be removed, in order effectively plan to kill King Duncan. Also, believed that women could not act in ways that is needed to persuade Macbeth.
400
Why is Macduff's son murdered?
What is because his dad is a traitor and the son denies it
400
How does Siward's father feel about his death?
What is content that he died like a man
400
What is primogeniture?
What is an inheritance system where the oldest males gain property, money, and titles of their father
500
What is Shakespeare's birthday?
What is April 23
500
What is the role of the porter? Must include all reasons discussed in class
What is comedic relief and still pointing to the essential truths of the play
500
What are the four apparitions given by the witches?
What is Beware Macduff, No woman born of man can harm Macbeth, Birnam Wood to Dunsinane, Eight kings
500
How is Macbeth tempted into fighting Macduff?
What is attacking his masculinity by calling him a coward
500
What are the elements of a tragedy? Must list four.
What is a tragic hero, tragic flaw, supernatural occurrences, downfall, chance of redemption, high rank in society,
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