Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4/5
Misc
100
Gloomy and forbidding
What is What is the atmosphere of the play when the witches appear?
100
Brings the murder weapons back
What is What mistake does does Macbeth make after he murders Duncan?
100
Internal
What is What type of conflict is it when Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost?
100
Duncan's bloodstain
What is What is the "damned spot" that Lady Macbeth refers to symbolic of?
100
William Shakespeare
What is Who is the author of Macbeth?
200
Lady Macbeth
What is When Macbeth decides he cannot kill the king, who changes his mind?
200
They fear for their lives
What is Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave Scotland?
200
Macbeth wants Banquo killed under cover of night
What is Why is Macbeth glad that Banquo will not be returning until late?
200
To test Macduff's loyalty to Scotland
What is Why does Malcolm describe ways in which he is unworthy to be king?
200
Scotland
What is In which country is the play set?
300
Macbeth is not ruthless enough to do what is needed
What is Why does Lady Macbeth think that Macbeth has a poor chance of achieveing power?
300
Malcolm and Donalbain (the kings sons)
What is Who else besides Macbeth is suspected of killing Duncan?
300
Macbeth has no heirs to take his throne
What is What does Macbeth mean when he refers to the "barren scepter"?
300
Life is short and meaningless
What is What does the "tomorrow" soliloquy reveal about Mabeth's feelings about life?
300
11th Century
What is In which century is Macbeth set?
400
So that she will be cruel and not be ruled by emotions
What is Why does Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to "unsex" her?
400
A noble bird is killed by a less noble bird
What is Why is the image of the owl being killed by the falcon like Macbeth and Duncan?
400
He is quick to use treachery to get what he wants
What is How has Macbeth changed since the beginning of the play?
400
Macbeth - even the witches know he is evil now
What is When the witches say "Something wicked this way comes" - who are they referring to?
400
Foreshadowing
What is Which important literary covention do the witches provide?
500
He is both his king and his guest
What is For what reasons is Macbeth reluctant to kill Duncan in his castle?
500
A hallucination brought on by a guilty conscience
What is What is the daggar in Macbeth's soliloquy?
500
They are still new to the ways of crime and dishonesty
What is What is the meaning of "We are but young in deed" as Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth in scene 4?
500
Birnam Woods moves toward the castle
What is What is Macbeth's first sign that he has been tricked by the witches prophecies?
500
Words to express the time of day and place
What is Because there was no artificial lighting, how were illusions of time and space created?
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