Characters
This thane becomes king after murdering Duncan.
Who is Macbeth?
Macbeth's original title at the beginning of the play.
What is Thane of Glamis?
The main driving force behind Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's actions.
What is ambition (or unchecked ambition)?
This liquid symbolizes guilt throughout the play.
What is Blood?
"Out, damned spot! Out, I say!"
Who is Lady Macbeth?
Macbeth's wife who pushes him to kill the king and later goes mad.
Lady Macbeth
The king Macbeth murders in his sleep.
Who is king Duncan?
This theme is shown by "Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
What is appearance VS. reality (or deception)?
Macbeth sees a floating one before killing Duncan.
What is a dagger?
"Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble."
What do the witches say?
Banquo's son who escapes the murderers and is prophesied to father kings.
Who is Fleance?
Macbeth has Banquo killed at this event, where he sees Banquo's ghost.
What is the banquet (it coronation feast)?
The theme heavily featured with blood, the dagger, and Lady Macbeth's hand-washing.
What is guilt (or conscience)?
What is hemlock (or just "poisoned" ingredients)?This plant is used by the witches and symbolizes evil.
What is hemlock (or just "poisoned" ingredients)?
"Is this a dagger which I see before me?"
Who is Macbeth?
The loyal general who suspects Macbeth and whose family is murdered.
Who is Macduff?
This English army leader helps Malcolm and Macduff invade Scotland.
Who is Siward?
The idea that the natural order is disrupted by Macbeth's crimes.
What is divine rights of kings.
The moving forest that fulfills the witches prohecy
What is Birnam Wood?
"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day..."
Who is Macbeth? (After Lady Macbeth's death)
The rightful heir to Duncan who flees to England and tests Macduff's loyalty.
Who is Malcolm?
The final battle where Macbeth is killed by Macduff.
What is the battle at Dunsinane (or Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane)?
The theme explored through the witches prophecies and Macbeth's choices.
What is fate VS. free will?
Lady Macbeth's imagined spot that won't wash out.
What is the "damned spot"?
What do the witches say?