Who Said It
“Double, double toil and trouble;/Fire burn and cauldron bubble.”
The witches
What is a speech where a character reveals his/her thoughts alone on stage called?
soliloquy
Who led Scotland to victory in the war against the King of Norway?
Macbeth
When the play ends, who is King of Scotland?
Malcolm
What does “fair is foul, and foul is fair” mean?
things are not as they seem
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,/The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.”
Macbeth
What is it called when the audience knows something that the character does not know?
dramatic irony
Ross, Angus, and Macduff all share what title?
Thane
Who does Lady Macbeth plan to blame for the murder?
Duncan's two guards
In the climax, what do many of Macbeth’s troops do in battle?
switch sides
"Come you spirits who tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here."
Lady Macbeth
What is a monologue?
A long speech spoken by one character to another character
Whose title does Duncan give Macbeth after the war against the King of Norway?
Thane of Cawdor
Why does Lady Macbeth say that she could not kill Duncan?
he looks like her abba
Which character has nightmares about the witches?
Banquo
“Were such things here as we do speak about?/Or have we eaten on the insane root/That takes the reason prisoner?”
Banquo
What is “hubris?”
Why is the “Porter scene” included in the play just before Duncan’s body is discovered?
Comic relief
How does Lady Macbeth try to explain Macbeth’s behavior at the banquet?
it was an illness he had since he was a kid
In Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene, she says, “Yet who would have thought the old man to have so much blood in him?” Of whom is she speaking?
Duncan
“Where we are,/There's daggers in men's smiles: the near in blood,/The nearer bloody.”
What is a tragic flaw?
A problem with a character’s personality that leads to his or her downfall
What title does Duncan give Malcolm, signifying that he is the next king?
Prince of Cumberland
What are two ways Macbeth tries to convince the murderers to kill Banquo? (Besides the money)
Makes up a fugazi story about Banquo being the reason they and their families are poor
Insults their manhood
What are the three messages delivered by the apparitions?
1. Beware Macduff 2. Macbeth cannot be harmed by anyone born of a woman 3. Macbeth cannot be vanquished until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane