Prophecies
What do the witches predict for Macbeth in Act 1?
Macbeth will become the Thane of Glamis, the Thane of Cawdor, and will eventually become King.
What kind of weather appears when the witches enter?
Thunder, lightning, and fog. This weather is eerie, and is made to provoke the audience.
Who are the three characters that start the supernatural events in Act 1?
Witches/ weird sisters
Supernatural or Unnatural?
Lady Macbeth calling spirits to "unsex me here"
Supernatural
Who did Macbeth see at the banquet, sitting in his seat?
Banquo
What floating object does Macbeth see before killing Duncan?
A Dagger
What sounds occurs after a persons death in the kingdom?
The ringing of the Knell.
Who is the ruler of the witches?
Hecate
Supernatural or Unnatural?
Birnam wood seems to move toward Macbeth's castle.
Unnatural
True or False?
Everyone can see the ghosts that Macbeth sees?
False
Why do the witches show Macbeth visions in Act 4?
To make Macbeth confident, and let him believe that he is invincible on the throne.
Who makes up the army that makes it appear as if Birnam wood is moving to Dunsinane Hill?
Malcolm's English army, rebel Scottish forces, and noblemen and soldiers led by Macduff and Siward.
In the movie what animal did the three witches turn into?
Crow
Why is Macbeth's behavior as king considered Unnatural?
He rules through fear and violence
What does the ghost represent?
Macbeth's guilt
Which prophecy make Macbeth believe that he cannot be killed?
"None of women born shall harm Macbeth."
In what way does nature act strangely after Duncan is murdered?
there is severe storms / darkness replacing the daylight
What is the main idea the witches want to create?
Chaos
What is the most Unnatural act Macbeth commits that the witches did NOT tell him to do?
Kill Macduff's wife and children
In the movie, what was Macbeth actually fighting when he though he was "fighting Banquo"?
a bird
What were the 3 symbols that appeared when the witches spoke to Macbeth towards the end of the play?
An armored head, a bloody child, and a crowned child.
What is the overall weather / nature throughout the whole play?
stormy, unnatural, and deeply disrupted
What kind of mood and tone is set during the witches appearances.
Cloudy and stormy
After Lady Macbeth was "unsexed", what did she make Macbeth do?
She convinced him to kill Duncan
The final apparition tells Macbeth he cannot be harmed by anyone "____ __ ______"
"Born of Women"