Characters
Shakespeare/Macbeth History
Vocabulary
Act I Quotes (who said it?)
Act I Questions
100
Duncan's eldest son?
Who is Malcolm?
100
The number of children Shakespeare had
What is 8?
100
When the audience knows more than the characters
What is dramatic irony?
100
"Or have we eaten on the insane root/which takes the reason prisoner?"
Who is Banquo?
100
The area immediately surrounding Inverness
What is Dunsinane?
200
Duncan's youngest son
Who is Donalbain?
200
Everyone has their own station in life and it is wrong to try to change it.
What is "The Great Chain of Being"?
200
A "cleansing" of emotion
What is "catharsis"?
200
"The thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress me in borrow'd robes?"
Who is Macbeth?
200
The forest surrounding Macbeth's property
What is Birnham Wood?
300
The goddess of witchcraft
Who is Hecate?
300
The title of the book about demonology written by James I.
What is "Demonology"?
300
Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter, spoken by those of noble birth
What is blank verse?
300
"And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths"
Who is Banquo?
300
The title given to Malcolm after the defeat of Norway
What is Prince of Cumberland?
400
The thane of Fife
Who is Macduff?
400
She was also known as "The Virgin Queen"
Who was Queen Elizabeth?
400
The cast of characters in a play
What is "dramatis personae"?
400
"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir."
Who is Macbeth?
400
Because Duncan has visited the Macbeth's "in double trust"
What is as a host and as a kinsman?
500
The Prince of Cumberland
Who is Malcolm?
500
The setting of The Scottish Play (time and place)
What is 11th century Scotland?
500
A short speech given by a character meant for the audience
What is an aside?
500
"...let me enfold thee, and hold thee to my heart."
Who is Duncan?
500
By getting Duncan's servants drunk and using their swords to kill Duncan
How does Lady Macbeth plan on killing Duncan?
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