Characters
Characters Pt. 2
Events
Motives
Vocabulary
100
Thane of Glamis; eventually becomes king of Scotland
Who is Macbeth?
100
Banquo's son; escapes to live another day
Who is Fleance?
100
This event makes Macbeth king of Scotland.
What is the murder of Duncan?
100
Lady Macbeth's ambition
What is to have her husband become king?
100
'tis
What is "it is"?
200
Macbeth's best friend; his children are destined to become future kings of Scotland
Who is Banquo?
200
sisters who prophecy the future
Who are the Weird Sisters or the three witches?
200
Macbeth does this because he fears Banquo knows his secret.
What is hiring murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance?
200
Macbeth's reason for hesitating (at first) to kill Duncan
What is loyalty and the fact that Duncan is a good and fair king?
200
anon
What is "soon" or "presently"?
300
A manipulative spouse who kills herself out of guilt
Who is Lady Macbeth?
300
Duncan's sons
Who are Malcolm and Donalbain?
300
Name the three apparitions that appear to Macbeth when he asks to know his future.
What is 1) an armored head, 2) a bloody child, and 3) a crowned boy holding a tree?
300
Macduff's reason for personal vengeance
What is Macbeth's murder of his wife and children?
300
Thou/Thee
What is "you"?
400
The older son of Duncan and the true heir to the throne of Scotland
Who is Malcolm?
400
general of the English army
Who is Siward?
400
This is how Lady Macbeth frames Duncan's servants for his murder.
What is planting the daggers on them and wiping their faces with blood?
400
Seyton's motive for following Macbeth at the end of the play
What is loyalty?
400
Thane
What is "a lord of Scotland"?
500
Vows revenge on the man who murders his wife and children
Who is Macduff?
500
goddess of witchcraft and magic
Who is Hecate?
500
This event causes Macbeth to give a speech about how life is meaningless and futile.
What is the suicide of his wife?
500
Why the Weird Sisters tell Macbeth his future
What is fate or destiny?
500
hereafter
What is "henceforth" or "from now on"?
M
e
n
u