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What does "thou" mean in modern English?
You
What are the three titles the witches address Macbeth by at the start of the play?
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and King
What was the name of the queen during most of Shakespeare’s life?
Queen Elizabeth I
‘Fair is foul and foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air’
The Three Witches
Where was Shakespeare born?
(Points for country, double points for town name)
England / Stratford-Upon-Avon
What does “doth” mean in modern English?
Does
Who discovers King Duncan’s body in Act 2?
Macduff
What was the theatre did Shakespeare perform in?
The Globe Theatre
'Is this a dagger which I see before me?'
Macbeth
What is the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway
What does "hark!" mean in modern English?
Listen
Who smears blood on the guards to frame them for Duncan’s murder?
Lady Macbeth
In Elizabethan times, who was allowed to act on stage?
Only men and boys (no women)
‘Unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty!’
Lady Macbeth
What is unique about the day Shakespeare died?
It was his own birthday
What does "wherefore" mean in modern English?
Why (not "where")
Where do Malcolm and Donalbain flee after Duncan is murdered?
England and Ireland
What type of disasters did people sometimes blame on witches?
Storms / bad weather / floods / failed farming crops /sudden illness / death
(will accept any)
‘Go pronounce his present death, and with his former title greet Macbeth’.
(About the Thane of Cawdor)
Duncan
What are the three types of plays Shakespeare wrote?
Comedies, tragedies and histories
What does "anon" mean in modern English?
Soon
Why does Lady Macbeth say she couldn’t kill King Duncan herself?
He resembled her father as he slept
What was the common punishment for people found guilty of witchcraft in Elizabethan England?
Execution
‘Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?’
Macbeth
How many plays is Shakespeare believed to have written?
38