Vocabulary
Weïrd Sisters
Any of the three goddesses of destiny
What are the witches promising to Macbeth and Banquo in the 1st prophecy? Act I, Scene 3
Macbeth will be Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland. Banquo's sons will be king, but he will not.
"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me."
Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 3)
I am willing to do anything to become King of Scotland
Macbeth
What animal does Mrs. Ashby have?
A cat
Hell-Kite
Someone who is a very fierce fighter
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. Have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressèd brain? see thee yet, in form as palpable as this which now I draw."- What is occurring in this scene Act II, Scene 2
Macbeth is envisioning a dagger and the image in his mind is so strong and the symbol of a dagger is haunting him and teasing him.
"If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow, and which will not, speak."
Banquo (Act 1, Scene 3)
I was the original King of Scotland
Duncan
What is Mrs. Ashby favorite book?
Macbeth
Knell
The sound of a bell ringing to announce a death
When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth host a feast at their castle, What is occurring in the Banquet scene?-Act 3 Scene 4
Macbeth is seeing the bloody ghost of Banquo and is going crazy because nobody believes him, so he is shouting at what he thinks everyone can see and nobody else understands. The ghost is a manifestation of his guilt.
"When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors"
Lady Macduff (Act 4, Scene 2)
I was a possible threat towards Macbeth
Banquo
What is Mrs. Ashby favorite food?
Mac and cheese
Potent
Powerful, influential
What are of some of the vices Malcom says Macbeth has? -Act IV, Scene 3
Violent, lustful, greedy, liar, impulsive, evil, bad intentions
"There's daggers in men's smiles"
Donalbain (Act 2, Scene 3)
I am known to be very ambitious throughout the play
Lady Macbeth
What college did Mrs. Ashby go to?
Yale
Unsanctified
When one is not holy
"I am in blood Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er. Strange things I have in head, that will to hand, Which must be acted ere they may be scanned." What does he mean by this?-Act 3 Scene 4
Macbeth is saying that he is in a river ofguilt and blood and there is no going back he can only go in deeper, he is committed to his course
"To show an unfelt sorrow is an office which the false man does easy."
Malcolm (Act 2, Scene 2)
I want to create an army to overthrow Macbeth and restore the old Scotland
Macduff
How many years has Mrs. Ashby been teaching at Portledge?
15 years