Vocab Jab
Scene Recap
All Things Witches
The Prophecies
Characters
100
Right before Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches, the three sisters have a chant and state that the charm's "wound up", which means this (scene iii).
What is complete?
100
The witches are planning this in scene i.
What is the plan to meet Macbeth?
100
People walk, witches do this.
What is hover?
100
When first meeting the witches, Banquo mistakes them for men, because of these.
What are beards?
100
This character is trusting and a bit naive.
Who is Duncan?
200
To start is generally defined as to begin. In scene iii, it means this.
What is flinch/recoil?
200
We get the report of the war from this man.
Who is the bloody soldier/captain?
200
The number of witches correlates to this in Christianity.
What is the Trinity?
200
It is the number of times that the witches say the word "hail" (scene iii).
What is ten?
200
This character is very humble and questions the witches' intentions.
Who is Banquo?
300
Lady Macbeth worries that Macbeth's kind nature will stop him from doing what it takes to get the crown, and the crown is known to Shakespeare as this (scene v).
What is "the golden round"?
300
In scene iv, this character's death sentence is being reported on.
Who is the Thane of Cawdor?
300
The witches live in confusion. A line that tells us what kind of confusion is this.
What is "fog and filthy air"?
300
Paradoxically, the witches give Banquo a prophecy where he will be this "than Macbeth, and" this. (2 words)
What are lesser and greater?
300
This character will be a "harbinger" for King Duncan.
Who is Macbeth?
400
In Macbeth's first aside, he speaks of "The greatest is behind" which means this (scene iii).
What is the greatest prophecy is the last one and is yet to come?
400
In scene v, Lady Macbeth prays to the spirits to make her evil, and she calls the spirits by this name, which is an example of alliteration.
What are "murd'ring ministers"?
400
When Banquo warns Macbeth of the nature of evil, he calls the witches/evil by this phrase (scene iii).
What are instruments of darkness?
400
Banquo is unsure about the witches and remarks "have we eaten on" this.
What is the insane root?
400
It is from this character that we get a second-hand report of the Thane of Cawdor's execution.
Who is Malcolm?
500
Banquo speaks to the witches and states that each witch has a "choppy finger" on her lips, which means this.
What is chapped?
500
In scene vii, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth come up with a plan, which is this.
What is get Duncan's guards drunk, kill him with the guards' daggers, and blame it on the sleeping guards (who will be covered in blood)?
500
Whether a toad or a demon, he goes by this name.
What is Paddock?
500
After hearing the prophecies, Macbeth tells the witches to stay and calls them this.
What are imperfect speakers?
500
This character states "What a haste looks through his eyes!" (scene ii)
Who is Lennox (thane)?