"Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (Act 1 sc1 pg1) is an example of which literary device?
What is paradox?
100
How does the setting of the play contribute to its overall mood and theme?
Answers will vary: makes the story dark and threatening, reflects themes of self-destruction, the supernatural, thirst for power, etc.
100
I am Banquo's son. Who am I?
Who is Fleance.
100
Who wrote Macbeth?
What is Shakespeare.
200
What is arguably Lady Macbeth's most famous line from the play, which she says near the end of her life as she is consumed by her past actions?
What is "Out, damned spot, out!"
200
Name the following literary device:
In drama, lines spoken by a character directly to the audience or in an undertone so other characters on stage do not hear.
What is Aside?
200
Describe how the theme of masculinity is explored in Macbeth. Provide specific textual evidence.
Lady Macbeth questioning his manhood, Macbeth botching Duncan's murder, but then planning Macduff's, etc.
200
I am a Scottish nobleman who questions Macbeth's tyrannical rule and refuses to recognize him as king, especially after he sent for my family to be murdered. Who am I?
Who is Macduff?
200
Where does Macbeth mostly take place?
What is Scotland
300
How does Lady Macbeth cover Macbeth's strange behavior at his Banquet? (after he has seen Banquo's ghost)
What is Lady Macbeth tells everyone that Macbeth has had these fits since birth and if no one says anything, they will end shortly.
300
The following quote is an example of what literary device?
"He that's coming Must be provided for" (Act 1 sc5 pg 35)
What is Verbal Irony.
300
This theme follows Lady Macbeth throughout the play and is ultimately the reason she commits suicide
What is guilt?
300
I am the head witch who tortures Macbeth the most. Who am I?
Who is Hecate?
300
When was Macbeth written?
What is 1606.
400
ALL TEAMS WILL RESPOND. What is your opinion on the following question: Does Lady Macbeth truly love Macbeth...does she have his best interests at heart? Why or why not?
What is whatever answer is better, supported with the best textual evidence.
400
What are the witches' three apparitions and what do they represent?
What is an armed head, a bloody child, and a child wearing a crown and holding a tree.
400
ALL TEAMS WILL RESPOND. Were Macbeth's actions and the eventual outcome of the story a result of fate or free will?
Answers will vary, the team with the best well-supported answer will win the points.
400
I am the son of Duncan. Between my brother and I, I am the youngest. I also flee to Ireland after my father is murdered. Who am I?
Who is Donalbain?
400
What are the main rhythmic pattern that the majority is written in?
What are Iambic Pentameter and trochaic tetrameter?
500
ALL TEAMS WILL RESPOND. What is your opinion of the following question: Who is more evil, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Support your answer with textual evidence.
Whoever answers the question with the best-supported answer will win.
500
Macbeth has been referenced numerous times in literature, movies, songs etc. Which Harry Potter film directly quotes the Three Witches