Act I
The setting of the play.
What is Scotland?
As Macbeth goes to the King's room, he is confronted with a hallucination. This object appears to be floating in front of him.
What is a bloody dagger?
The ghost Macbeth saw at the dinner. This ghost resembles someone who had recently been murdered.
Who is Banquo?
Lady Macduff thinks her husband is this after he leaves the country
What is a traitor?
At the beginning the doctor is called in on Lady Macbeth. She is doing a strange activity because of a guilty conscious.
What is sleepwalking?
At the beginning of the act, Macbeth has this title.
What is Thane of Glamis?
The night King Duncan is murdered many unnatural occurrences happen. There is an eclipse, two horses eat each other, and a falcon gets eaten by an owl. These all represent what?
What is chaos?
Macbeth has a new title in this act of the play. He will keep this title for the next two acts.
What is King of Scotland?
Two main characters are missing from most of this act.
Who are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?
After the witches give Macbeth and Banquo prophesies, Macbeth receives some news. One of the witches prophecies has come true. Macbeth has become Thane of what.
What is Thane of Cawdor?
Macbeth has lost something by killing King Duncan.
What is sleep?
The people who killed Banquo. They were ordered to do it by Macbeth.
Who are the three murderers?
Macduff and Malcolm believe Macbeth has become what by this point in the play.
What is a tyrant?
In a tragedy, there is always a tragic hero. Macbeth's own downfall was due to what tragic flaw of his.
What is ambition?
At the end of the act King Duncan invites himself to Macbeth's castle for a celebration. During this time, the King and many others will stay at the castle. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have a plan to do what when he is there.
What is kill the King?
The country that Malcolm flees to after the king (his father) is killed.
What is England?
The murderers make a mistake when they go to kill Banquo and his son. Who gets away when they accidentally put out their torch.
Who is Fleance?
A family is murdered during this act.
Who are the Macduff's/Macduff's family?
This man kills Macbeth. He is the only one not "born of woman."
Who is Macduff?
Lady Macbeth desires power like many others in this play. She will do anything to get it. When Lady Macbeth sees Macbeth doubting whether the plan is a good idea or not, she does what to persuade him to go ahead with the plan?
What is insults his manhood/suggests he's unmanly?
The person next in line for the throne after the King's sons.
Who is the Thane of Cawdor?