Act 1
What country is our play set in?
Scotland
What hallucination does Macbeth see while waiting to commit the murder?
Floating Dagger
Why did Lady Macbeth not kill Duncan in the first place?
He looked too much like her father
How many men do we see Macbeth hire to kill Banquo?
Two
Give me TWO possibilities for the Third Murderer…
Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Witch, Servant
What country is invading the home of King Duncan?
Norway
What single emotion is he feeling that is causing this hallucination?
Guilt
When Macbeth and Lennox see Duncan’s dead body in the morning, what does Macbeth do that he “regrets”?
Kills the guards
How does Macbeth convince the men to kill Banquo?
Questions their manhood (Dog Metaphor)
It will be easy, perfect plan
Banquo is their Enemy
Macbeth would do it, but they share friends
What does Macbeth see at the banquet that makes him react so unpredictably?
Banquo's Ghost
What is one reason Macbeth uses to decide NOT to kill King Duncan?
Bad Host, Fear of Revenge, He is his sworn Subject,
Duncan is a GOOD King
What did Macbeth bring back after the murder, which was not part of the plan?
The bloody daggers
Where are the 2 places Malcolm and Donalbain are going, to escape the daggers in men’s smiles?
England and Ireland
Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth his mind is filled with what animal, highlighting how horrible his new ideas are?
Scorpions!
What is Hecate’s plan?
Use hallucinations to make Macbeth overconfident
What is one technique Lady Macbeth uses to convince Macbeth to kill the King?
Calls him a liar, she lies, questions his manhood, asks if he is afraid, tells him they can not fail.
What does this force Lady Macbeth into doing?
She has to put the daggers on the guards, and smear King Duncan with blood
What is this technique, defined as:
A literary technique by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader, although unknown to the characters.
Dramatic Irony
Who escapes the murder attempt on Banquo?
Fleance
Who has Gone to England seeking help?
Macduff
Why is Duncan in Macbeth’s castle?
To make Macbeth Thane of Cawdor, to REWARD him for saving Scotland.
What does Macbeth hear when he commits the murder?
"Macbeth will NEVER sleep again."
Who FIRST pledges to discover the truth of Duncan’s murder?
Banquo
How does this individual escape?
Someone put out the torch
What do Lennox and the unnamed Lord want at the end of Act 3?
Macduff stays away from Macbeth
That help comes from England
Macbeth is overthrown