McBeezle
This murder represents Macbeth's first major violent act without Lady Macbeth's direct influence.
What is the murder of Banquo?
Lady Macbeth planned to blame these two men for the murder of King Duncan.
Who are the Servants?
Macbeth sees this figure sitting in his place at the banquet, a reminder of his guilt for having ordered a murder.
What is Banquo's Ghost?
The hallucinations of a bloody dagger and Banquo's ghost represent this theme that torments Macbeth after his crimes.
What is guilt and conscience?
These are the first characters to appear in the play, opening the story with the line “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”.
Who are the three witches.
Macbeth is told by the Witches that this type of man cannot hurt him.
What is "a man born of a woman"?
Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene reveals her overwhelming guilt through this repeated gesture.
What is rubbing or washing her hands?
The witches frequently use this type of weather symbolically to signal chaos, moral confusion, and the overturning of the natural order.
What is Storms/thunder and lightning?
This theme is explored when Macbeth kills Duncan, the king who trusted him.
What is loyalty and betrayal?
Macbeth feels betrayed when this nobleman flees to England, and he orders the murder of his family in response.
Who is Macduff?
Before murdering Duncan, Macbeth hallucinates this object “leading” him toward the king’s chamber.
What is "a bloody dagger"?
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth he is “too full o’ the milk” of this quality, suggesting it makes him incapable of seizing the crown.
What is the milk of "human kindness"?
Sleep in Macbeth symbolizes this concept throughout the play.
What is peace of mind?
Macbeth’s growing reliance on the witches’ prophecies explores this theme about trying to control or predict the future.
What is fate versus personal choice?
Lady Macbeth says she would have killed Duncan herself if he hadn’t resembled this person.
Who is her father?
This title, which Macbeth gains early in the play, fulfills part of the witches’ prophecy and feeds his ambition.
What is Thane of Cawdor?
Lady Macbeth claims she would have done this horrific act herself rather than break a promise, revealing her ruthless determination.
What is dashing out her own baby's brains?
This symbol in Macbeth represents the guilt that haunts both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after Duncan's murder.
What is blood?
Macbeth says this thematic concept is the only thing leading him toward killing King Duncan.
What is Ambition?
This character is Banquo's son who escaped being murdered.
Who is Fleance?
This title belonged to Macbeth before his fateful encounter with the three witches.
What is Thane of Glamis?
Early in the play, Lady Macbeth advises her husband to “look like” this while being a serpent underneath.
What is an innocent flower?
This object symbolizes not just ambition but also the heavy consequences and moral corruption that come with seizing power unlawfully.
What is The Crown?
This theme reveals how once Macbeth uses murder to gain power, he must continue spilling blood to protect his throne.
What is the cycle of violence?
Macbeth says life is a tale told by this type of person.
What is an idiot?