Act I
Who says "Fair is foul, and foul is fair"?
Who are the Three Witches?
Before killing Duncan, Macbeth hallucinates seeing this object leading him toward the king’s chamber.
What is a dagger?
Macbeth fears this friend because a prophecy says his descendants will become kings.
Who is Banquo?
The witches show Macbeth three prophetic visions known as these supernatural figures.
What are apparitions?
This character is seen sleepwalking while obsessively trying to wash imagined blood from her hands.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
Macbeth was with this Scottish general when meeting with the Three Witches
Who is Banquo?
This character rings a bell to signal Macbeth that it is time to murder King Duncan.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and this character.
Who is Fleance?
In response to the prophecy about Macduff, Macbeth orders the murder of this nobleman’s innocent family.
Who is Macduff?
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” refers to these stains representing guilt.
What is blood?
This king announces his son Malcolm as the Prince of Cumberland, creating a new obstacle for Macbeth’s ambitions.
Who is King Duncan?
This character discovers Duncan’s body and raises the alarm.
Who is Macduff?
Macbeth secretly meets with these men to arrange Banquo’s murder.
Who are the murderers?
The first apparition appears as this object and warns Macbeth to beware Macduff.
What is a floating armed head?
Lady Macbeth’s madness and suicide shows the psychological consequences of this recurring theme.
What is guilt?
“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.”
This advice from Lady Macbeth connects to which theme?
What is appearance vs. reality?
“Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
This reveals that Macbeth struggling with this internal conflict.
What is guilt?
Banquo is attacked while traveling to this evening event at Macbeth’s castle.
What is Macbeth's banquet?
The second apparition tells Macbeth that no one born in this way can harm him.
What is born of woman?
Macduff reveals he was delivered by this method, meaning he was not technically “born of woman.”
What is a c-section?
The witches’ prophecies introduce this major theme involving whether events are predetermined or chosen.
What is fate vs. free will?
Macbeth claims he killed Duncan’s guards out of anger, but this is actually an example of this literary device because the audience knows the truth.
What is dramatic irony?
Fleance escapes the attack, causing Macbeth to feel this overwhelming emotion.
What is paranoia?
The third apparition, a crowned child holding a tree, gives Macbeth confidence that he cannot be defeated until this forest moves.
What is Great Birnam Wood?
After defeating Macbeth, this character is declared the new King of Scotland.
Who is Malcolm?