Misc.
What is blood?
the line "double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble," utilizes both rhyme and this type of figurative language
What is alliteration?
first person killed by Macbeth, outside of his battles
Who was Duncan?
the position Macbeth had before king and after general
What is thane?
"Stars, hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires."
said Macbeth
the kingdom which Duncan, Macbeth, and finally Malcolm all ruled
What is Scotland?
the three witches have been referred to as "the [this] sisters"
What is weird?
murdered at the behest of Macbeth, fueling Macduff's fury and desire to kill Macbeth
Who were Macduff's wife & children?
Duncan's son, rightful heir to the Scottish throne
Who is Malcolm?
"All the perfumes of Arabia could not sweeten this little hand."
the porter imagined he worked for this character
Who is the Devil?
this amphibian's eye is famously used in the concoction the witches brew to foretell the future
What is a newt?
general who became suspicious of Macbeth after Duncan was killed
Who was Banquo?
flees when assailed by Macbeth's hired assassins and escapes with his life, unlike his father, Banquo
Who is Fleance?
"Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damned in evils to top Macbeth."
said Macduff
the movie The Tragedy of Macbeth was released this year, within a decade ago
What is 2021?
until great Birnam wood moved to this hill, Macbeth could not be slain
What is Dunsinane Hill?
killed by Macbeth without input from his wife immediately after he killed Duncan
Who were the guards?
at the end of the 2021 movie, Macbeth is killed by Macduff when he attempts reclaim this item which he dropped, a metaphor for how his greed for power led to his downfall
What is the crown?
"Let not your ears despise my tongue forever, which shall possess them with the heaviest sound that ever yet they heard."
said Ross
a nickname for the real 1040-1057 King Macbethad mac Findláech of Scotland, which combines a color and a royal title
What is the Red King?
though often omitted, this goddess of witchcraft speaks to the three witches
Who is Hecate?
killed before Macduff fights Macbeth and immediately following Lady Macbeth's suicide
Who was Siward?
the rebel Macdonwald of Cawdor is assisted by this nation's army while fighting the Scots at the beginning of the story
What is Norway?
"'Tis unnatural, even like the deed that's done.On Tuesday last, a falcon, towering in her pride of place, was by a mousing owl hawk'd at and kill'd."
said Old Man