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Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3 & 4
Scene 5 & 6
Scene 7
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These (#)__ people open the Act.
Who are the witches?
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This is the captain's "plight".
What is bleeding/wounds?
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This is the curse the witches put on the sea captain in revenge for a slight made by his wife.
What is insomnia?
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This is how we first get Lady Macbeth's thoughts on the witches' predictions.
What is her reading the letter to herself?
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This is Macbeth's main concern with killing Duncan.
What is what others will think of him if anyone finds out (consequences)?
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This is the setting of Scene 1.
What is a dark and stormy heath/plain?
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Duncan sends this character to give Macbeth his new title?

Who is Ross?

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This statement (made by both Macbeth and the Witches) makes it clear that not everything is what it seems.
What is "Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair"?
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Lady Macbeth asks evil spirits to do this _________, showing that she feels women are too soft to commit treacherous acts like murder.
What is "unsex" her?
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This is the method by which Lady Macbeth will cover their tracks and shift blame.
What is poison the guards' wine (frame the guards)?
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This is the reason Shakespeare opens the play in this way.
What is to show that the witches control/manipulate everything?
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Duncan finds out that this person, whom he trusted, has betrayed him.

Who is Thane of Cawdor?

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When Malcom is describing Cawdor's execution, it becomes clear that he __________ the way the man died.
What is respects?
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At this stage, this character is more devoted to the act of murdering Duncan.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
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These are the three roles/relationships Macbeth gives for not wanting to kill Duncan.
What are subject, host, and kin (cousin)?
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These are the witches' familiars.
Who are Graymalkin (cat) and Paddock (toad)?
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This is how Macbeth killed one of the rebels.
What is cutting him open from belly button to chin and then decapitating him?
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This is Duncan's tragic flaw.
What is trust?
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Duncan is talking to Banquo about how amazing Macbeth's castle is, and he thanks Lady Macbeth for the pains and inconvenience this is to her. What type of irony does this scene show?

What is dramatic irony?

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This is what Lady Macbeth says she would do if she had so promised to shame Macbeth into keeping his "promise" (to kill Duncan) to her.
What is kill (violently) her own child?
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It becomes clear that the witches have control over these.
What are evil spirits?
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Duncan praises Macbeth’s valor and is going to promote Macbeth with a new title. This speech also foreshadows Macbeth's future. Macbeth has now won the man’s title, but later will win this _________for which the Scottish traitor was fighting.

What is the crown/Kingship?

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This is the announcement that makes Macbeth truly contemplate murder for the first time.
What is Duncan's announcement that Malcom will be his heir?
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This is the setting of this scene (time of day). We know this because the stage directions tell us the hauteboys are carrying these.

What are night and torches?

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This is the Theme of Act 1.
What is that ambition can lead to immorality and treachery? (Power, or the opportunity to have power, corrupts).