The Banquet
Where did Banquo’s ghost sit during the banquet?
In Macbeth’s seat
Who did Macbeth have a hallucination of during the banquet?
Banquo
What is the predominant type of imagery in this quote?
“I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er”
Blood imagery
Who said: “my worthy lord, your noble friends do lack you”
Lady Macbeth
What is pathetic fallacy?
This literary device involves attributing human emotions to non-human elements like the weather, nature, or objects. Essentially, the weather becomes a symbolic representation of the characters' or narrator's emotional state.
What notable figure did not attend Macbeth’s banquet?
Macduff
Who escaped the scene of Banquo’s murder?
Fleance
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something that the character doesn’t
Who said: “Tis better thee without, than he within / Is he dispatched?”
Macbeth
How many scenes are in Act 3?
6
In which scene during Act 3 does Macbeth host his banquet?
Act 3, Scene 3
What character provides comic relief during his monologue in Act 2 Scene 3?
The Porter
Name the predominant type of imagery and one technique in the quote “blood will have blood”
Blood imagery
Repetition & metaphor
Who said: “A heavy summons lies like lead upon me / And yet I would not sleep”
Banquo
What scene from Act 3 is sometimes omitted from some stage productions of the play and why?
Scene 5, because it is believed by some scholars that Shakespeare didn’t write this scene OR that this scene isn’t important for the plot
What does Lady Macbeth tell Macbeth when he first hallucinates the ghost of Banquo at the banquet?
“Are you a man?” - she tells him to man up / questions his masculinity
Name 4 characters who were present at the banquet
Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Lennox, Ross, Banquo's Ghost, First Murderer
What does Macbeth mean when he says that “blood will have blood?”
It’s a proverb that signifies a cycle of violence and retribution, suggesting that once blood is shed, it inevitably leads to more bloodshed
Who said: “Good night and better health / Attend his majesty”
Lennox
What country is the play set in?
Scotland
What description are we given of Banquo’s ghost?
Trick question - we aren’t given a description of the ghost
Name 10 characters in Macbeth
Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Hecate, Witch 1, 2 & 3, Lennox, Ross, King Duncan, Macduff, Malcolm, Donalbain, The Porter, The Murderers
What technique(s) is used in the quote “and keep the natural ruby of your cheeks when mine is blanched with fear”
Visual imagery & juxtaposition
Who said: “Only I say / Things have been strangely borne. The gracious Duncan / Was pitied of Macbeth. – Marry, he was dead. / And the right-valiant Banquo walked too late”
Lennox
What does Banquo say to Fleance as he’s being attacked?
“Fly good Fleance, fly, fly fly!”
Macbeth compares Banquo to a serpent during Act 3 Scene 4. What animal does he compare Fleance to?
A worm
Who is the oldest son of King Duncan?
Malcolm
After King Duncan’s murder, Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth “tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil” What does she mean by this?
She is criticising Macbeth for being afraid of hallucinations / being unable to finish the job of covering up the murder
Who said: “this O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart / Cannot conceive nor name thee”
Macduff
What kind of allusion is used in the quote “Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?”
Mythological allusion