Characters
The King of Scotland
Duncan
This is when viewers or readers know something important that a character in the story does not
Dramatic Irony
This character being named Prince of Cumberland is an obstacle in Macbeth's path.
Malcolm
Thane of Cawdor
The story of Macbeth is set in this country.
Scotland
This Old English word "wyrd" is the origin of 'weird' and it means this.
Fate
The person who fought against Malcolm's captivity
Captain
This is when a character is all alone on stage and gives a speech showing his or her inner thoughts
Soliloquy
Macbeth is torn about killing this character because he is a guest at Macbeth's castle.
The last prophecy given to Macbeth is that he will become this...
King
At the start of the story, King Duncan's nation is at war with this country.
Norway
This word, beginning with the letter v, is a word often used in the story for courage.
valor
The most brutal character who speaks of killing a baby
A statement that is illogical or contradictory but is actually true if you think about it more deeply
This character fears that the witches might be trying to gain their trust only to betray them in the end.
Banquo
The witches tell Banquo that he won't be king, but that his _______ will become kings.
Children
Macbeth plans to smear these with blood to frame others for the murder of Duncan
Guards' daggers
The title 'thane' is an older word for this word.
lord
A thane who delivers to Macbeth news that he has been named Thane of Cawdor
Ross
This is when, during a scene, a character talks to the audience and the others characters don't hear
Aside
This character says this about Duncan:
"O, never shall sun that morrow see"
Lady Macbeth
When Macbeth asks the witches for more information, they ______.
Vanish
Macbeth's
This place is where the witches meet Macbeth, and it's a word for field
heath
A friend and co-warrior with Macbeth who heard the witches' prophecies
Banquo
Fair on the surface, foul underneath
"False face must hide what the false heart doth know" is Macbeth telling Lady Macbeth that they must do this on the surface while they plan to kill Duncan.
When Banquo asks the witches for info about him, the first two make statements that are paradoxes. Name one.
Lesser than Macbeth, and greater
Not so happy, yet much happier
This is where Duncan's castle is located
Forres
If a man 'gets' or 'begets' something, it means he...