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100
Who is Macbeth's friend that meets the witches with him? 

Banquo

100
Who states, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
The Witches
100

What three predictions did the witches make in the opening scene?

Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor, Banquo's line will be kings, Macbeth will be king

100
What type of weather is associated with the witches?
Thunder and lightning
100
Why does Lady Macbeth eagerly welcome Duncan to her castle?
It provided the opportunity needed to kill him
200
Who will be blamed for Duncan's murder?
Duncan's grooms
200

What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, "Yet do I fear thy nature."?

She is worried about Macbeth's gentleness

200

Who does Macbeth kill at the beginning of the play?

Macdonwald

200
How did Lady Macbeth spur Macbeth into action?
By accusing him of being a coward
200
Shakespeare's Macbeth takes place in which century?
11th
300

Who was the chief person who planned Duncan's murder?

Lady Macbeth

300
What is Macbeth contemplating when he says, "If it were done...than 'twere well.It was done quickly."?
A method of murder
300

What was the first thing Lady Macbeth did, according to her evil plan?

Drug Duncan's guards

300

Why did Macbeth hesitate to murder Duncan?

He appreciated Duncan's generosity/ kindness, people liked him, and he didn't want to be thought of as a bad host. 

300

What happened to the original Thane of Cawdor and why did he lose his title?

He was executed for betraying his country in battle

400

Who does King Duncan name as the heir to the throne?

Malcom, his son

400

Who says this, "And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, their instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray us in deepest consequence."?

Banquo

400

How did the King reward Macbeth's valor on the battlefield?

Gave him the title of Thane of Cowdor

400

Where is Macbeth's castle located?

Inverness

400

Shakespeare's plays have many different themes, what is the main theme we talked about in regards to Macbeth? 

Order and disorder (Macbeth will be afraid to start a chain of events because it was a belief that everything was connected. 

500

What qualities would you attribute to Lady Macbeth?

greedy, evil, power-hungry, male-like qualities, strong willed, etc...

500

At what point does Macbeth utter this statement, "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires."?

After Malcolm is named heir to the throne

500
What is the prophecy that Banquo receives and how does he respond at first? 

That he will be the father of kings, but he is skeptical at first. 

500
What is the introductory/general setting of Act One? Where does the play begin?
A battlefield in Scotland
500

Who was the real-life King that was obsessed with witchcraft and provided Shakespeare with inspiration? 

King James I (VI of Scotland)