Act I
At the end of Act I, Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of acting this way as he contemplates killing Duncan?
She says he isn't a real man
This the reason Macbeth decided to kill the guards after killing King Duncan.
To frame the guards for the murder
What did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
Banquo's ghost
What genre is Macbeth?
tragedy
"Is this a dagger I see before me?"
What is Macbeth doing when he says this?
Hallucinating
The witches' prophecy predicts this for Macbeth and Banquo?
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland and Banquo's descendants will be King.
After their father is murdered, Donalbain and Malcolm flee to these countries.
England and Ireland
Who does Macbeth want the murderers to kill?
Banquo and Fleance
Noblemen
A character trait that leads to character's demise.
fatal flaw
What is Lady Macbeth's plan for King Duncan.
Getting the guards drunk so they pass out, so Macbeth can kill the king while he sleeps?
What does Macbeth bring with him from the murder scene, which Lady Macbeth must return?
the murder weapon/the bloody dagger
Lady Macbeth explains Macbeth's behavior at the banquet in this way.
She says "my lord is often thus." He always acts like this.
What theater was Shakespeare's play?
Globe theater
How does the use of violent imagery, such as "bloody daggers," contribute to the mood of the play?
creating a sense of impending doom, foreshadowing violence, and establishing an atmosphere of guilt and moral conflict
What is the purposes of the Witches in Macbeth?
they foreshadow future events
Who discovered Duncan was dead?
Macduff
Where does Macbeth say to go at the end of Act III.
To find the three witches and get more information about his prophecy.
Which symbol is often used in the play to symbolize evil forces?
A snake/serpent
How does Shakespeare use imagery to portray Macbeth’s fear during the banquet scene?
His fear becomes visible to the audience even though the ghost is invisible to the characters, emphasizing how his guilt distorts his perception.
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth:"Look like th' innocent flower, But be the __________ under't."
Serpent
Put these events in in chronological order:
A. Macbeth kills Duncan offstage
B. Lady Macbeth plants the daggers on the guards
C. Macbeth hallucinates the dagger
D. Macbeth returns with the bloody daggers
E. Malcolm and Donalbain flee
C A D B E
I am in blood / Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er, (III.4.137-8).
Macbeth's line indicates he is past the point of no return.
What is the significance of Banquo's ghost at the banquet?
represents Macbeth's overwhelming guilt and paranoia after murdering his friend
The line "Life's but a walking shadow" is an example of what device?
metaphor