Characters
Macbeth meets with these characters to enlist in their help in getting rid of Banquo and Fleance.
murderers
In Act 1, Scene 3, why do the witches decide to harm the fat lady's husband?
She wouldn't share her chestnuts.
What does Macbeth do in Act 2 that was NOT part of Lady Macbeth's plot to kill Duncan? Hint: this occurs AFTER Duncan's body is discovered.
Macbeth murdered the guards.
In Act 3 scene 3, the murderers fail at what part of their plan?
They let Fleance escape. / They fail to kill Fleance.
This is a type of irony in which the audience knows more than the characters know.
Dramatic irony
These characters look like women, but they have beards. After the disastrous banquet, Macbeth plans to meet with them again to learn more about his future.
the three witches
How does Lady Macbeth react when Macbeth tries to call off the plan to kill Duncan?
She is furious.
In Act II, Scene 2, why won't Macbeth go back and place the daggers on Duncan's guards?
He doesn't want to go back and look at what he's done.
Who has recently joined forces with Malcolm to coordinate an effort to overthrow Macbeth?
Macduff
"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir" is an example of what literary device?
Personification
This character rings a bell in Act 2 to signal to Macbeth that it is time for him to murder Duncan.
Lady Macbeth
9. In Act I, Scene 4, Macbeth says in an aside: "Stars, hide your fires; / Let not light see my black and deep desires..." What "black and deep desires" does Macbeth not want seen?
His thoughts of killing Duncan.
In Act II, Scene 2, the voice that calls out, "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep!" symbolizes Macbeth's ______________ or _________________ __________________.
guilt / guilty conscience
In Act 3 scene 2, what information does Macbeth choose to keep from Lady Macbeth?
His plan to kill Banquo.
"A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, and yet I would not sleep" is an example of...
Simile
This character provides comic relief and jokes that he is the gatekeeper of Hell.
Summarize Lady Macbeth's plan to kill King Duncan.
Get the guards drunk, murder Duncan with the guards' daggers, plant the daggers back on the guards + smear them with Duncan's blood
After Malcolm and Donalbain flee at the end of Act 2 scene 3, what do the thanes assume?
That they are guilty of murdering their father / hiring the guards to murder their father.
In Act 3, why does Macbeth want Fleance murdered?
He does not want Fleance to inherit the throne.
In Act 2, Banquo talks to Macbeth about how he has been dreaming of the witches. Macbeth lies and says, "I think not of them." What literary device is this?
Irony
These two characters are assumed to be Duncan's murderers when they flee to England and Ireland. You need BOTH names to receive points for this question!
When the witches greet Macbeth in Act 1, they refer to him by three different titles. What are they? You need to include all 3 in order to receive points for this question!
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
King
Where do Malcolm and Donalbain flee? You need to include BOTH locations to receive points for this question.
England and Ireland.
How does Lady Macbeth try to cover for Macbeth during the banquet, prior to sending everyone home early?
She says that Macbeth has had these outbursts since childhood.
"Is there enough water in the oceans to wash my hands of this blood? No! More likely my hands will stain the vast green seas blood-red." This is an example of...
hyperbole