Show:
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
The Prophecies
100
What is another name for the three Weird Sisters?
Witches
100
Macbeth hallucinates in Act 2. What does he think he sees?
A dagger
100
Macduff escapes to this country and upsets Macbeth.
England
100
Macbeth visits the ________________ at the beginning of Act 4.
witches
100

Why are they called "weird" sisters?

Weird means fate

200
This character wants to be "unsexed."
Lady Macbeth
200
In the "dagger" passage, Macbeth pulls out an object while speaking to the dagger. What is this object?
His own dagger.
200
Whom does Macbeth ask to kill Banquo and Fleance?
Two murderers
200
What does Macduff plan to do?
He plans to overthrow Macbeth.
200
In Act 1, the witches approach Macbeth and greet him in THREE ways. What are they?
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King
300
How does Lady Macbeth know Duncan will stay at her castle?
A messenger informs her.
300
The dagger is pointing towards ___________'s room.
Duncan
300
At the end of Act 3, Fleance survives, but Banquo dies. True or false?
True
300
Why does Macbeth send murderers to kill Macduff's wife and child?
He is scared that Macduff has discovered that he killed Duncan and is retaliating because of it.
300

The second time Macbeth encounters the witches, there are four visions/ghosts. What is the first?

A floating armored head telling him to beware Macduff

400
True or false? Lady Macbeth doesn't think Macbeth has what it takes to kill Duncan.
True
400

What is the signal Lady Macbeth will give Macbeth to let him know that the guards have been taken care of?

She will ring a bell


400
Why does Macbeth want Banquo and his son to die?
He is scared that his place on the throne will be taken away. Macbeth believes this because of what the witches tell Banquo in Act I.
400
Why is Lady Macduff upset with her husband?
He left her family to go to England.
400

What is the second vision?

A bloody child tells him that no one born from a woman will be able to harm Macbeth.

500
What is Lady Macbeth's plan to ensure that Duncan dies while Macbeth and Lady Macbeth remain innocent?
She will "drug" the guards with wine, smear their faces with Duncan's blood, and place the daggers in their hands.
500
The "dagger" passage is considered a soliloquy. Define soliloquy.
A person is alone on stage while offering his/her thoughts to the audience.
500
What are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth doing when the murderers tell Macbeth the news of Banquo and Fleance?
They are entertaining their guests at their banquet.
500

When Macbeth visits the witches for answers to his prophecies, they summon FOUR visions/ghosts. What is the fourth and final vision?

Eight crowned kings appear alongside Banquo's ghost.

500

What is the third vision?

A crowned child holding a tree tells him that he'll be safe until Birnam Wood meets Dunsinane Hill.