Events
What is Banquo afraid of at the start of Act 2?
The witches and their prophecies
Whose ghost does Macbeth see at the banquet?
Banquo's ghost
Who is Hecate?
The goddess of witchcraft whom the witches worship
LINE FROM ACT 3 SCENE 2 WHEN MACBETH IS DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO AFTER KILLING KING DUNCAN:
MACBETH
We have scorch'd the snake, not kill'd it:
What specifically does Macbeth mean by the above quote?
He means that they have killed Duncan, but not Banquo who is still a threat to his power
MACBETH:
Rather than so, come fate into the list.
And champion me to the utterance!
What does Macbeth call upon to meet him face to face in mortal combat?
Fate
Who does Macbeth kill and cause the death of in acts 2 and 3?
King Duncan and Banquo
How are the king's servants dealt with while Macbeth kills King Duncan?
Lady Macbeth gets them to drink a lot of wine to get them drunk and make them go to sleep
Who is most actively working to end Macbeth's reign?
Macduff
From the Porter's Speech:
PORTER
knock, knock! Who's there, i' the name of
Beelzebub? Here's a farmer, that hanged
himself on the expectation of plenty: come in
time; have napkins enow about you; here
you'll sweat for't.
What did the farmer do and where did he go?
The farmer hanged himself and went to Hell
Who first discovers the dead body of King Duncan?
Macduff
What does Macbeth see on his way to kill King Duncan? What does this item symbolize/represent?
He sees a dagger and it is a symbol of his extreme guilt at what he is about to do (Kill King Duncan)
How has Macbeth's attitudes towards the witches changed?
He is now actively seeking them out to hear more prophecies about himself
FROM WHEN MACBETH COMES TO LADY MACBETH RIGHT AFTER KILLING KING DUNCAN:
MACBETH
Methought I heard a voice cry “Sleep no more!
Macbeth does murder sleep”—the innocent sleep,
Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care,
The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath,
Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course,
Chief nourisher in life’s feast.
Who did Macbeth hear cry out "sleep no more"?
No one. It was a hallucination brought on by his intense emotional state
LADY MACBETH (FROM ACT 3 AFTER MACBETH HAS ALREADY BECOME KING)
Come on;
Gentle my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks;
Be bright and jovial among your guests to-night.
What does Lady Macbeth telling Macbeth to do in the above lines?
Calm down and enjoy what he has
What does Macbeth claim he did in anger after he found out King Duncan had been murdered?
He claims that in his rage and anger he killed the servants/chamberlains
DOUBLE POINTS
Macbeth's 2 tragic flaws are...
Greed and Excessive Ambition
How has Macbeth's relationship with Lady Macbeth changed by the end of Act 3?
He has become more independent of her and does things on his own without her, including making plans to keep his power.
MACBETH:
Upon my head they plac'd a fruitless crown,
And put a barren sceptre in my gripe,
Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand,
No son of mine succeeding.
What does Macbeth mean in these lines?
He will never have any heirs since he has no children
They flee to different countries in fear that they will be killed.
Malcolm goes to England
Donalbain goes to Ireland
What are 2 unnatural things that happen the day after Duncan's murder?
There is no daylight during the day
An owl attacks a falcon
Horses eat each other
Why did Banquo hide his true feelings about the prophecies from Macbeth?
He does not want Macbeth to know that he is hoping the prophecy works in his favor. He is also suspicious of Macbeth's intentions
DOUBLE POINTS
LADY MACBETH
What's to be done?
MACBETH
Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,
Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night,
Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day;
What is Macbeth telling Lady Macbeth to do in the above passage?
He's telling her to do nothing and just let him execute his plan himself
DOUBLE POINTS
MACBETH
To be thus is nothing;
But to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo
Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares;
What does Macbeth mean by "to be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus"?