Pre-reading info
Where does Macbeth take place?
Scotland
What two characters are given prophecies by the witches?
Macbeth
Banquo
What is the big event of this act?
King Duncan is killed
Killed his king to gain power
Macbeth
A speech given when a character is alone on stage
Soliloquy
Who wrote Macbeth?
Shakespeare
How does Banquo react to the witches' prophecy?
He doesn't trust it
What does Macbeth hallucinate floating in front of him?
A dagger
Weird (or is it wyrd?) ladies who low key stir the pot
The three witches
A morally complex person who experiences a downfall from good fortune to ruin
Tragic hero
Why did Shakespeare write Macbeth?
To flatter King James I
What does Lady Macbeth tell Macbeth that he must do?
Kill King Duncan
What do King Duncan's horses do after his death?
Attack people and eat each other
Thane of Fife - thinks something is amiss with Macbeth's account of Duncan's death
Macduff
The final fate of the tragic hero; must be a negative outcome for it to be a tragedy
Catastrophe
Name one of the four main interests King James had in the writing of Macbeth.
#1: To reinforce the divine right of kings
#2: To historically legitimize his reign
#3: To condemn regicide
#4: He really liked witches
How does Lady Macbeth try to manipulate Macbeth?
By insulting his masculinity and calling him a coward
Why is Macbeth made king?
Malcolm and Donalbain flee Scotland
Accused of killing the king; fled Scotland
Malcolm and Donalbain
A personal error or flaw - such as excessive hubris, greed, or intense jealousy - that causes the protagonist's downfall
Hamartia
What was Scotland called when the real Macbeth lived?
Hint: it is the last name of an early 2000's actress
Alba
Who does Lady Macbeth plan to frame for the murder?
King Duncan's guards
What is Macbeth unable to do when he tries to pray with the guards?
Say "amen"
Prophesied to one day become king though his father never will be
Fleance
The turning point of a drama in which the hero’s fortune irreversibly turns from good to bad
Peripeteia