I fought heroically for King Duncan and was given a new title.
Macbeth
100
The play is set in this country.
Scotland.
100
What does Macbeth see as part of a hallucination?
A dagger
100
Not sleeping after the prophecies because he is afraid of his dreams
Banquo
100
What year was Shakespeare born?
1564
200
I tell the king about Macbeth's bravery in battle
The Captain
200
Duncan was killed here.
Macbeth's castle.
200
Why is Lady Macbeth unable to murder King Duncan herself?
He looks like her father.
200
cannot say "amen"
Macbeth
200
How did Shakespeare get his start in the theater?
Performing with "The Lord Chamberlain's Men"
300
I am the prince of Cumberland
Malcolm
300
Doubts Macbeth's determination to murder King Duncan
Lady Macbeth
300
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee?
They fear for their lives
300
Afraid of "daggers in men's smiles"
Donalbain
300
This was the first play that Shakespeare wrote (which was a MAJOR flop).
Henry IV
400
What is one reason that Macbeth feels bad about killing King Duncan?
He is Duncan's subject and host
400
What important role do the witches play in Act 1?
foreshadow events
400
How does Macduff show his opposition to Macbeth
He refuses to see him crowned
400
What does the porter imagine he is doing and how is it ironic?
Opening the gates of Hell
He is unaware of the dark events taking place in the castle.
400
Type of play where the protagonist is admirable but flawed. The audience must understand and sympathize with him. He has free will but moves toward a tragic end.
Tragedy
500
The witches predicted that I will be the father of kings but I will not be king.
Banquo
500
Admits that he was too trusting.
King Duncan
500
Banquo reminds Macbeth what a great king Duncan is in order to
try to keep him from killing King Duncan (He is already worried about the predicitons)
500
What are some of the natural disturbances in scene IV?
Owl eating a falcoln
Horses eating eachother (cannibals)
Darkness during the day
500
This is another name for the fatal flaw that a tragic hero possesses.