Act I
In Act I, Scene 1, this is when the witches said they would meet again
When the battle was over
"When the battle's lost and won"
What does Macbeth believe he sees floating in front of him at the beginning of Act 2?
A bloody dagger
What does Macbeth decide must happen to Banquo?
He must be murdered.
Banquo's son
Fleance
"Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee./ They bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold;"
Act III, Scene 4
Macbeth
This Thane betrayed King Duncan in Act I.
The Thane of Cawdor
Why didn't Lady Macbeth kill Duncan?
He reminded her of her father.
What happens when the murderers meet Banquo and Fleance?
They kill Banquo, but Fleance escapes.
The Prince of Cumberland
Malcolm
"Thou hast it now - King, Cawdor, Glamis, all/ As the Weird Women promised, and I fear/ Thou played'st most foully for 't."
What do the witches predict for Banquo's future?
That he will not be king, but his descendants will.
Macbeth makes this critical mistake the night of the murder.
He brings the murder weapon back to his own room.
Why couldn't Macbeth find an empty seat at the banquet table?
The empty seat was occupied by Banquo's ghost.
Calls Macbeth a coward.
Lady Macbeth
"Nought’s had, all’s spent,/Where our desire is got without content:/‘Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy."
(Act III, Scene 2)
Lady Macbeth
How does Lady Macbeth learn of the witches predictions?
A letter from Macbeth.
Complete this important quote from Act II, Scene 2:
“______ no more!...Macbeth shall ______ no more!”
sleep
According to Lady Macbeth, why is he acting strangely during the dinner?
He is sick. He has had similar fits like this since he was a child.
Who says "fair is foul and foul is fair?"
The witches
"Ay, in the catalogue you go for men,/ As hounds, and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs.../are clept all by the name of dogs."
Act III, Scene 1
Macbeth
Macbeth gives these three reasons for not wanting to kill the king.
Macbeth is hosting the king is his home.
Macbeth is a loyal subject to the king and honored to receive the title of Thane of Cawdor.
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave for England and Ireland?
“I am in blood, stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er”
Blood is a major motif throughout the play. What do you think blood is meant to symbolize in the play?
guilt
This character was missing from Macbeth's dinner because he had gone to England.
Macduff
"Fly to the court of England and unfold/ His message ere he come, that a swift blessing/ May soon return to this our suffering country/ Under a hand accursed."
Act III, Scene 6