Characters
Who is greeted as Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King? Who gives this greeting?
Macbeth, and the Witches
Who is prophesied to have a line of kings?
When Macbeth remarks that "so foul and fair a day [he] has not seen", what literary device is being used?
foreshadowing
"Out, damned spot!"
Who says this quote, and what does it mean?
Lady Macbeth
She is hallucinating blood on her hands that won't come off after the murder of Duncan.
"Is this a dagger which I see before me?"
Who says this quote, and what does it mean?
Macbeth
He is hallucinating a floating knife, prompting him toward the murder of Duncan.
Who is the mastermind behind Duncan's murder?
Lady Macbeth
Explain how the murderers in Act 2 fail.
They were supposed to kill Banquo and Fleance, but Fleance gets away.
Blood is used in the play repetitively to communicate a specific meaning. This is called a _________ .
motif
"More needs she the divine than the physician."
Who says this, and what is happening?
The doctor says this to the gentlewoman after witnessing Lady Macbeth sleepwalking and revealing all her secrets.
"A little water clears us of this deed.”
Who said it? What was happening?
Lady Macbeth
She claims she and Macbeth can rid themselves of the grief of killing the king as easily as they can wash their hands of the blood.
Who is the Thane of Fife?
Macduff
Name the three apparition's messages.
1. Beware Macduff.
2. None born of woman can harm Macbeth.
3. Macbeth will never vanquished be unless Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane.
Ghosts and hallucinations are used in the play to represent guilt. Something that represents something else in literature is called a ___________ .
symbol
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."
Who said it? What does it mean?
Lady Macbeth
She is telling Macbeth to put on an innocent face, not let others see through what they're about to do, but do the act of murder.
“Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.”
Who says it? Why is it significant?
Macduff
He reveals this to show Macbeth that Macbeth CAN be harmed by Macduff (because he is not "born of woman").
Who is Duncan's son, who is NOT the one chosen as heir to the throne?
Donalbain
What does King Duncan do after the witches first set of prophecies that gives Macbeth distress?
He names Malcolm as the heir to the throne.
A type of monologue where a character speaks their innermost thoughts while alone on the stage is called a ____________ .
soliloquy
"Will all great Neptune's oceans wash this blood clean from my hand?"
Who says this quote?
Macbeth
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player/ that struts and frets his hour upon the stage/ and then is heard no more.”
Who said it? What was happening?
Macbeth says this after he hears his wife has died, and he is questioning life's meaning.
Who is killed in Act 5, right before the final battle between Macbeth and Macduff?
Young Siward
List all of the deaths in the play, in the correct order!
Duncan, the guards, Banquo, Lady Macduff and her son, Lady Macbeth, Young Siward, and Macbeth
The line "fair is foul and foul is fair" uses what literary device?
paradox
"I fear thou play'st most foully for it."
Who said it? What does it mean?
Banquo
He believes Macbeth became king through unfair or suspicious means.
“He has no children. All my pretty ones? Did you say “all”? O hell kite!”
Who said it? What was happening?
Macduff, when he finds out about the murder of his family.