Act I
Who wrote the play Macbeth?
William Shakespeare
The setting changes when Macebeths moves from Inverness castle to ___?
Dunsinane
Who escapes from getting murdered? This follows the prophecies at the beginning of the play.
Fleance
Darkness, dreary, lack of sunlight, murky, secrecy
Name the overall meaning of the play?
Unchecked ambition is dangerous
Where does the story Macbeth take place?
Scotland
What two characters don’t believe they are safe after King Duncans death?
Malcolm and Donalbain
How many total murderers does Macbeth hire to kill Banquo?
three
This character thinks Macduff may be working with Macbeth?
Malcolm
What is Lady Macbeths strange habit at the beginning of Act V?
sleepwalking
What was Banquos propecies?
He will never be king, but his children will sit upon the throne.
How does Macbeth respond to Banquos suggestion that the witches have revealed some truth?
“I don’t think about them now” (1.19)
What does Macbeth see when he sits down at the royal table?
Banquos ghost
Who dies first the son or Lady Macduff? (2.78-80)
the son
Who kills Macbeth?
Macduff
Who plans King Duncans murder?
How does Macduff describe where the king is sleeping?
Gods Temple (2.41)
What theme does this quote follow, “Its better to be the person who gets murdered than to be the killer and tormented with anxiety”? (2.8)
the consequences of acting on ambition
What is special about the 4th and last apparition given to Macbeth?
Banquos ghost
What does Lennox and the other lords refer to Macbeth as? (2.12)
the tyrant
Who delivers the news that Macbeth is now the Thane of Cawdor?
Ross
Who says “A little water clears us of this deed”? (2.66)
Lady Macbeth
How does Macbeth describe his mind in Act III? (2.38)
full of scorpions
What are the 4 apparitions given to Macbeth?
an armored helemt, bloody child, child with a crown and the 8 crowned kings
How is the prophesy of Birnam Wood moving to Dunsinane Hill fulfilled?
each man in the english force covers themselves in branches to provide cover