Background Information
Why is comedy often found after a death in Macbeth?
What is comic relief
"Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble" (IV.I).
Who are the three witches.
What has happened every time the witches have crafted a prophecy?
What is it comes true.
Who is it that persuades Macbeth to kill king Duncan?
Who is Lady Macbeth?
He is murdered by Macbeth while visiting Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Vernesse.
Who is King Duncan.
Who was Macbeth written for?
Who is King James
"What, you egg!" (IV.II).
Who is the murderer.
What causes Macbeth to hallucinate.
What is guilt.
What does Macbeth vision at dinner after killing Banqou
What is the ghost of Banqou
He is put in the story as a virtuous character because he is a relative of King James.
Who is Banquo
What is a Soliloquy?
What is a speech by a character done alone on stage
"To know my deed, 'twere best not known myself. Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!" (II.II).
Who is Macbeth
What does the play suggest happens when one uses violence to attain power.
What is it leads to more violence.
What does Macbeth envision before going about killing the King Duncan?
What is a bloody dagger
This character is seen to be a messenger throughout the play, found delivering a message to Lady MacDuff shortly before her death.
Who is Ross
In What year was MacBeth Written?
What is 1606
"Whither should I fly? I have done no harm" (IV.II).
Who is Lady Macduff.
What does blood symbolize throughout the play?
What is guilt
Why does Macbeth want to kill MacDuff.
What is just to be safe
This character is presented through the story to be merciless and be controlling over all the witches.
Who is Hecate
What 3 traits must a tragic hero possess?
What is must be a male.
What is must exhibit extraordinary abilities.
What is must be a character of great importance.
"Knock, knock, knock! Who's there, i' th' name of Beelzebub? Here's a farmer, that hanged himself on th' expectation of plenty." (II.III)
Who is Porter.
What negative attribute is masculinity equated with throughout the play?
What is aggression or violence
Why does Macbeth say that he is reluctant to go through will killing King Duncan?
What is he respects the king and what he has done as king and the king is Macbeth’s guest.
The character is the eldest son of Duncan and flees from Scotland after his father is murdered.
Who is Malcolm