Macbeth Character
Who is the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor in Act I?
Macbeth
Name one of the witch's first prophecies.
Thane of Cawdor
King Hereafter
Father to a line of kings
Where is this story set?
Scotland and England
Who said "Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air."?
The Witches
What type of drama is Macbeth?
Tragedy
Who is the Mastermind behind Duncan's murder?
Lady Macbeth or the Witches
How did the murderers Macbeth hires in Act II fail?
They let Fleance escape
What is the significance of the second prophecy? What do the witches say about the woods?
Do not fear until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsanine.
"Nothing is, but what is not"? “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee: I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
Macbeth
Words not “heard” by other character on stage during a play is the definition for which term?
Aside
Who is the King of Scotland in Act I?
Duncan
What does King Duncan do after the witches first set of prophecies that gives Macbeth distress - This is a step on which he must overleap or fall down...
Names Malcolm as the next King of Scotland.
Malcolm fled to which country after his father was murdered?
England
'I would, while it was smiling in my face, / Have plucked the nipple from his boneless gums, / And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn / As you have done to this'
Lady Macbeth
What is the name of a “solo” speech?
Who is the Thane of Fife? He doesn't show up to Macbeth's Coronation?
Macduff
Why is it important to Macbeth that Fleance is killed?
The witches say he will be the next King.
Where is Duncan murdered?
Killed at Inverness (Macbeth's) castle
''Out, damned spot! out, I say!''
Lady Macbeth
A character that undergoes little or no inner change
Whose ghost comes back to haunt Macbeth?
Banquo
What does Lady Macbeth tell their guests when Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost and freaks out?
He has fits like this. It's a condition he's had since he was young. Don't pay attention to it.
What was Banquo doing when he was killed?
Riding his horse through the woods
“If you can look into the seeds of time,
And say which grain will grow and which will not... tell me." Who said it?
Banquo
Who is a Round Character and why?
Macbeth-He begins by being unsure if he should kill Duncan, to murdering him, sending murderers to kill Banquo, Macduff's wife and children, then demanding information from the witches. In the end he is a tyrant no one likes.
Lady Macbeth-