Macbeth Character
Who is the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor in Act I?
Macbeth
Name as much as you can of the Witches prophecy in Act 1.
Macbeth
Thane of Cawdor
King Hereafter
Thane of Glamis
Banquo
Father to a line of kings
What is the setting of the play?
Scotland
"Fair is foul and foul is fair"
Who said it?
WITCHES
What bad luck omen is connected with Macbeth? *What should you never do in a theater?
Say "Macbeth"
Theatrical superstition holds that speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre will lead to a curse. Because of this superstition, the lead character is often referred to as the Scottish King or Scottish Lord. Lady Macbeth is often referred to as the Scottish Lady or Lady M.
Who said it? What was happening?
"What cannot you and I perform upon
The unguarded Duncan? what not put upon
His spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt
Of our great quel"
Lady Macbeth-- telling Macbeth that they can do this! They can kill the king.
Who is the Mastermind behind Duncan's murder?
Lady Macbeth
How did the murderers Macbeth hires in Act II fail?
They let Fleance escape
Where does a lot of the action with the witches take place?
On the Heath (field in Scotland)
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."
Who said it? What does it mean?
Lady Macbeth - telling Macbeth to put on an innocent face, but do the act of murder. Don't let others see through what you're about to do.
What is the other name for the play "Macbeth"?
The Scottish Play
Who said it? What was happening?
They hail'd him father to a line of kings:
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown,
Macbeth--complaining that his relations will not be kings.
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.
How were the guards involved in the plan of murdering Duncan?
Lady Macbeth and Macbeth planned on framing the guards. They got them drunk and smeared blood all over them. Then Macbeth murdered the guards, so they couldn't speak their side of the story.
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?" Who said it? What was happening?
Macbeth - before the murder of Duncan; dagger was guiding Macbeth to Duncan's room.
What is Macbeth's initial character like, and how does he change throughout the play?
*Answers will vary*
Who said it? What was happening?
Still it cried 'Sleep no more!' to all the house:
'Glamis hath murder'd sleep, and therefore Cawdor
Shall sleep no more
Macbeth - after he has killed Duncan
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
"...yet my poor country
Shall have more vices than it had before,
More suffer and more sundry ways than ever,
By him that shall succeed.
Who said it? What does it mean?
Malcolm says this when he is testing Macduff. He claims that he would be an even worse ruler than Macbeth.
How does Lady Macbeth influence Macbeth's actions, and what are her motivations?
Now does he feel
His secret murders sticking on his hands;
Now minutely revolts upbraid his faith-breach;
Those he commands move only in command,
Angus-- He is explaing what has happened to Macbeth as a result of his guilty conscience and all those around him who know he is a terrible ruler.
Who is the young boy who escapes the murderers?
Fleance, Banquo's son
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.
Where does Malcolm run to after his father's death?
England
"Out, damned spot; Out, I say!"
Who said it? What was happening?
Lady Macbeth - She was sleeping walking and trying to cleanse her conscience of the murder of Duncan.
Name the LAST three prophecies the witches gave Macbeth.
How was Macduff able to murder Macbeth?
1. Beware of Macduff
2. No one born of woman can harm him
3. He won't be defeated until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane
4. Macduff was born by C-section
Who said it? What was happening?
“Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.”
Macduff - right before he murdered Macbeth