Shakespeare's Language
This is the modern English meaning of the word "Thou."
What is You?
This is the number of witches in the first scene.
What is 3?
"All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis!
All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!
All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!"
Who are the 3 witches?
The witches' declare that Macbeth will hold this title.
What is a King?
This is Shakespeare's first name.
What is William?
I find what I lose and I lose what I find.
(What is this statement an example of?)
What is a reverse thought?
The species of animal that Graymalkin is.
What is a cat?
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
Who is Macbeth?
Where is on the heath near the battlefield?
"To be, or not to be, ___________"
(finish the quote)
What is "that is the question?"
"You hideous, onion-eyed rampallion!"
(What is this an example of?)
What is a Shakespearian insult?
Witch's companions that help them carry out their deeds, such as Graymalkin and Paddock.
What are familiars?
"Your children shall be kings.
You shall be king."
Who are Macbeth and Banquo? (respectively)
The name of a man sent to deliver the news of Scene II to Macbeth.
Who is Ross?
Duncan's son.
Who is Malcolm?
The modern meaning of the word "Anon."
What is soon/presently?
The toad familiar of one of the witches.
Who is Paddock?
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air."
Who are the 3 witches?
These are the titles that the witches call Macbeth.
What are the "thane of Glamis" and "thane of Cawdor."
The British actor who we saw read the "7 Ages of Man"
Who is Benedict Cumberbatch?
The meaning of Fain in modern English.
What is willingly?
The setting of scene 1, as described in the play.
What is "a desert place?"
"Here I have a pilot's thumb,
Wreck'd as homeward he did come."
Who is the first witch?
The first witch is taking revenge on a sailor because her wife would not share this food with her.
What are chestnuts?
Name another play by Shakespeare, and quote something from it.
Multiple acceptable answers:
Hamlet (to be or not to be), Romeo and Juliet (Wherefore art thou Romeo?), Julius Caesar (Beware the Ides of March), etc.