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Who is the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor in Act I? 

Macbeth

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Name one of the witch's first prophecies. 

Thane of Cawdor

King Hereafter

Father to a line of kings

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Where is this story set? 

Scottland and England

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“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

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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.

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Who is the Mastermind behind Duncan's murder? 

Lady Macbeth or the Witches

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How did the murderers Macbeth hires in Act II fail? 

They let Fleance escape

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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.
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Who said, "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

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Where was the Globe theater? 

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men.

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Who is the King of Scotland in Act I? 

Duncan

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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. 

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Where were these Shakespeare plays first performed? 

The Globe Theater

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Who said, 

The raven himself is hoarse
That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan
Under my battlements”

"What, are you a man?"

Lady Macbeth

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How many major motion pictures have been made of Macbeth? If you guess within 2, I'll give you this. 


Macbeth On Screen: 7 Great Film Versions Of Shakespeare's Classic Tragedy
  • “Macbeth” (1948)
  • “Throne of Blood” (1957)
  • “Macbeth” (1971)
  • “Macbeth” (1978)
  • “Men of Respect” (1990)
  • “Scotland, PA” (2001)


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Who is the Thane of Fife?  He doesn't show up to Macbeth's Coronation? 

Macduff

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Why is it important to Macbeth that Fleance is killed? 

The witches say he will be the next King. 

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Where is Duncan murdered? 

Killed at Inverness (Macbeth's)  castle

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“Out! damned spot! One, two, — why, then ‘tis time to do’t. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? – Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him.”

Lady Macbeth 

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What is PRIMOGENITURE? Break the word down.  What do you think this is connected to? 

  • the state of being the firstborn child.


    • PRIMOGENITURE

      the right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son.


  • The law of primogeniture was not followed in Medieval Scotland, meaning the King’s son wasn’t necessarily next in line to the throne. This is why, despite King Duncan having two sons, Macbeth firmly believes that he may be named the next ruler.
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Who's ghost comes back to haunt Macbeth? 

Banquo

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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. 

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What was Banqou doing when he was killed?

Riding his horse through the woods

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Who said "Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air."?


The Witches

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Why are the Witches called the Weird sisters?  

  • ‘Weird’ didn’t mean the same thing in Shakespeare’s time as it does to us today. In fact, ‘weird’ referred to fate, destiny and the ability to be prophetic. So the ‘Weird Sisters’ in fact related to their ability to predict the future.