Act I
What happens to the Thane of Cawdor and why?
He is executed for being a traitor
How does Lady Macbeth convince her husband to kill King Duncan?
She calls him a coward and insults his masculinity.
Who unexpectedly attends Macbeth's dinner party?
Banquo's ghost
After hearing the apparitions, what does Macbeth impulsively decide to do?
Murder Lady Macduff and her children.
The doctor and gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth doing these two strange things.
Sleepwalking and attempting to wash blood off of her hands.
What do the witches predict for Macbeth?
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland.
What is Macbeth's lie to Banquo about the witches?
He claims that he never thinks about them and the prophecies.
Fleance escapes.
The first apparition appears in the form of an armored head and tells Macbeth what?
That he should beware of Macduff
How is Birnam Wood able to move to Macbeth's castle?
Each soldier took a branch from the trees in order to disguise their numbers.
This is Lady Macbeth's plan for King Duncan.
Getting the guards drunk so they pass out, so Macbeth can kill the king while he sleeps.
What excuse did Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?
He looked too much like her father.
How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth's behavior at the banquet?
She says that he has suffered from these fits since he was a child.
What is Malcolm's purpose in lying to Macduff about the type of king he would be?
He is trying to test Macduff's loyalty to Scotland.
Who becomes King of Scotland after Macbeth's death?
Malcolm
What do the witches predict for Banquo?
Banquo's descendants will be king.
Macbeth hallucinates that this object is floating in the air in front of him.
A bloody dagger
Why does Macbeth want to visit the witches again?
He wants to find out what still lies ahead for him/his fate.
The second apparition appears in the form of a bloody child and tells Macbeth what?
He should not fear any man that is born of woman.
Macbeth realizes he has been tricked by the witches and will die when Macduff tells him this piece of information.
Macduff tells him he was born by C-section.
This character tells Macbeth: "Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under't."
Lady Macbeth
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee Scotland?
They are fearful that they will be attacked next.
Comic relief
The third apparition appears in the form of an crowned child holding a tree branch and tells Macbeth what?
Macbeth will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane, his castle.
How is Macbeth killed?
He is slain and beheaded by Macduff.