Act I
What is the setting of Macbeth?
Scotland
Where does the murder of Duncan take place?
Macbeth's castle.
What did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
Banquo's ghost
After hearing the apparitions, what does Macbeth decide to do upon impulse?
The doctor and gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth doing these 2 strange things
sleepwalking and confessing to murder (pretending to wash her hands)?
It is the downfall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Ambition (or Greed or Impatience)
Come you spirits /That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,/And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full/ Of direst cruelty
Lady Macbeth asks to have all feminine weaknesses removed so she can have the strength to move forward with her plan.
What do the witches predict for Macbeth and Banquo? (3 total prophecies)
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland and Banquo's descendants will be King.
What does Macbeth enter the room with that annoys Lady Macbeth?
Two bloody daggers.
How Does Macbeth plan to kill Banquo and Fleance? Is it successful?
He hires two murderers who kill Banquo, but Fleance gets away.
What is the prediction of the SECOND Apparition
Anyone born of Woman Can't Harm Macbeth.
How are the woods able to move to Macbeth's castle?
Each soldier took a branch from the trees in order to blend in.
Would Macbeth have become king if he hadn't killed Duncan or did the witches' prophecy only come true because he believed it?
Fate VS. Free will
"What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won."
Thane of Cawdor lost and Macbeth gained a new title. As spoken by King Duncan
This is Lady Macbeth's plan for killing King Duncan.
Drugging the guards (or getting the guards drunk so they pass out), so Macbeth can kill the king while he sleeps
What does Macbeth portend when he says 'Macbeth does murder sleep'?
The guilt that will haunt him following Duncan's murder.
What does Macbeth mean when he says 'full of scorpions is my mind'?
He is full of remorse following the murder of Duncan and Banquo.
Ross is the bearer of this news to Macduff?
Macduff's family has been killed
Who becomes King of Scotland when Macbeth dies?
Malcolm
The quote:
This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air / Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself / Unto our gentle senses. (Duncan Act 1, Scene 6)
Appearance is different than true nature.
“Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t.”
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to hide their murderous intentions when greeting Duncan
The statement "Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair" means?
What is fair is actually foul and what is foul is actually fair. Thus, things are not always as they seem.
Why does Lady Macbeth say 'tis the eye of childhood/That fears a painted devil' and which theme does it connect to?
She wishes to encourage Macbeth not to be fearful of killing Duncan. Masculinity / Ambition.
Why does Macbeth want to visit the witches again and which theme does it connect to?
To find out what his destiny as King is. Fate.
Who says 'I shall do so/But I must also feel it as a man' and why is it significant?
Macduff after being told his family died. It shows the strength and fragility of his masculinity.
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
The quote:
Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full / Of direst cruelty.
Nature of Evil
Out, damned spot!
Lady Macbeth says this while sleepwalking. Shows her guilt over the murders.
This character tells Macbeth:
"Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under't."
Lady Macbeth?
Who says, "Wake Duncan with thy knocking: I would thou couldst' and why?
Macbeth is being consumed by guilt and wishes to raise the dead Duncan.
Why is Macbeth so concerned that Fleance was not killed?
The witches predicted that Banquos children will rule the kingdom.
What is ironic about Macbeth’s statement: “And damned all those that trust them”?
He himself is trusting the witches.
Macbeth dies in Act V. What happens to him and how does it connect to one of the prophecies?
The Thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now? / What, will these hands ne'er be clean? (Lady Macbeth Act 5, Scene 1)
Guilt (psychological distress, conscience)
If chance will have me king, why, chance may/crown me/ Without my stir.
Macbeth thinks he may not have to do ANYTHING to become king since he easily received the title of Cawdor.