Act I
Who are the Weird Sisters?
The witches
Who does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder?
The guards
What happened to Banquo and Fleance?
Banquo was murdered and Fleance escaped
Thane
Lord
"What beast was't, then, that made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man."
Lady Macbeth telling Macbeth he's not a man if he doesn't kill Duncan
Thane of Cawdor
What does Macbeth do when everyone finds out Duncan is dead?
Kills the guards / pretends to be sad
What does Macbeth see in the middle of his dinner party?
Banquo's ghost
Metaphor
Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
"Had I but died an hour before this chance, I had lived a blessed time."
Macbeth saying he is so sad Duncan died that he wishes he'd died first
What does Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to do to her?
Make her evil (change her breast milk to acid, etc.)
What did Macbeth hear voices saying after he killed Duncan?
Sleep no more, Macbeth has murdered sleep
What did the witches predict would happen to Banquo, which makes Macbeth jealous?
Banquo's kids will be kings
Tyranny
Corrupt, over-powerful government
"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir."
Macbeth saying that he might not need to do anything and might become king just by chance.
Who does Duncan announce as heir to the throne of Scotland?
Malcolm
What is the official story of who killed Duncan and who paid them to do it?
The guards killed Duncan, paid by Malcolm and Donalbain
Posterity
Future generations
"Why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, and make my seated heart knock against my ribs?"
Macbeth wondering why he has the thought in his head of killing Duncan
What are at least two of the reasons Macbeth gives for NOT killing Duncan?
Two of these: Duncan is his relative, Duncan is his king, Duncan is his guest, he might get in trouble, Duncan is a good guy, people would be sad
"From this moment the very firstlings of my heart will be the firstlings of my hand... No boasting like a fool; this deed I'll do before the purpose cool."