Define or Explain the quote
Who says this quote and what does it mean? "Who says the following line? "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
Who is Macbeth and he is referring to the weather and the battle in Act one see three.
What does blood represent in this play?
What is: Guilt
The theme that is unchecked by moral constraint and fueled by power.
What genre of play is Macbeth?
What is: a tragedy
What title(s) does Macbeth hold at the beginning of the play?
What is: Thane of Glamis and a general in the army for Scotland
What is a moment when a character on stage provides inner thoughts or context to the audience, but not characters around them.
What does weather symbolize in the play?
What is: supernatural occurences.
The theme that political is connected to order depicted in the play to descend into chaos.
Who was this play written for?
Who is: King James I
In Act I, Scene II, what news does the wounded Captain bring to King Duncan and Scottish noblemen at a military camp near Forres?
Who is: Macbeth killed Macdonwald and the war is over.
Provide the context of "What you egg! [stabs him]"
What is: The son Macduff being slain.
What does ambition signify in a bad ruler?
What is corruption (or downfall).
The theme that covers a good ruler versus a bad ruler.
What is Kinship versus Tyranny.
What era was the play written?
What is the renaissance era.
Who delivers Macbeth's letter to Lady Macbeth in Act I, Scene V?
Who is: Ross
Why does Lady Macbeth say, "Thicken my blood and clog my veins" in Act 1.
What is: She wants to feel more like a man to be wicked enough to kill.
What does the floating dagger represent in Act 2 during Macbeth's famous soliloquy "Is this a dagger I see before me"?
What is: the conflict between deciding whether or not to kill King Duncan.
Explain the tragic flaw.
What four aspects were important in the Renaissance era? (You must get at least three correct)
What is philosophy, literature, art, science.
Malcolm and Donalbain flee after their father's murder. Where do they go?
What is: Malcolm to England and Donalbain to Ireland
In Act 2 Scene 3 Lennox says, "the night was chaotic, the wind, grief in the air, screams of death, the owls making noises all night." leading up to the discovery of the murder. Why is this important?
What is: having the context of unnatural or supernatural events leading up to the murder of the (good) king.
What is the importance of when Lady Macbeth say "Out damned spot" in act 5?
What is: The guilt is consuming Lady Macbeth.
What was the warning in the themes of Macbeth?
The reason why Shakespeare included witches.
What is: King James I's obsession with witchcraft and the supernatural.
In Scene IV, the last of Act II, Ross and an unnamed Old Man are talking about the unnatural events that have happened recently: an owl killed a falcon last Tuesday, last night's darkness has lingered into day, and what else?
What is: King Duncan's horses attempted to eat each other.