Characters
In Act 1, Scene 4, who is named the Prince of Cumberland?
Malcom, King Duncan's 1st Son
Who are the Scots fighting against? What is the outcome?
Norway; Scots win
How does Macbeth’s hallucination of the dagger show his mental state?
It shows confusion, fear, instability, anxiety
What vision does Macbeth see before killing Duncan?
A floating dagger
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”
The 3 witches
Who ultimately gets framed for King Duncan's murder? Who kills them?
The guards; Macbeth
The original one committed treason and was executed. The king rewarded him the title after performance in battle.
What animal does Lady Macbeth compare Macbeth to because of his cowardess?
A cat
What strange events happen the night of Duncan's murder? What do they symbolize?
Horses eat each other, owl kills the falcon, thunderstorms; Nature reacting to the unnatural crime of killing a king.
"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
What concern does Lady Macbeth express about her husband?
She believes he is too kind to take the throne by force.
What plan does Lady Macbeth devise to get Macbeth to the throne?
Get Duncan and guards drunk, wait for Duncan to sleep, kill Duncan, and place the blood and dagger on the guards
What does blood symbolize in Macbeth’s speech about Neptune’s ocean?
Guilt
What type of irony occurs when King Duncan calls Lady Macbeth "fair and noble" when she is actively planning to kill him?
Dramatic Irony
Ring the alarum bell.—Murder and treason!Banquo and Donalbain, Malcolm, awake!Shake off this downy sleep, death’s counterfeit, and look on death itself
Macduff
What character got the prophecy that he would not be king but his sons would be kings?
Banquo
Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, King of Scotland
What do the strange events (earthquakes, screams, darkness) symbolize after Duncan’s murder?
Nature reacting to the unnatural crime of killing a king.
The Porter scene is a good example of this literary device - a relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama
Comic Relief
He’s here in double trust: First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, strong both against the deed; then, as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself.
Macbeth
What is Macbeth's main motivation for killing Duncan? Who manipulates him?
Ambition/Greed; Lady Macbeth
What breakfast treat shares the name of the town that Macbeth gets crowned in as king?
Scone
What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says,“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t”?
Appear harmless while secretly planning evil.
Macbeth's speech about the nightmares before his crime is called what literary device?
To find the mind’s construction in the face.He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust.
King Duncan