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100
Who says “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” What do you think it means?
The witches It means that for the witches, what is good is bad, what is bad is good.
100
Who says: “Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?” What does it refer to?
Macbeth It refers to the dagger that he hallucinates before he murders Duncan.
100
Who says “I drink to the general joy of the whole table, and to our dear friend Banquo, whom we miss.” What does it refer to?
Macbeth It refers to the banquet, where Banquo is missing. Macbeth pretends not to know that Banquo has been killed.
100
Define "toward" (or use it in a sentence)
in the direction of
100
Define "appall" (or use in a sentence)
shock deeply
200
Who says “Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.” What does it refer to?
Macbeth It refers to his desire to kill the king. He does not want to reveal his evil intentions.
200
Who says: “I have done the deed.” What does it refer to?
Macbeth It refers to Duncan's murder. He has just killed him.
200
Who says “It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.” What does it refer to?
Macbeth It refers to the fact that a murder will lead to another murder. He is seeing Banquo's ghost and is afraid.
200
Define "worth" (or use in a sentence)
having value
200
Define "behold" (or use in a sentence)
look
300
Who says “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.” What does it refer to?
Lady Macbeth It refers to her wish to be manly and cruel to be able to kill Duncan.
300
Who says: “These deeds must not be thought after these ways; so it will make us mad.” What does it refer to?
Lady Macbeth It refers to Duncan's murder. She tells Macbeth not to think about it or they will go crazy.
300
Who says “We hear our bloody cousins are bestowed in England and in Ireland, not confessing their cruel parricide.” What does it refer to?
Macbeth It refers to the fact that Malcolm and Donalbain left Scotland. Macbeth accuses them of killing their father Duncan.
300
Define "wisdom" (or use in a sentence)
Good sense and judgment
300
Define "succeed" (or use in a sentence)
1) to do something well 2) to be the next person to take a position
400
Who says “When you durst do it, then you were a man.” What does it mean?
Lady Macbeth She is trying to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan by appealing to his manhood. She tells him that if he dares to do it, he will act like a man.
400
Who says “Methought, I heard a voice cry, ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep.’” What does it refer to?
Macbeth It refers to the voice that he heard when he was killing Duncan. He murdered the king in his sleep, but he will also not be able to sleep anymore.
400
Who says "Are you a man?" What does it refer to?
Lady Macbeth It refers to Macbeth's strange behavior when he sees Banquo's ghost. He seems scared of nothing.
400
Define "bold" (or use in a sentence)
courageous
400
Define "barren" (or use in a sentence)
infertile (cannot have children)
500
Who says “Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it.” What does it mean?
Lady Macbeth She is telling Macbeth to appear innocent but to perform the evil act of murdering Duncan.
500
Who says “What? In our house?” What does it refer to?
Lady Macbeth It refers to Duncan's murder in her castle. She pretends to be surprised when she hears the news.
500
Who says “They hailed him father to a line of kings. Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip, thence to be wrenched with an unlineal hand, no son of mine succeeding.” What does it refer to?
Macbeth It refers to the witches' prediction that Banquo's sons will be kings. Macbeth is jealous because he has no son.
500
Define "bury" (or use in a sentence)
put a dead person in the ground
500
Define "palpable" (or use in a sense)
that you can touch