Show:
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Act IV
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Who is the Thane of Glamis?
Macbeth
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Who all dies in the second scene of Act II?
King Duncan and his guards.
100
What is different about how Macbeth carries out Banquo's murder versus how he carried out Duncan's?
Lady Macbeth has no part in it / he hires killers instead of doing it himself.
100
Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband?
He left her and her children unprotected/ questions his loyalty.
100
What is different about Lady Macbeth in the beginning of the act?
She is sleepwalking. The guilt has finally gotten to her.
200
Who's decedents will rule Scotland according to the witches?
Banquo
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Who is blamed for King Duncan's death?
The guards/Malcolm and Donalbain (thought to have paid off the guards)
200
What are two examples of internal conflicts for Macbeth so far in the play?
1. He see's Banquo's ghost 2. He see's the bloody dagger floating in the air 3. He cannot sleep
200
Who dies in the beginning of this Act?
Lady Macduff, her children, and everyone else in the castle.
200
What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
He is overconfident. He belives fully in the witches' words and is certain he cannot be defeated.
300
What are the witches' predictions for Macbeth?
He will be Thane of Cawdor, and he will be King
300
How does Macbeth immediately show his guilt/uncertainty?
He runs out of the bedroom with the weapons in his hands/his hands covered in blood. Lady Macbeth has to clean up the mess.
300
At the end of this scene Lennox talks about the murders that have taken place so far. What is his tone? What does he think?
Lennox is sarcastic. He does not believe Macbeth is innocent.
300
What are the three apparitions/prophecies Macbeth gets from the witches?
1. Beware Macduff 2. No man born of a woman can harm Macbeth. 3. Macbeth will be defeated only when Birnam Wood moves on/attacks Dunsinane Castle.
300
Why is Siward concerned with the manner in which his son died?
If his wounds are in the front, it means he died honorably.
400
What is the plan for killing King Duncan?
Get the guards drunk, use their weapons, kill the king in his sleep, frame the guards.
400
Where do Malcom and Donalbain run away to?
Malcom - England Donalbain - Ireland
400
What are two ways that the presence of evil/demonic forces make themselves apparent in this act?
1. The ghost of Banquo 2. The withes and Hecate discussing how to ruin Macbeth's life.
400
Why does Malcom say that he will be a worse king than Macbeth.
To test Macduff's loyalty.
400
How has Malcom already proven he will be a better king that Macbeth?
He tests Macduff's loyalty. He fights alongside his men. His first goal is to give all of his men a promotion.
500
What is the difference between an aside and a soliloquy?
A soliloquy is when a character expresses their thoughts/feelings alone on stage. An aside is where the speaker talks to another character/a select group of characters on stage/ the audience, but the rest of the characters on stage cannot hear them.
500
How is Lady Macbeth just as guilty for Duncan's death as Macbeth? (Give at least two reasons, points will be awarded to the group with the most ACCURATE reasons).
She pushes Macbeth to kill Duncan, she drugs the guards, she plans the ordeal, she cleans up the crime scene, etc.
500
What is the analogy of the threat against Macbeth? How is it like a snake? What/who is the "worm" or baby snake?
The threat of Macbeth losing his throne is like a snake: it has only been injured (death of Duncan). It is later killed (Banquo's death), but Fleance is the baby snake that gets away and may later grow into a venomous adult (threat).
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What do Macbeth and Macduff have in common at the end of this Act?
They want revenge on each other/to kill each other.
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How do each of the three prophecies come true?
1. Macduff kills Macbeth. 2. Macduff was a "C-section", he was not technically "born" of a woman. 3. Malcom's soldiers use branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage to move on the castle.