Plot Points
The first person Macbeth kills on stage.
Who is King Duncan?
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”
Who are the Witches?
Macbeth’s best friend whom he has killed.
Who is Banquo?
What title is Macbeth given after the Thane of Cawdor is executed?
What is Thane of Cawdor?
The witches represent this theme.
What is fate or the supernatural?
The author of Macbeth.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Macbeth sees this at the banquet.
What is Banquo’s ghost?
“Out, damned spot!”
Who is Lady Macbeth?
Banquo's son
Who is Fleance?
Lady Macbeth's fate by the end of the play.
What is she dies (implied suicide)?
Lady Macbeth can’t wash this away.
What is guilt (blood)?
The country where Macbeth is set.
What is Scotland?
Macbeth’s original title at the start of the play.
What is Thane of Glamis?
“Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
Who is Macbeth?
Flees to England to seek help.
Who is Malcolm?
Who do the witches tell will father kings?
Banquo
Macbeth’s ambition leads to this.
What is his downfall/tragedy?
The king of England when Macbeth was written.
Who is King James I?
Whose family does Macbeth have murdered while he’s away?
Macduff’s family.
“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.”
Who is Lady Macbeth?
He was “from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.”
Who is Macduff?
What vision does Macbeth see before killing Duncan?
What is a dagger?
Symbol of guilt that haunts Macbeth after Duncan’s murder.
What is blood on his hands?
Define Divine Right of Kings
Belief that monarchs are chosen by God.
Killing a king is seen as the worst crime (regicide = sin against God).
Which country intervenes and helps Malcolm take his rightful place on the Scottish throne?
What is England? Bonus: led by Siward.
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…”
Who is Macbeth?
The king at the end of the play.
Who is Malcolm?
How Birnam Wood "comes to Dunsinane."
What is Malcolm’s army camouflaging with branches?
The theme expressed by “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” (Paradox/equivocation)
What is appearance vs. reality?
Define The Chain of Being
Hierarchical worldview: God → Angels → King → Nobles → Commoners → Animals → Plants. Disturbing this order (e.g. killing a king) brings chaos in nature.