Characters
Macbeth sees this character's ghost.
Who is Banquo?
This character (a) said this, (b) for this reason:
“By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.”
Who are the witches, before Macbeth enters?
Malcolm brings this nation's army with him to Scotland to overthrow Macbeth.
What is England?
Macbeth imagines this as he is preparing to kill the king.
What is a dagger?
An example of this literary device is when Banquo and Duncan talk about how welcoming the Macbeth castle appears.
What is dramatic irony?
The name of the goddess of magic, or the head of the witches.
Who is Hecate?
This character (a) said this, (b) for this reason:
"Wherefore could I not pronounce 'Amen'? I had most need of blessing, and 'Amen' stuck in my throat.”
Who is Macbeth, after killing the king?
Birnam Wood did in fact come to this location.
What is Dunsinane?
Lady Macbeth cannot wash this from her hands.
What is a "damned spot" / blood?
This is when a character speaks alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
These 3 characters are seen as kings of Scotland during the play.
Who are Duncan, Macbeth, & Malcolm?
This character (a) said this, (b) for this reason:
"Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player /
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage /
And then is heard no more: it is a tale /
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, /
Signifying nothing.”
Who is Macbeth, after the queen dies?
The century during which play is set.
What is the 11th century?
This apparition tells Macbeth the prophecy, "none of woman born / Shall Macbeth harm."
What is a bloody child?
Name a literary device in the quote, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair. / Hover through the fog and filthy air."
What is alliteration, paradox, or juxtaposition?
This character is sentenced to death for treason in Act I.
Who is the Thane of Cawdor?
This character (a) said this, (b) for this reason:
"What, all my pretty chickens...?"
Who is Macduff, after finding out his family was murdered?
At the beginning of the play, Scotland is at war with this country.
What is Norway?
This apparition tells Macbeth that he can't be vanquished until "Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against him."
What is a crowned chid, holding a tree?
"Let not light see my black and deep desires."
What is personification?
This character discovers Duncan is dead.
Who is Macduff?
This character (a) said this, (b) during this moment:
“It will be rain tonight."
Who is Banquo, right before he dies?
This is the location of Macbeth's original castle.
What is Inverness?
What is 8?
This is when a character speaks but the other characters on stage can't actually hear them.
What is an aside?