Macbeth, because he starts off by doing good things, but later becomes evil and dies for it.
Who plays the tragic hero in the play?
100
Act I
In what act did Macbeth help out the king, with the rebels?
100
A tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. This person is fated by the Gods or by some supernatural force to doom and destruction or at least to great suffering. But the hero struggles mightly against this fate and this cosmic conflict wins our admiration.
Define Tragic Hero
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The first witch
Who says, "When shall we three meet again
In thunder, lightning, or in rain" in act I?
100
They tell a prophecy, about Macbeth becoming king.
What do the witches first talk to Macbeth about?
200
Fleance
After Banquo dies, who is the person with him who ends up escaping?
200
Act II
In what Act was King Duncan murdered in?
200
Means something that is good will end up being bad, and things that are bad, will end up being good.
What does "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" mean?
200
Macbeth
who says, "I have done the deed. Didst thou not hear a noise" in act II?
200
Slain by Macduff, he was decapitated.
How did Macbeth die?
300
King Duncan
What king ends up dying in the play? Macbeth wanted to replace him...
300
Act IV
When did Macbeth first start seeing the ghosts of the fallen?
300
Soliloquy
what word means, "an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers?" You see this throughout the play.
300
Lady Macbeth
Who says, "Sit, worthy friends: my lord is often thus,
And hath been from his youth: pray you, keep seat" in Act III?
300
Talks with the murderers about Banquo's assassination and the fleeing of Fleance.
What does Macbeth discuss at the banquet?
400
The three Witches
Who are the ones who tell Macbeth about what the future holds, and what he should do?
400
Act III
In what Act is Macbeth's banquet held?
400
Has many fine qualities, shows valor, honor - basically a great person.
What does, "to be noble" mean? You see it mostly in Act I.
400
The first apparition
Not who, but what tells Macbeth, "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff;
Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough" in Act IV?
400
When he attended Macbeth's castle for a night.
Where was King Duncan assassinated?
500
Young Siward
Who did Macbeth end up killing in Act V?
500
Act I
In what Act are the three witches introduced?
500
Violent Imagery
What type of imagery does Shakespeare use in Macbeths character?
500
Macduff
Who says, "Then yield thee, coward,
And live to be the show and gaze o' the time:
We'll have thee, as our rarer monsters are,
Painted on a pole, and underwrit,
'Here may you see the tyrant." in the final Act of the play?