Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
The Witches
100
Where does the play take place?
Scotland
100
Who is the King of Scotland at the beginning of the play?
Duncan
100
Define "soliloquy"
A device often used in drama when a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience.
100
Who was Shakespeare married to?
Anne Hathaway
200
Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here
Lady Macbeth
200
Name the three murders Macbeth is involved in
1. Duncan
2. Banquo
3. Lady Macduff & her children
200
Who is helping Macduff fight against Macbeth?
The King of England
200
Define "pathos"
An appeal to the audience's emotions.
200
How many children did he have?
Three.
Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith
300
Ring the alarm-bell! Murder and treason!
Macduff
300
What is Macbeth's first hallucination?
The Dagger
300
Who is Banquo's son?
Fleance
300
Define "tragic hero"
A great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat
300
Where did Shakespeare live?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
400
Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red
Macbeth
400
What does Macbeth see in his chair at the banquet?
The ghost of Banquo
400
Who are Duncan's two sons?
Malcolm and Donalbain
400
Define "soliloquy"
A device often used in drama when a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience.
400
Name two other plays Shakespeare has written.
Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, etc.
500
Whither should I fly?
I have done no harm.
Lady Macduff
500
What new prophecies do the witches tell Macbeth in Act 4?
He cannot be harmed by a man born of a woman
He cannot be harmed until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
500
She is the Goddess of Witches
Hecate
500
Define "tragic flaw"
A flaw in the character of the protagonist of a tragedy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow.