Quotes
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” Who says this famous line?
Who is Lady Macbeth
What vision compels Macbeth to murder King Duncan?
What is Macbeth
Who is Macbeth’s closest friend, later murdered on Macbeth’s orders?
Who is Banquo?
Which theme is reflected in Macbeth’s obsession with power and kingship?
What is the name of Macbeth’s castle?
What is Inverness
“Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?” In which act and scene does Macbeth utter this line?
What is Act 2 Scene 1
After King Duncan’s murder, who immediately flees Scotland in fear?
Who is Malcolm and Donalbain
Which character serves as a symbol of loyalty and justice, ultimately defeating Macbeth?
The theme of guilt is symbolized by which recurring image throughout the play?
What is Blood
What historical event or figure likely inspired Shakespeare to write Macbeth?
What is The Gunpowder Plot
"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?" Who specifically says this line?
Who is the First Witch
What happens at Macbeth’s banquet that disturbs him and his guests?
What is the appearance of Banquo's ghost
Which character helps raise an army against Macbeth by seeking aid from the English forces?
Who is Malcolm
Macbeth’s inability to sleep peacefully after Duncan’s murder reflects which theme?
What is Guilt
What noise does the play immediately open with?
What is thunder and lightning
“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.” To whom is this advice given, and by whom?
Who is Lady Macbeth, speaking to Macbeth
What event prompts Lady Macbeth to sleepwalk and obsessively wash her hands?
What is the murder of King Duncan (or her involvement in Duncan's murder and the guilt she feels)
Who is the character that provides comic relief with his drunken rambling after Duncan’s murder?
Who is Porter
How is the theme of masculinity shown in Lady Macbeth’s manipulation of Macbeth, particularly in convincing him to kill Duncan?
What is by challenging his manhood and equating violence with strength and courage?
Which king does Macbeth defeat in battle at the start of the play, securing his position as a war hero?
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” What does this line suggest about the world of Macbeth?
What is the idea of appearance vs reality... that things are not as they seem, appearances can be deceiving.
Who is the first character to discover King Duncan’s murder, and what is their reaction?
Who is Macduff, and he reacts with shock and horror, raising the alarm?
Which character hints at strange and suspicious events under Macbeth’s rule and later leaves Scotland to join Malcolm?
Who is Lennox
How do strange events in nature, like darkness during the day and animals behaving oddly, reflect the theme of moral corruption after Duncan’s murder?
What is by showing that the natural world is reacting to the unnatural act of killing the king, symbolizing the disruption of order?
What is the significance of Banquo’s descendants in the context of the witches' prophecy, and how does this impact Macbeth’s actions?
What is that Banquo’s descendants are prophesied to inherit the throne, leading Macbeth to try (and fail) to eliminate Banquo and Fleance in an attempt to secure the throne