Character
He was the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor
Who is Macbeth?
Macbeth wanting to be king demonstrates this theme.
What is ambition?
This substance appears repeatedly after Duncan is murdered and represents guilt and violence.
What is blood?
This theatrical element could be used to create thunder when the witches appear.
What is sound?
The witches predict that Macbeth will become this.
What is the King of Scotland?
These characters predict that Macbeth will become king.
Who are the Three Witches?
Lady Macbeth breaking down mentally and committing suicide represents this theme.
What is guilt?
Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost sitting in his place at the banquet.
What is Macbeth's guilt or fear?
This theatrical element is shown when there is silence before King Duncan is killed.
What is suspense or tension?
Macbeth frames these people for King Duncan's murder.
This character encourages another character to murder King Duncan.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
Macbeth hears these prophecies and chooses to act on them.
What are fate and free will?
The witches are often shown with storms, darkness, and unnatural events. These elements symbolize the disruption of this.
What is the natural/social order?
An actor can use these motions to show Macbeth is more powerful.
Anything is acceptable within reason.
Macbeth orders the murder of Banquo, but this character survives.
Who is Fleance
Assassins were sent after this character.
Who is Banquo?
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth pretend to be loyal while planning to take the throne from the king.
What is appearance vs. reality?
Lady Macbeth's obsession with washing her hands symbolizes her inability to do this emotionally.
What is removing her guilt?
An actor playing Macbeth could use this facial expression after seeing Banquo's ghost.
What is fear, shock, or panic?
Macbeth sees this person's ghost and becomes terrified during a banquet.
Who is Banquo?
This character reveals that they aren't "of woman born".
Who is Macduff?
What is the corrupting influence of power?
The movement of Birnam Wood fulfills this prophecy.
What is the collapse of Macbeth's power?
A costume designer could do this to visually show Macbeth's transformation from a heroic soldier to a tyrant.
What is making his costume darker, more militaristic, or more intimidating?
Macduff travels to this country to convince Malcolm to return and fight Macbeth.
Who is Malcolm?