Scene 1 and 2
How many witches are there?
Three
What types of things do the witches do to reveal they have supernatural powers?
They disappear, do incantations, fly, & conjure winds.
What is the name of Macbeth's castle?
Inverness
How does Lady Macbeth persuade Macbeth to murder Duncan?
She questions his manhood and calls him a coward.
Who is the King of Scotland at the beginning of the play?
King Duncan!
What does Macbeth do to Macdonwald?
Kills him and mounts his head on the battlements.
What has the first witch done?
She has tortured the sailor husband of a girl who would not share her chestnuts with her.
Where is Duncan's castle located?
Forres
What reasons does Macbeth give for not killing Duncan?
The King has been good to Macbeth.
Who is Macbeth?
A brave Scottish general in King Duncan’s army
What is Duncan's reaction to the news of the traitor?
He feels betrayed and angered. He is also pleased with Macbeth.
What is the witches prophecy for Macbeth?
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland one day.
How does Lady Macbeth want Macbeth to behave during the King's visit?
She wants him to smile in the raking' face and not show what they are planning.
Explain the plan that Lady Macbeth and Macbeth will use to kill the king.
Lady Macbeth will get the guards drunk until they pass out, then they can kill the king with the guards' dagger and blame the murder on the servants.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
An even more ambitious and ruthless individual than her husband.
What will happen to the traitor's title?
What is the witches prophesy for Banquo?
He will be lesser than Macbeth, yet greater. Not so happy as Macbeth, yet happier; Never to be king, but shall beget kings (Banqou will never be king, but his decedents will)
Duncan has named his son, Malcolm, the heir to the throne.
What does Macbeth's soliloquy reveal about his state of mind?
It explains how his ambition has caused him to think about killing Duncan, but he is torn about actually going through with it.
Who is Banquo?
A friend of Macbeth and a fellow captain.