Characters
Who is Macbeth's best friend?
Banquo
Banquo's prophecy states he is "lesser than Macbeth, but ___________"
greater
By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
The Witches
Macbeth hires three murderers to kill him.
The word Wyrd means...
Fate
Who is Banquo's son?
Fleance
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
Macbeth
Blood and Sleep
How do you say your and yours in Shakespearean language?
Thy / Thine
Who ultimately beheads Macbeth?
Macduff
Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth?
He was "torn from his mother's womb" (C-Section)
Out, damned spot, out, I say! One. Two.
Why then, ’tis time to do ’t. Hell is murky. Fie, my
lord, fie, a soldier and afeard?
Lady Macbeth
Name Macbeth's two hallucinations.
(What he sees during the prophecies does not count!)
The dagger and the ghost of Banquo
What is the Shakespearean/Elizabeth term for "Listen"?
Hark!
Who is King Duncan's youngest son?
Donalbain
The witches tell Macbeth to "seek no more" when he asks about...
Banquo and his sons
Dispute it like a man.
Malcolm
What is the mishap with the daggers after the murder of King Duncan?
Macbeth takes the daggers back to his room. Lady Macbeth leaves them with the King's servants/guards.
Most characters in Macbeth speak in _____________________.
iambic pentameter
Who is the traitor King Duncan executes in Act 1 (the former Thane of Cawdor)?
Macdonwald
Macbeth becomes the Thane of Cawdor
Tell thee Macduff was from his mother’s womb
Untimely ripped
Macduff
Who is the first soldier to die in Act 5?
Young Siward
The witches speak in ________________ .
trochiac tetrameter