Plot Points
In act 1, What title does Macbeth receive after a traitor is executed?
Thane of Cawdor
Who is Macbeth’s wife?
Lady Macbeth
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”
Lady Macbeth
Bonus 25 Points: What literary device is used in this quote that is repeated in the play?
What object symbolizes guilt in the play?
Blood
Did Macbeth have to kill Duncan?
Open: Evidence supports both sides
What prophecy do the witches give Banquo?
His descendants will be kings, but he will not be one.
Who becomes king at the end of the play
Malcolm
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”
The Witches
What does sleep represent in Macbeth?
Innocence, peace, conscience
How do the witches influence Macbeth?
Planting ideas through prophecy
How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill Duncan?
Questions his manhood and ambition
Which character flees to England to avoid being murdered?
Malcolm
Bonus 50 Points: Who is the other character that flees to Ireland?
“Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?”
Macbeth
What theme is explored through Macbeth’s hallucinations
Guilt and mental instability
Does Macbeth ever try to resist his fate?
Yes, but ultimately gives in
Who discovers King Duncan’s body?
Macduff
Who is the first character Macbeth kills in battle?
Young Siward
“Yet I do fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness.”
Lady Macbeth
Which theme is demonstrated by Lady Macbeth’s descent into madness?
Guilt and consequences of ambition
Is Banquo's ghost real or a hallucination?
Open: could be guilt or supernatural
What vision does Macbeth see before killing Duncan?
A floating dagger
Which character is “not of woman born”
Macduff
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage…”
Macbeth
What is the significance of the weather throughout the play?
Symbolizes chaos, unnatural events, evil
How does the theme of fate vs. free will affect the audience’s view of Macbeth?
Open: Makes him tragic or evil depending on interpretation