Macbeth

Which is a theme in Macbeth?

What are the main emotions that Lady Macbeth shows in her sleepwalking scene?

“By the pricking of my thumbs,/ Something wicked this way comes./ Open locks,/ Whoever knocks!”

Scone

Which of these predictions become(s) true in the end?

“I drink to the general joy o' th' whole table, And to our dear friend Banquo, whom we miss;”

Macduff’s son

In Act I, Lady Macbeth characterizes her husband as being

"This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues,"

Because of the superstitions surrounding this play, it is considered bad luck to call the play by name. Instead, people

Which is a theme in Macbeth?

"Till he unseamed him from the nave to the chops/ And fixed his head upon our battlements.”

Macduff

England

What is the main reason that Macbeth kills Banquo?

Which is a theme in Macbeth?

After Duncan’s death, Macbeth finds killing

heir

Shakespeare introduced the Porter in order to

"Our castle's strength Will laugh a siege to scorn."

"Macbeth does murder sleep!"

Inspired by Macbeth, the idiom of “having blood on one’s hands” indicates that person

Macbeth’s conversation with the doctor reveals that he

“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."

What is the setting of the play?

eye of newt, toe of frog, wool of bat, tongue of dog

Why does the Thane of Glamis also become Thane of Cawdor?

dagger

“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood/ Clean from my hand?"

Young Siward

As she reads her husband’s letter in the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth is

In Act IV, Macduff wants to go to war against Macbeth because

"Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. Not so happy, yet much happier. Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none."

Which is a theme in Macbeth?

From Macbeth’s point of view, what goes wrong at Banquo’s murder?

William Shakespeare

Duncan disturbs Macbeth by announcing that

Which character suffered the same fate AFTER death as Macbeth?

Duncan learns of the treason committed by the Thane of Cawdor, he

"O full of scorpions is my mind... thou knowst that Banquo and his Fleance lives."

Which is a theme in Macbeth?

Duncan

Who is rumored to be the “Third Murderer” of Banquo?

After Banquo’s murder, who shows up at Macbeth’s palace and ruins the banquet?

Why might have Shakespeare include the reference to Banquo?

Which is a theme in Macbeth?

Lady Macbeth

Banquo

Why do people suspect Malcolm and Donalbain of being behind Duncan’s murder?

The characters in the play were based on real historical figures; although, the actions and events are not true.