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"The instruments of darkness tell us truths... To betray us in deepest _______"
Consequence
Love
Harm
Joy
2
Macbeth shall __________ no more
Dream
Live
Perish
Sleep
3
How does Lady Macbeth react to Macbeth having second thoughts about their plan to kill Duncan?
Kills Macbeth
Kills Duncan herself
Questions Macbeth's masculinity
Agrees with Macbeth
4
Does Lady Macbeth reflect a stereotypical Jacobean woman?
ABSOLUTELY not - she's the opposite!
A bit
Not really
Yes
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Why is Macbeth envious of Banquo?
The prophecy states his children shall be king
Macbeth/Lady Macbeth may be infertile - "fruitless crown"
He is Duncan's favourite
He's got some really nice armour
6
Who is the second person that Macbeth has murdered?
Donaldbain
Malcolm
Banquo
Fleance
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What did the king believe in?
Women deserved equal rights
That all men are created equal
We need to look after the environment
The Divine Right of Kings
8
Stars hide your __________! Let not light see my black and deep ___________
shine, crime
filter, guilt
fires, desires
strife, knife
9
Why does Lady Macbeth want to take away her female qualities?
To wear mens' clothes
Lady Macbeth always wanted to be a man
To become the man her husband isn't
Macbeth made her turn into a man
10
"False face must hide what the false _______ doth know."
Heart
Liver
Mind
Lungs
11
What are the names of Duncan's sons that flee to England?
James and Duncan Jr.
Donaldbain and Malcolm
Ross and Lennox
Fleance and Macduff
12
Why can Macduff kill Macbeth?
Because he is not "of woman born"
Because he has a magic sword
Because he does not trust Macbeth
Because the witches promised him
13
What is AO2?
Opinion
Interpretive dance
Context
Language analysis
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What is word level analysis?
Ensuring that you state what word class it is for your AO2
Linking a point to context
Always using the verb "shows"
Focusing in on a particular word and analysing its effect
15
What is it?
A character in Macbeth
A language technique
The information surrounding a text. E.g. the history
A type of vegetable
16
...And what is that?
Kings have the right to as much food as they want
Kings have the right to as many jewels as they want
To question the King is to question God.
Kings are the same level as god.
17
"Life's but a ______ ________"
walking shadow
joke
reason to be king
reason to murder people
18
What verb does Macbeth use lots of euphemisms for in Act 2, Scene 1?
Heart
Eyes
Jelly
Murder
19
What were the people in this era afraid of that is a recurring theme in Macbeth?
The supernatural
Bears
Crime
Poverty
20
What exam-worthy term suggests that Macbeth is a complex character?
Subverting gender stereotypes
Tragic hero
Trochaic tetrameter
Iambic pentameter
21
When Macbeth visits the witches again, who gives him warnings about the future?
The witches themselves
Three apparitions
The ghost of Duncan
22
How were women seen in Shakespeare's time?
Superior to men
Royalty
Equal to men
Inferior to men
23
Who tells Macduff about this and persuades him to"dispute it like a man"
Donaldbain
Ross
Malcolm
Lennox
24
What does Macbeth think when he sees the ghost of Banquo at the banquet?
That it is a lookalike
That one of the guests is playing a trick on him
That Banquo is actually alive
That it is a projection
25
What do the witches promise Macbeth?
That he will have a long and happy life
That he will be Thane of Cawdor and then eventually king.
That he will have lots of children
That he will murder lots of people
26
"Look th' innocent flower/But be the _________ under't."
Serpent
Wolf
Dagger
Lion
27
How did the Jacobeans deal with women that they thought were witches?
They put them in prison
They brutally killed them by unfair trials
They made them teachers
They made them queens
28
'' Had he not resembled my ___________ as he slept, I had done't"
Father
Brother
Husband
Son
29
"I would, while it was smiling in my face/Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums....
"...and dash'd the brains out"
"...give it a cuddle"
"....and put it to bed"
"...put a curse on't"
30
What features do the witches possess that makes Banquo question their gender?
Warts
Toads
Beards
Cats
31
"Come, you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts! _______ me here"
Unsex
Control
Kill
Possess
32
What metaphor is used in the Captain's speech to suggest that Macbeth is an impressive soldier?
Like valor’s minion carved out his passage
Forsooth, thy enemy shook until they could no longer stand
Macbeth, for he is as brave as a lion
with his brandished steel/Which smoked with bloody execution
33
What do the witches promise Banquo?
That he will serve Macbeth
That he will be King
That he will be murdered by Macbeth
That his children will be King
34
What are you being assessed on for AO3?
How neat your writing is
Spelling
Grammar
Context
35
What does Macbeth do to all of Macduff's "pretty chickens"?
Puts them into prison
Has them knighted
Has them killed
Protects them from harm
36
Who was king during the Jacobean era?
James 1st
Richard 3rd
Henry 8th
Elizabeth 1st
37
Where else does Macbeth demonstrate that he is indeed "noble"?
He makes sure the murderers kill Banquo quickly
His moral dilemma in deciding whether to kill Duncan
His consuming guilt after killing Duncan
He kindly allows a good few people to live
38
his virtues/Will plead like ________
angels
God
harps
songbirds
39
In what two eras did Shakespeare write Macbeth?
Elizabethan and Jacobean
Egyptian and Roman
Victorian and Jacobean
Elizabethan and the middle ages
40
How does Lady Macbeth show her guilt before she dies?
She discusses it with her doctor
She has lots of baths
She cries
She rubs her hands in her sleep to get the blood out
41
"Is this a _________ that I see before me?"
Horrible murder
Witch
Image
Dagger
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What must you NOT do in the exam
Use language techniques
Support points with quotations
Complete word-level analysis
Go off on a tangent that does not answer the question
43
How do you write a good introduction?
Use lots of quotations
Briefly outline what you are going to discuss
State your main thesis (your key argument)
Focus in on the question
44
Our fears in Banquo ______ ________
Are bad
Stick deep
Are apparent
Don't exist
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"Full of ________ is my mind, dear wife"
Scorpions
Worms
Snakes
Madness
