What does Lady Macbeth mean, "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold" (I.ii.1)?

She feels bold & fierce, not drunk & sleepy like the guards

What do Donalbain and Malcolm decide to do at the end of Act II, scene 3?

They flee the country; fear they will be murdered next.

In Act III, scene 1, what is the current news about Malcolm and Donalbain?

The news that they fled has spread; spreading strange lies.

What are Macbeth's motives for wanting Banquo dead?

He may be suspicious of Duncan's murder.

How does Macbeth manipulate the men to kill Banquo?

Blaming Banquo for all of their poverty and misfortune.

Macbeth keeps a "servant fee'd in all the nobles' households; this means:

He pays a servant in each house to "spy" and give him info.

How do we know that Banquo has been temped by the witches' prophecies?

He's dreamt of the witches and has a hard time sleeping.

Why does Lady Macbeth say she couldn't murder Duncan herself?

Because he resembled her father as he slept.

Define pathetic fallacy:

The emotional state of characters reflected in natural world

How does the ghost of Banquo affect Macbeth?

He is struck with fear and guilt.

What suspicion about Macbeth does Banquo reveal in his soliloquy, Act III, scene 1?

Suspects Macbeth has used foul mean to seize the crown.

How is Fleance's escape from the murderers important?

Necessary for the fulfillment of the witches' prophecies.

Why is Hecate angry with the other witches?

They talked to Macbeth without consulting her first.

What does the bell indicate at the end of Act II, scene i?

The chamberlains are sleeping, & it's time to kill Duncan.

Define the literary term foil:

character who contrasts w/ another character (protagonist).

What explanation does Lady Macbeth give for Macbeth's behaviour at the banquet?

He's been like that since he was a kid; blames a disorder.

Why does Macbeth murder Duncan's servants?

To ensure they couldn't deny their involvement in murder.

WhenMacbeth says that “Blood will have blood,” he means that:

He will have to face revenge for his actions.

Goddess of evil and witchcraft.

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Macbeth Acts II and III Review

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1
What does Lady Macbeth mean, "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold" (I.ii.1)?
She feels bold & fierce, not drunk & sleepy like the guards
She doesn't feel anything from drinking the wine.
The guards aren't reacting to the wine, but she is.
She's wasted, and needs to go to bed.
2
What do Donalbain and Malcolm decide to do at the end of Act II, scene 3?
They flee the country; fear they will be murdered next.
They decide to sail around the world.
They decide to fight under Macbeth's army.
They decide they need to murder Lady Macbeth next.
3
In Act III, scene 1, what is the current news about Malcolm and Donalbain?
Donalbain has joined the English army.
They are trying to take over the throne from Macbeth.
They both have died in a shipwreck overseas.
The news that they fled has spread; spreading strange lies.
4
What are Macbeth's motives for wanting Banquo dead?
He may be suspicious of Duncan's murder.
Banquo betrayed Macbeth; has an army fighting against him.
Banquo has been spreading rumours about Macbeth.
The witches told Macbeth that Banquo would be king one day.
5
How does Macbeth manipulate the men to kill Banquo?
Tells them he will throw them in jail if they don't do it.
Blaming Banquo for all of their poverty and misfortune.
Blackmails them; says he will kill them unless they do it.
Threatens to burn their houses down.
6
Who discovered Duncan's body?
Malcolm
Donalbain
Banquo
Macduff
7
Macbeth is suspicious of this man at the end of Act III.
Ross
Macduff
Malcolm
Banquo
8
Macbeth keeps a "servant fee'd in all the nobles' households; this means:
He has to pay the wages of the nobles' servants.
He has a servant in each room of his castle.
He pays a servant in each house to "spy" and give him info.
The servants have to pay Macbeth a percentage of their wage.
9
How do we know that Banquo has been temped by the witches' prophecies?
The witches come back and tell Banquo a better prophecy.
Banquo isn't tempted by the witches prophecies.
He tells Macbeth he believes the witches.
He's dreamt of the witches and has a hard time sleeping.
10
Who develops a plot to destroy Macbeth?
Hecate
Donalbain
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
11
What is the purpose of the porter scene?
Comedic relief.
Dramatic irony.
Situational irony.
Imagery.
12
Why does Lady Macbeth say she couldn't murder Duncan herself?
She didn't agree with the plan and wanted no part in it.
She drank too much wine and couldn't carry out the murder.
She was too scared and nervous.
Because he resembled her father as he slept.
13
Define pathetic fallacy:
When a character makes a crucial decision about their life.
When a character is being pathetic in a play.
The emotional state of characters reflected in natural world
It is when a character is speaking alone on stage.
14
How does the ghost of Banquo affect Macbeth?
He is struck with fear and guilt.
He laughs uncontrollably.
He leaves the banquet immediately.
It doesn't bother him, he simply ignores the ghost.
15
The murder of Duncan takes place at:
Upon the heath.
Macduff's caste.
Macbeth's castle at Inverness.
Cawdor Castle.
16
What suspicion about Macbeth does Banquo reveal in his soliloquy, Act III, scene 1?
He suspects his wife fooling around with other noblemen.
Suspects the witches have been visiting Macbeth.
Suspects Macbeth has used foul mean to seize the crown.
That his son was involved with Macbeth's murder.
17
How is Fleance's escape from the murderers important?
Hecate announced he would live.
Because the witches predicted he would live.
Necessary for the fulfillment of the witches' prophecies.
Macbeth promised Lady Macbeth he would be dead.
18
Who reported unusual events on the night of Duncan's murder?
Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Lennox
19
What is Lady Macbeth's role in Macbeth's plan to kill Banquo?
She suggests the idea.
She tries to talk Macbeth out of it.
She has no part it in.
She decides to kill him herself.
20
Why is Hecate angry with the other witches?
The other witches were talking badly about her.
They murdered Banquo.
They used her to obtain their own evil powers.
They talked to Macbeth without consulting her first.
21
What does the bell indicate at the end of Act II, scene i?
That supper is ready!
The chamberlains are sleeping, & it's time to kill Duncan.
It means that another character is entering the scene.
It signifies the scene is ending.
22
Who drugged Duncan's servants?
Macbeth
Lennox
Donalbain
Lady Macbeth
23
Who said they needed more in committing evil deeds?
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Hecate
Banquo
24
Who have become suspects in Duncan's murder in Act II, scene 4?
Banquo and Fleance.
The Weird Sisters.
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Malcolm and Donalbain.
25
Define the literary term foil:
literally translates meaning "double walker".
when author refers to another piece of literary work.
an eerie or spooky atmosphere.
character who contrasts w/ another character (protagonist).
26
What explanation does Lady Macbeth give for Macbeth's behaviour at the banquet?
He's been like that since he was a kid; blames a disorder.
He hasn't been sleeping and is overtired.
She doesn't say anything, she ignores his behaviour.
That he's drank too much wine.
27
Who calls on the heavenly powers to protect him?
Malcolm
Banquo
Macduff
Macbeth
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Why does Macbeth murder Duncan's servants?
They disrespected the king by drinking on the job.
They betrayed Duncan; they killed his wife and family.
Because they said something rude to Macbeth.
To ensure they couldn't deny their involvement in murder.
29
WhenMacbeth says that “Blood will have blood,” he means that:
He will have to face revenge for his actions.
He will have to kill two more people.
Blood stains are hard to remove from clothing.
His son will inherit the throne.
30
Who is Hecate?
The Greek Goddess who symbolized peace.
The Greek Goddess of victory.
Goddess of evil and witchcraft.
Olympian Goddess of love and beauty.

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