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Macbeth Act I
Macbeth Act I
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Key Ideas and Details and Literary Devices on Macbeth
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1
Lady M uses all of the following toconvince Macbeth to kill Duncan EXCEPT
A) Callinghim a coward
A) Tellinghim he doesn’t love her
Telling him he’s not really a man
A) Remindinghim of all the bad things Duncan has done
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“that his virtues / Will plead like angles,trumpet-tongued”
oxymoron
personification
simile
metaphor
3
What is Banquo’s reaction to the witches’ predictions?
fear
skepticism
confidence
indifference
4
Duncan speaks of trusting the Thane ofCawdorand beingdeceived, and in walks Macbeth.
Metaphor
irony
oxymoron
Simile
5
remark spoken by onecharacter to theaudience, whichthe other characters on stage do not hear
monologue
dialogue
soliloquy
aside
6
Which of the following is
NOT
a prophecy made by the witches to Macbeth and Banquo?
A) Macbethwill be king.
A) Banquowill be king.
A) Macbethwill be Thane of Cawdor.
A) Banquowill be father of kings.
7
Which of the following is
NOT
at war with Duncan?
Macbeth
A) TheKing of Norway
Macdonwald
A) TheThane of Cawdor
8
Before Macbeth makes his first appearance in the play, we learn about his
mercy
ambition
great power
bravery
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What is the setting of this play?
Scotland
1900's
England
Summer
10
Macbeth’s reaction to the witches’ predictions is one of
indifference
confidence
skepticism
fear
11
MAC
: “Hath he asked for me?”
LADY M
: “ Know you not he has?”
rhetorical question
soliloquy
split line
aside
12
blood, sleep, clothes, darkness
simile
motifs
metaphor
imagery
13
Lady Macbeth tries to warn Macbeth
tostop looking fearful
tohide his guilt behind a mask of friendliness
allof them
toact like the perfect host
14
writer’s use of hints and clues to indicate futureevents
flashback
aside
symbolism
foreshadowing
15
I dare do all that may become a man.
I’ve done what any man would do, if I do more I’dbe a beast
She needs to stop acting like a man and try to be awoman
No one is as great of a man as he is
Men don’t dare to do more than what he has done
16
What does “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” mean?
Things that look good are often bad and vice versa
Good tastes bad.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
People like fair things and not foul things
17
What predictions do the witches
NOT
make here?
They will meet again upon the heath
A) Thewar will be over.
A) Theywill meet with Macbeth
A) Theywill sleep no more.
18
Early on, we learn a number of important facts. Which of the following is
NOT
one of them?
A) Scotlandis at war with an invader.
A) Duncanand Macbeth are brothers, and merciless men.
A) Duncanhas a male heir named Malcolm.
A) Thethane of Cawdor is a traitor.
