Macbeth - EN20 - Review of Acts 1-3

2. Which character is NOT in Scene 1 of Act 2?

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2. Banquo suspects Macbeth is planning to kill Duncan in Act 2 Scene 2.

2. Banquo says he'll support Macbeth, no questions asked, in Act 2 Scene 1

3. "For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind...and mine eternal jewel given to the common enemy of man" - Translate

2. To where do Malcolm and Donalbain flee (respectively)?

1. What bird is linked primarily to Banquo as of Scene 6?

2. Who reveals, in Act 2 Scene 4, that he will not go to Scone to support Macbeth's coronation?

1. Which of the following allusions relates specifically to Macbeth (from Scene 2)

2. The Porter tells of 3 things that excessive drinking causes - which is NOT one of them?

I. What type of Irony is seen with Cawdor's title being given to Macbeth before the Wyrd Sisters tell him?

3. In Scene 2, Lady Macbeth says, "Nought's had, all's spent" - which means

2. What bird is associated with Duncan, as noted in Scene 4?

1. Lady Macbeth refers to what allusion when talking about Heaven interrupting her murderous plans?

2. Which of the following is NOT admitted in the Porter's "hellgate"?

1. Speaker: "Oftentimes to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths..."

2. Macbeth kills Duncan in Act 2 - Scene 1

1. Scene 1 contributes lots despite it being short - what is NOT contributed by Scene 1?

1. Lady Macbeth believes Macbeth is too good to kill Duncan - this leads her to what declaration?

2. Which of the following is NOT included in Macbeth's Dagger soliloquy?

3. Macduff is in England, seeking help to take back the kingdom. What is "Northumberland" and "Siward" in context?

2. Macduff tells Lady Macbeth she's too fragile to hear about Duncan's murder, which demonstrates...

1. Macbeth doesn't want to kill Duncan at the start of Scene 7 - what is NOT one of the reasons why?

1. What is NOT part of Banquo's prophecy from the Wyrd Sisters?

3. Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that the party's over because

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2. Macbeth says, "T'was a rough night" when Lennox reveals horrific acts of nature. Macbeth's statement is

1. Situational irony is seen when Lady Macbeth is called "honoured hostess" by Duncan

1. What is the most directly stated theme of the play, as of Scene 1?

2. The Porter, as a character, is designed for what purpose?

2. What hallucination does Macbeth have before going to kill Duncan?

2. Why do Malcolm and Donalbain run away?

3. Macbeth is upset at the start of Scene 4 because

3. Macbeth states he cannot just kill Banquo because

3. Lady Macbeth orchestrates Duncan's death, but doesn't know any details of Banquo's murder.

3. What triggers the ghost to appear both times at the banquet?

2. What interrupts Macbeth/Lady Macbeth in Act 2 Scene 2, sending them to bed?

2. What does Macbeth reveal that causes Lady Macbeth to "faint"?

2. Macbeth, when speaking about the dagger, is performing a(n)

2. Two characters are admitted by the Porter, finally. Which two?

2. Who says, "Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight with a new Gorgon...See, and then speak for yourselves"

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1. Who lives at Inverness?

3. Lady Macbeth is called "chuck", meaning "woodchuck", as she wears away at Macbeth like a beaver gnawing a tree

1. What was Duncan's flaw?

3. Banquo suspects Macbeth is guilty of Duncan's death - he doesn't tell anyone because...

3. Scene 3 is short, as it is action filled. What is the main action in Act 3 Scene 3?

2. Lady Macbeth says she heard a scream in scene 2, after the murder of Duncan? What was the source?

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3. What is the key focus of Macbeth's questions, when talking to Banquo in Scene 1 of Act 3?

3. Lennox believes Malcolm and Donalbain killed their father, as per the final scene of Act 3.

1. Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth what after she swears to kill a child before going back on her word?

3. Act 3 Scene 5 is the Hecate scene - it is believed to have been written by another playwright and added to this play

3. Macbeth meets the murderers for the first time in 3.1

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3. Act 3 scene 6 - Lennox' tone is seen primarily as

3. The character climax of Macbeth is seen when

2. Lady Macbeth compares her bloody hand to Macbeth's and says she would be ashamed to have this like him...

3. The addition of a third murderer is seen as Macbeth's lack of trust in his hired goons.