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Macbeth Questions and Answers Already Passed Who kills Macbeth? Macduff How many men reign as king of Scotland throughout the play? 3 Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan? Duncan's drunk chamberlains. Who kills Banquo? A group of men hired by Macbeth How is Lady Macbeth's death described? She dies offstage. Who discovers Duncan's body? Macduff Whom does Macbeth see sitting in the chair at the banquet? Banquo's ghost What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan? He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan's chamber. With whom are the Scots at war at the beginning of the play? Norway Which nation's army invades Scotland at the end of the play? England Who is the goddess of witchcraft? Hecate Who kills Donalbain? No one What happens to Lady Macbeth before she dies? She is plagued by fits of sleepwalking. Who kills Lord Siward's son? Macbeth Where are Scottish kings crowned? Scone Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches prophecy. He was born a cesarean section Where is Duncan killed? In his bedchamber at Macbeth's castle. Who flees Scotland to join Malcom in England? Macduff What was the weather like the night Duncan was murdered? Stormy and violent. Who kills Lady Macbeth? Lady Macbeth Who flees Scotland after Duncan's death? Malcom and Donalbain Who jokes that he works at "hell gate"? The porter What title is Macbeth given after his victory described in Act I? Thane of Cawdor Who tells Macduff that his family has been killed? Ross How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane? Malcom's army hides behind cut-off tree branches. Macbeth A Scottish general who is led to wicked thoughts by the prophecies of the three witches, especially after the prophecy that he will be made Thane of Cawdor comes true. A brave soldier but not a virtuous one. He is easily tempted into murder. He proves himself better suited to the battlefield than to political because he lacks the skills necessary to rule without being a tyrant. His response to every problem is violence and murder. He is unable to bear the psychological consequences of his actions. Lady Macbeth An ambitious woman who lusts for power. She seems like the more stronger person when she urges her husband to kill Duncan and seize the crown. She falls victim to guilt and madness. She eventually commits suicide. The Three Witches Plot mischief against Macbeth using charms, spells, and prophecies. Their prophecies prompt him to murder Duncan, to order the death of Banquo and his son, and to blindly believe in his own immortality. They are servants of Hecate. They use their knowledge of the future to toy with and destroy human beings. Banquo A brave and noble general. According to the witches prophecy, his children will inherit the Scottish throne. He is ambitious, but does not act on those thoughts. He represents the path Macbeth chose not to take, a path in which ambition does not lead to betrayal and murder. His ghost haunts Macbeth. King Duncan The good king of Scotland that Macbeth murders. His death symbolizes the destruction of the order in Scotland that can only be restored when Malcom occupies the throne. Macduff A Scottish nobleman. Eventually becomes a leader of the crusade to unseat Macbeth. His mission is to place the rightful king, Malcolm, on the throne. He desires vengeance for Macbeth's murder of his wife and young son. Malcolm Duncan's son, whose restoration to the throne signals Scotland's return to order following Macbeth's reign of terror. Before restoration, he appears weak and uncertain of his power when he and Donalbain flee to Scotland after their father's murder. Hecate The goddess of witchcraft. She helps the three witches work their mischief on Macbeth. Fleance Banquo's son. He survives Macbeth's attempt to murder him. At the end of the play it is not known where he is. Lennox and Ross Scottish noblemen The Murderers Called on by Macbeth to murder Banquo, Fleance, and Macduff's wife and children. Porter The drunken doorman of Macbeth's castle. Lady Macduff Macduff's wife. Another contradiction to Lady Macbeth and Macbeth and their hellish world. Donalbain Duncan's son and Malcolm's younger brother. The Corrupting Power of Ambition Destruction is brought about when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints. Macbeth is not naturally inclined to commit evil deeds, but desires power and advancement. He kills Duncan and is guilty and paranoid. Lady Macbeth urges Macbeth to kill Duncan and tells him to be strong, but she eventually becomes guilty and commits suicide. The play suggests that once violence is used to further one's quest for power it is difficult to stop. The Relationship Between Cruelty and Masculinity Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband by questioning his manhood, wishing that she could be a man. Macbeth provokes the murderers he hires to kill Banquo by questioning their manhood. Lady Macbeth's and Macbeth's understanding of manhood allows the political order depicted in the play to descend into chaos through violence. Women are also sources of violence and evil: the witches prophecies and Lady Macbeth provides the brains and the will behind her husband's plotting. Supernatural The three witches, the floating dagger, and Banquo's ghost. Is Macbeth seeing daggers and ghosts because someone outside is controlling him? Or is he seeing the images of a guilty and free choosing mind?