Macbeth - All Acts | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

Why does Shakespeare begin the play with the three witches? - To set an eerie and wicked tone and mood for the play and to appeal to the king who was not a fan of plays (James). -the 3 witches foreshadow that there will be evil and murder throughout the story What happened with the Thane of Cawdor? - He was executed for treason What happened with the King of Norway? - Forced to pay $10,000 to bury his men Describe the three witches. - They look weird as if they are not from this planet. They are frail and withered with fingers upon chapped lips. They have beards and thin lips, are women, but wild in the way they dress. They are creepy and talk in 'opposites'. Their predictions prompt Macbeth's actions What do they prophesy for Macbeth? - He will be king; He will be Thane of Cawdor; His descendants will not be kings What do they prophesy for Banquo? - He will not be king; His descendants will be king After reading his letter, how does Lady Macbeth describe Macbeth? - Ambitious but not ruthless What does she ask the 'spirits' and 'ministers of murder' to do to her? What does she claim she is willing to do to help Macbeth become king? - Maker her like a man; murder her own child Why and how does Lady Macbeth criticize Macbeth, when they first discuss the plot face-to-face? - She tells him that he is a coward and is not a real man because he doesn't want to follow through with the plan; She questions if he was drunk or asleep when he said that he would carry out the plan and kill Duncan, because now he is hesitant and she does not think he truly has what it takes to carry out