Shakespeare Macbeth
Questions And Answers
Where does the play take place?
✓~ Scotland
What is the purpose of opening the play with three witches?
✓~ To get your attention and to get the theme across "fair is foul and foul is fair"
What title does the king award to Macbeth
✓~ Thane of Cawdor
How does banquet describe the three witches?
✓~ Ugly, manly, old
What three titles do the witches greet Macbeth with?
✓~ Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King
, What prophecy does Macbeth seem most concerned about?
✓~ The fact that Banquos children will become king
What title does King Duncan give to his oldest son Malcom?
✓~ Prince of Cumberland
How is giving the title Prince of Cumberland to Malcom an obstacle to Macbeth?
✓~ Now he has to kill two people
Why is lady Macbeth worried about Macbeth's ambition to become king?
✓~ She doesn't think he is ruthless enough.
What does lady Macbeth intend to do to get Macbeth to the throne?
✓~ Kill the king for him
What reasons does Macbeth give for not killing King Duncan?
✓~ He is family, he is the king, he's the host, he is a good king.
How does lady Macbeth change Macbeth's mind about not killing King Duncan?
Questions And Answers
Where does the play take place?
✓~ Scotland
What is the purpose of opening the play with three witches?
✓~ To get your attention and to get the theme across "fair is foul and foul is fair"
What title does the king award to Macbeth
✓~ Thane of Cawdor
How does banquet describe the three witches?
✓~ Ugly, manly, old
What three titles do the witches greet Macbeth with?
✓~ Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King
, What prophecy does Macbeth seem most concerned about?
✓~ The fact that Banquos children will become king
What title does King Duncan give to his oldest son Malcom?
✓~ Prince of Cumberland
How is giving the title Prince of Cumberland to Malcom an obstacle to Macbeth?
✓~ Now he has to kill two people
Why is lady Macbeth worried about Macbeth's ambition to become king?
✓~ She doesn't think he is ruthless enough.
What does lady Macbeth intend to do to get Macbeth to the throne?
✓~ Kill the king for him
What reasons does Macbeth give for not killing King Duncan?
✓~ He is family, he is the king, he's the host, he is a good king.
How does lady Macbeth change Macbeth's mind about not killing King Duncan?
