Lady macbeth Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Who is the King when the play starts? CORRECT ANSWER Duncan Who does Macbeth defeat in battle? CORRECT ANSWER The armies of Norway and Ireland What do the witches prophecy? CORRECT ANSWER Macbeth will be king and Banqous children will be kings What title does Macbeth receive by the witches? CORRECT ANSWER Thane of Cawdor Who is made heir to Duncan's throne? CORRECT ANSWER Duncan's son, Malcolm What does Lady Macbeth resolve to do? CORRECT ANSWER Whatever necessary to help Macbet...

"Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts! unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top full Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, Stop up the access and passage to remorse, That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between The effect and it!" - Answer- Lady Macbeth "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." - Answer- Witches Be bloody, bold, and resolute! Laugh to scorn the pow'r of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." - An...

Who kills Macbeth? CORRECT ANSWER-Macduff How many men reign as king of Scotland throughout the play? CORRECT ANSWER-3 Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan? CORRECT ANSWER-Duncan's drunk chamberlains. Who kills Banquo? CORRECT ANSWER-A group of men hired by Macbeth How is Lady Macbeth's death described? CORRECT ANSWER-She dies offstage. Who discovers Duncan's body? CORRECT ANSWER-Macduff Whom does Macbeth see sitting in the chair at the banquet? CORRECT ANSW...

King at the end of the Play 2 Points - Answer- Malcolm His heirs will be kings 2 Points - Answer- Banquo Pretends to faint after King Duncan's murder 2 Points - Answer- Lady Macbeth Only one who can see Banquo's ghost 2

Macbeth Quotes Exam Questions And Answers "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." - ANSWER ~ witches - foreshadowing, setting the mood of the supernatural "Let not light see my black and deep desires." - ANSWER ~ Macbeth - After Duncan announces that he will name his son Malcolm the next king, Macbeth hopes his disappointment doesn't show. He must find a way to prevent Malcolm from becoming king. "Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full of the milk of human ...

What prophecy does Banquo recall at the end of the opening of Act 3. How does Macbeth react to the prophecy? Banquo recalls the witches prophecy, that by now two have become true, because he is now king. Macbeth reacts with fear because he knows the 3rd prophecy is in Banquo's advantage (Kids Kings) How do Scenes 1 and 2 reveal a moral change in Macbeth? Macbeth is corrupted and sinful, willing to kill Banquo and Fleance to secure the crown. Macbeth becomes insane Describe the ...

What atmosphere is established in scene 1? - Answer- The scene is filled with witches, thunder, and lightning, which creates a dark and sinister atmosphere. How does Banquo describe the Witches when he first sees them upon the heath? - Answer- He calls them "withered" and "wild" in their attire; "That they look not like the inhabitants of the earth;" and that they "should be women...yet their beards forbid him to interpret that they are so." Macbeth is reported to be a valiant sold...

What is the central theme of Act I of Macbeth? - Answer- Betrayal For which of the following reasons did Shakespeare probably choose to write Macbeth in blank verse? - Answer- To create an effect of natural speech. Based upon the information in Act I, what appears to be Macbeth's character flaw? - Answer- A desire for power. Which of the following characterizes the line "This night's great business into my dispatch" as blank verse? - Answer- It has ten syllables with the stress fall...

what is the main theme of act one of the tragedy of Macbeth? - Answer- Betrayal Why are the witches important? - Answer- Foreshadowing Why is King Duncan so grateful to Macbeth? - Answer- Macbeth saved King Duncan's kingdom from rebels and the Norwegian king What is Macbeth's character flaw? - Answer- Ambitious What do you know about King Duncan? - Answer- He values bravery and loyalty What does Macbeth think about killing King Duncan? - Answer- He is not sure if it is the right...