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| What is the setting for the entire play? | Scotland |
| Whom do the witches plan to meet again and where? | Macbeth; upon the heath (desolate field) |
| What animals accompany the witches? | cat and toad |
| How is a major theme expressed by the witches in the first scene? What does it mean? | Fair is foul, and foul is fair; paradox |
| With what country is Scotland fighting a war? | Norway |
| How is Macbeth described by his fellow soldiers? | Brave - he disdains fortune (fate); makes his own decisions |
| Support your opinion with a quote | "Carved out a passage til he met the enemy." |
| Who is Macdonwald? | The Norwegian general |
| How does Duncan feel about Macbeth? | "O valiant cousin." - brave good guy. |
| How does Duncan reward Macbeth? | Thane of cawdor's title |
| How do we know that the witches are evil? | They take revenge on the sailor (husband of "Rump-fed Runyon") |
| When we first meet Macbeth in Scene 3, how does he allude to the theme expressed by the witches earlier? | He says "so foul & fair a day I have not seen" - went into battle/bad weather |
| Why does one witch want to punish a sea captain? | Sea Captain's wife would not give witch chestnuts |
| How does the witch punish the sea captain? | Ship runs aground every time it comes to part (punishment); She keeps him from sleeping |
| Describe the witches' appearance. | Old, ugly, beards |
| What do witches predict for Macbeth | Thane of Glamis; thane of cawdor; king |
| What do witches prefict for Banquo? | father of king |
| Explain the slight difference between the way Macbeth receives the prediction and the way Banquo takes it. | Macbeth seriously contemplatiing the prediction; Banquo warns Macbeth - tells him, "The instruments of darkness (witches) tell us truths and tempt us with honesty, only to betray us. Beware!" |
| How does Macbeth react when Ross brings the news of the reward? | He is amazed |
| What two titles does Macbeth now have? | Thane of glamis and thane of cawdor |
| In his "supernatural soliciting" soliloquy, what does Macbeth imagine and fear? | Witches came to him; He is thinking of Duncan's murder; sees the image in his mind-fears it because he's still basically good |
| What does Macbeth say to clear his conscience of the above imaginings? | "If chance will have me king, then chance may crown me without my stir" |
| What does Malcolm say about the traitor Macdonwald's behavior at his execution? | "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it." |
| What news does Duncan announce that angers Macbeth? | Duncan's son will now be Prince of Cumberland-heir to the throne |
| How does Lady Macbeth learn of the witches' predictions and her husband's reward? | Letter from Macbeth |
