| A | B |
| the weird sisters | the witches |
| Duncan | MacB's first murder |
| Malcolm | the true King of Scotland |
| Fleance | Banquo's son |
| Hecate | the goddess of witchcraft |
| Inverness | MacB's original castle |
| Donalbain | Duncan's youngest son |
| Macduff | leads crusade to dethrone MacB |
| Lady MacBeth | ruthless; lusts for power |
| themes | fundamental; universal ideas in literature |
| motifs | recurring stuctures in major themes |
| symbols | used to represent abstract ideas |
| scruples | doubt; small parts |
| potent | powerful |
| marshal | lead; usher |
| palpable | plainly visible |
| franchise | set or make free |
| contend | struggle; oppose |
| imagery | deals with the senses |
| personification | giving inantimate objects human characteristics |