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| What title does Macbeth have at the begining of the play? | Thane of Glamis |
| What titles does Macbeth receive during the play? | Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland |
| What do the witches prophesy for Banquo? | his descendents will be kings |
| What kind of line is spoken direcly to the audience by an actor? | aside |
| What type of speech is made by an actor who is alone on stage? | soliloquy |
| Macbeth fought valiantly in the battle against who? | Norway |
| Who did Macbeth want Duncan to name as his heir? | Macbeth |
| Who did Duncan name as his heir? | Malcolm, his son |
| Why does Lady Macbeth eagerly welcome Duncan to her home? | it gives an opportunity to kill him |
| Why did Macbeth hesitate to kill Duncan? | he likes and respects him, he's his cousin |
| Who planned duncan's murder? | Lady Macbeth |
| What is the plan for killing Duncan? | get the guards drunk, Macbeth kills Duncan with their swords, and leaves the daggers with the guards |
| How does Lady Macbeth learn about thewitches prdictions? | a letter from Macbeth |
| How does the King reward Macbeth for his bravery on the battlefield? | give him the title Thane of Cawdor |
| What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, "Yet do I fear they nature."? | She's worried about Macbeth's gentleness, that he won't be able to kill the king |
| How does Lady Macbeth get Macbeth to take action? | She calls him a coward. |
| What does Macbeth try to get Banquo to do? | support him |
| When Macbeth is alone, he suffers from hallucinations and imagines he sees what? | a dagger |
| Who places the daggers beside the servants? | Lady Macbeth |
| As Scene 1 of Act 3 opens, Banquo reveal that he | suspects Macbeth had something to do with Duncan's murder |
| In the ganquet scene, Macbeth chastises Banquo for being absent, why is this ironic? | he knows Banquo is dead and can't be there |
| What does Macbeth's tortured conscience cause him to do at the banquet? | see and talk to Banquo's ghost |
| What does Lady Macbeth do at the banquet? | She tries to explain his behavior by saying he's had this condition since childhood. |
| Why has Macduff gone to England? | to help Malcolm gather troops to fight Macbeth |
| Why does Macbeth plot to have Banquo murdered? | he's to be the father of kings, he suspects Macbeth |
| What happends in the attack on Banquo? | Banquo is killed, but his son Fleance escapes. |
| What do the witches tell Macbeth when he goes to see them a second time? | Beware of Macduff; he'll rule until Birnam Wood marches to Dunsinana, He cannot be killed by anyone born of a woman |
| Who commits the murder of Lady Macduff and her children? | assassins hired by Macbeth |
| What did Ross say to Macduff about his family? | they're at peace |
| What effect does Lady Macduff's death have on Macduff? | It makes him even more determined to kill Macbeth. |
| What has happened to Lady Macbeth at the opening of Act Five? | She's lost her sanity and started sleepwalking. |
| Lady Macbeth's condition is a symptom of what? | her guilty conscience |
| Malcolm's forecs are gathering at ____. | Birnam Woods |
| The witches' prophecies caused Macbeth to become _____. | overconfident |
| How does Macbeth receive the news of Lady Macbeth's death? | peacefully as though it was expected |
| When does Macbeth first realize he is in danger? | When he is told that Birnam Wood is marhing to Dunsinane. |
| Who kills Macbeth? | Macduff |
| How are the witches' second set of prophecies fulfilled? | Soldiers tie branches from Birnam Woods to themselves as they march to Dunsinane; Macduff was not born of a woma |
| Who wrote Macbeth? | Shakespeare |
| Why does Macbeth bring the bloody daggers to Lady Macbeth? | out of fear; to show her he really killed Duncan |
| What does Banquo become when he says he will oppose and fight the unknown traitor who killed Duncan? | an antagonist |
| Who does Banquo suspect of killing Duncan? | Macbeth |
| Why is Macduff's warm greeting for Macbeth in Act 2, Scene 3 an example of dramatic irony? | He suspects Macbeth of murdering Duncan; he will not go to see Macbeth crowned king |
| Why does Macbeth question Banquo aobut his journey in Act 3, Scene 1? | to get information to tell the murderers |
| Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband? | He left and looks like a traitor. |
| Why does Malcolm claim tha tScotland will suffer more troubles? | He says he'll be worse than Duncan - He says this to test Macduff's loyalty |
| What does Malcolm want Macduff to do to keep his heart from breaking? | kill Macbeth |
| Who does Macduff blame for the death of his wife and children? | himself |
| Why does Malcolm lie to Macduff about his faults in Act 4, Scene 3? | to test Macdiff's loyalty to Scotland |
| What do Macbeth and Macduff have in common at the end of Act 4? | They both have a new awareness of their sins. |
| What is Lady Macbeth trying to wash away? | blood from her hands |
| Why is Macbeth unconcerned about the thanes who leave him to fight with Malcolm? | his overconfidence due to the witches' predictions |
| What is Malcolm's goal once he is hailed as King of Scotland? | to make those who supported him earls. |
| Why does Malcolm feel confident in Scene 4? | Macbeth's men are fleeing. |
| What causes Macbeth to fight Macduff in Act 5? | He feels it's his fate. |
| How does Malcolm show that he will be a good king at the end of the play? | He thanks those who helped him and plans to give them the title earl. |
