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Macbeth Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King Duncan | King of Scotland; is murdered |
| Macbeth | Main character who wants to become king. He murders Duncan and anyone in the way of his kingship. |
| Lady Macbeth | Wife of Macbeth who pushes her husband to kill King Duncan so that he could be king. Is haunted by guilt over the murder of the king. |
| Banquo | Best friend of Macbeth whose sons will one day be kings; murdered by Macbeth; his ghost haunts Macbeth. |
| MacDuff | friend of Duncan; finds Duncan's body; not born of woman |
| Porter | Drunken door keeper; opens the door to "hell" |
| Malcolm | Duncan's oldest son; Prince of Cumberland (heir to throne of Scotland); Leaves to England |
| Donalbain | Duncan's younger son; flees to Ireland |
| Thane of Cawdor | traitor to the Scottish army; is executed |
| Witches | predict: 1. Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor 2. Macbeth will be King 3. Banquo's sons are in line to be King |
| soliloquy | long speech that only the audience can hear |
| monologue | long speech that others on stage can hear |
| aside | a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience. |
| dramatic irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play |
| setting of the play | Scotland, 1050's |
| Macbeth's castle | Iverness |
| genre of the play | Shakespearian tragedy |
| organization of the play | 5 acts, with numerous scenes in each |
| Why can Duncan's servants not protect him? | Lady Macbeth drugged them. |
| Duncan's murder was blamed on... | his servents |
| Macbeth said he killed the servants because... | his love for Duncan overcame his reason |
| In Act III, the murderers killed which character? | Banquo |
| In Act III, whose ghost did Macbeth see at the royal banquet? | Banquo |
| Beware Macduff! | First apparition |
| None of woman born shall harm Macbeth | Second apparition |
| Macbeth shall never be vanquished until Great Birnham wood comes against him | Third apparition |
| What did Macbeth do after his last visit to the witches? | Has Macduff's family killed |
| In Act IV, when Macduff heard that his family had been slaughtered, he vowed to | avenge his family's death by overthrowing Macbeth |
| In Act V, when Lady Macbeth complained about a spot on her hands, she was referring to | blood |
| In Act V, the soldiers were ordered to carry tree boughs to | conceal their numbers |
| In Act V, who killed Macbeth? | Macduff |
| Who says, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." | the witches |
| Who says, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen?" | Macbeth |
| In Act V, who became the new king? | Malcolm |
| Who says, "Yet do I fear thy nature: It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness." | Lady Macbeth |
| Who says, "Is this a dagger which I see before me?" | Macbeth |
| Who says, "Let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold?" | Macbeth |
| Who chants, "Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble?" | the three witches |
| Who says, "Out, damned spot! Out, I say!" | Lady Macbeth |
| How many kings of Scotland are in the story? | 3 |
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