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Macbeth acts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (I) At the beginning of the play, we learn that Scotland is at war with England. | False |
| (I) The witches predict that Banquo's children shall be kings. | True |
| (I) Macbeth tells no one about the witches' prophecies. | False |
| (I) Lady Macbeth is the more dominant individual in the relationship with her husband. | True |
| (I) How are Duncan and Macbeth related? | cousins |
| (I) What title does Duncan decide to award Macbeth? | Thane of Cawdor |
| (I) Which of the following titles is NOT one the witches use when they greet Macbeth? a. Thane of Glamis b. Thane of Cawdor c. King hereafter d. Prime Minister of England | Prime Minister of England |
| (I) Who does Duncan name as his successor (heir to the throne)? | Malcolm |
| (I) Before Macbeth makes his first appearance in the play, we learn about his _____________ | bravery |
| (I) Lady Macbeth's remark that her husband is "too full o' the milk of human kindness" indicates something about Macbeth's character, but it also reveals something about her. She is __________ | ruthless |
| (I) The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. In these lines, Macbeth is admitting to himself that _____________ a. it will be difficult to follow in Cumberland's footsteps | Malcolm stands between him and any hope for the throne |
| (I) Hie thee hither That I may pour my spirits in thine ear, And chastise with the valor of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round. Lady Macbeth indicates in this passage that she __________ | intends to persuade Macbeth to take the crown from Duncan |
| (I) 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! Lady Macbeth indicates in these lines that she _____________ | wishes no humane or kind feelings stop her from her plans |
| (I) "...look like the innocent __________________, But be the serpent under't." | flower |
| (II) In scene 1, Macbeth attempts to get Banquo to | support him when the time comes |
| (II) When Macbeth is alone, he suffers from hallucinations and imagines he sees | a dagger |
| (II) In scene 2, who sets the bloody daggers beside the murdered servants? | Lady Macbeth |
| (II) Shakespeare makes Duncan's murder seem more monstrous by | always portraying the king in positive, sympathetic terms |
| (II) In scene 4, Macduff emphasizes his opposition to Macbeth by | refusing to go to Scone to see Macbeth crowned |
| (II) Interpret the following lines by Banquo. There's husbandry in Heaven, Their candles are all out. | Banquo observes that it is a starless night |
| (II) Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. In this soliloquy, Macbeth clearly is | wavering in his decision to commit murder |
| (II) Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures. 'Tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil. In this statement, Lady Macbeth | scolds her husband, claiming it is childish to fear the dead |
| (II) Our separated fortune Shall keep us both the safer. Where we are, There's daggers in men's smiles. The near in blood, The nearer bloody. In this statement, Donalbain | tells his brother they are in danger as heirs to the throne |
| (II) Which of the following events did NOT happen as a result of Duncan being murdered? a. Rumors of earthquakes b. It is dark during the day c. Duncan's horses broke free from their stalls and proceeded to eat each other d. Hoover got a snow day | Hoover got a snow day |
| (III) In Act III, scene 1, Banquo reveals in (III) a short soliloquy that he ____________- | suspects that Macbeth killed Duncan |
| (III) Macbeth desires Banquo's death because he fears Banquo and because ________ | the witches promised that Banquo would father kings |
| (III) In the extended banquet scene, Macbeth chastises Banquo for being absent. The irony of the speech lies in the fact that _________ | Banquo is present in the form of a ghost |
| (III) During the banquet, Lady Macbeth does which of the following? | Attempts to account to the guests for her husband's odd behavior |
| (III) Macbeth is unconcerned that Macduff did not attend his banquet. | False |
| (III) What is Lady Macbeth saying in the following lines from scene 2? Naught's had, all's spent, When our desire is got without content. 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. | Achieving her desires has not brought satisfaction. |
| (III) What is Macbeth saying in the following lines? There the grown serpent lies. The worm that's fled Hath nature that in time will venom breed, No teeth for the present. | He is fearful that Fleance will prove a threat in the future, though not now. |
| (III) After the banquet scene and when Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are alone, she tells him he lacks ______________ | sleep |
| (IV) When Macbeth confronts the witches a second time, they conjure up a series of apparitions that tell him all of the following with one exception. Which is the exception? | Their "curse shall blast Macbeth and all his issue." |
| The actual murder of Lady Macduff and her children is committed by | Macbeth's hired assistants |
| In scene 3, Malcolm meets Macduff in London and expresses concern over | Macbeth's treachery |
| The news of Lady Macduff's death has what effect on Macduff? | It spurs his determination to get revenge against Macbeth. |
| Lady Macduff: He wants the natural touch. For the poor wren, The most diminutive of birds, will fight, Her young ones in her nest, against the owl. In this assertion, Lady Macduff does which of the following? | Feels it is unnatural for her husband to leave his family unprotected |
| Macduff: Boundless intemperance In nature is a tyranny. It hath been The untimely emptying of the happy throne, And fall of many kings. Macduff observes here that ____ | lack of moderation and self-control can cause even a king to fail |
| Macduff: Fit to govern! No, not to live. O nation miserable! With an untitled tyrant bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again, Since that the truest issue of thy throne By his own interdiction stands accursed... Macduff tells | Malcolm that he has shown himself unfit to rule Scotland |
| Macduff: The Queen that bore thee, Oftener upon her knees than on her feet, Died every day she lived. Macduff, in these words, says that Malcolm's mother __________ | prayed often and was always prepared for dying |
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