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"Macbeth" Review
Review for Regents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fleance | Banquo's son |
| Macbeth | A tragic Hero |
| Three wierd sisters | Prophesied that Macbeth would be king |
| Duncan | Is murdered in his sleep by Macbeth |
| MacDuff | Vows revenge on Macbeth for killing his wife and children |
| Banquo | Suspects Macbeth of killing King Duncan because he knows about the prophecy |
| Malcolm | The rightful heir to the throne after Duncan dies. |
| Lady Macbeth | Guilt drives her crazy and she falls over the cliff to her death. |
| Donaldbain | Runs away with Malcolm in fear for his life after his father is killed. |
| The Thane of Cawder | Executed because he betrayed Scotland and King Duncan |
| A tragic hero | A person of noble birth with fatal flaws that cause his/her downfall |
| Lady Macbeth's obsessive wringing of her hands | Symbolizes the guilt she feels about the innocent blood they have shed. |
| The bloody daggar | Foreshadows Macbeth's murder of Duncan |
| Banquo's Ghost | Haunts Macbeth at the banquet. |
| Macbeth changes from a hero to a tyrant | Shows he is a round character because he changes. |
| Banquo does not let the witches' prophecy affect his honor. | Shows he is a flat character because he does not change. |
| Greed and Ambition | Macbeth's fatal flaws that led to his downfall. |
| William Shakespeare | Author of "Macbeth" |
| Elsinore | Macbeth's castle |
| Birnham Woods | Looks like it is moving up to Macbeth's castle whe the soldiers us the branches as camoflauge. |