Macbeth Act 3

Who does Macbeth plan to murder in scene i?

• Macduff
• Banquo and Fleance
• Duncan
• Ross

Who does Macbeth see at the banquet?

• the 3 witches
• King of Scotland
• Duncan's ghost
• Banquo's ghost

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BANQUO:  Thou has it now:  King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, as the weird women promised, and I fear thou play'dst most foully for 't. (pg 310, lines 1-3) 

What is Banquo thinking in the above line?

• He fears the witches, even if they were right.
• He suspects that Macbeth may have done wrong to become king
• He is glad that his best friend was lucky enough to be king.He is glad that his best friend was lucky enough to be king.
• He hopes that Macbeth will die soon so he can become king

Why did Macbeth want Banquo killed in Act 3?

• The witches had advised him to do it.
• He feared Banquo's descendants would be kings
• Lady Macbeth urged him to do it.
• Banquo was raising an army against him

Why does Macbeth say he can't kill Banquo himself?

• He has many friends who also want to kill Banquo
• He doesn't want to risk his and Banquo's friends finding out.
• He knows Banquo is a better fighter than he is
• He knows he won't have the courage to do it himself

How is Lady Macbeth is feeling about Duncan's death now?

• She's glad that Banquo is about to be killed
• She's unhappy and realizing that the murder wasn't making her content
• She regrets not having killed Donalbain and Malcolm, too
• She's enjoying the destruction of Scotland's joy

Why is Macbeth upset when the murderers reveal that Fleance had not been killed?

• He had been insulted by Fleance and wanted his revenge
• He knows Fleance is a better fighter and will raise an army against him
• He worries that the prophecy of Banquo is coming true
• He is jealous that Banquo had a son while he had none

Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost because he was:

• plagued by guilt
• drunk
• tricked by the thanes
• poisoned by Fleance

When Macbeth says “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown / And put a barren scepter in my gripe . . .” he means

• He will be prosecuted for his crimes.
• He and Lady Macbeth have many children.
• He has no male children.
• He has no right to be king.

When Macbeth says “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown / And put a barren scepter in my gripe . . .” he means

• He will be prosecuted for his crimes.
• He and Lady Macbeth have many children.
• He has no male children.
• He has no right to be king.