MacBeth and The Tell-Tale Heart

Lady MacBeth emotionally blackmails MacBeth

• When King Duncan arrives at the castle

• After MacBeth plays Fortnite for too long

• When Banquo's ghost emerges

• After discovering the prophecy that he will be king

Lady MacBeth taunts MacBeth with the following line:

• "This is the very painting of your fear"

• "Thou scandelous donkeyman"

• "Are you a man?"

• "He grows worse and worse."

Who (what) did Macbeth see at the banquet table?

• The tree witches laughing at him
• Banquo's Ghost
• Blood from the daggers in his wine cup
• The image of Duncan's beating heart

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Macbeth most likely brings the bloody daggers to Lady Macbeth because he . . .

• needs to show how easy the deed was for him
• has to prove that he has murdered Duncan
• wants to frighten her for encouraging him
• feels distressed and shocked at his actions

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What does Lady Macbeth say stopped her from killing Duncan?

• She believes Macbeth must do the murder
• The shriek of an owl frightened her
• Duncan reminds her of her father
• She fears the king's guards

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How does the narrator feel at the opening of the story?

• Hungry
• Nervous
• Tired
• Constipated

Which of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?

• Hearing
• Sight
• Smell
• Taste

 Why did the narrator kill the old man?

• Because the old man wronged him
• For his gold
• Because of his pale blue eye
• Because someone hired him to

What did the narrator try to convince you that he was NOT?

• Stupid
• Evil
• Smart
• Mad

What is our first impression of the narrator?

• He's a kind, old man.
• He's very passionate about caring for the old man.
• He is unreliable.
• He is a comedian.

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