Macbeth Acts 1-3

What is the theme of Act 1?

• witches and magic

• disloyalty

• betrayal

• loyalty in battle

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Why are the witches important?

• They describe the setting.

• They explain the history.

• They introduce all the characters.

• They foreshadow events.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Why is King Duncan grateful to Macbeth?

• Macbeth saved King Duncan's kingdom from rebels and the Norwegian king.

• Macbeth captured Scotland for King Duncan.

• Macbeth defeated Banquo, who was rebelling against King Duncan.

• Macbeth refused to join rebels in fighting King Duncan.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is Macbeth’s character flaw?

• He is a coward.

• He is jealous.

• He is ambitious.

• He is not a leader.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

What do you know about King Duncan?

• He is a weak king.

• He is a wise military leader.

• He values bravery and loyalty.

• He is a coward.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Macbeth think about killing King Duncan?

• He is not sure if it is the right thing to do.

• He is eager to get it done.

• He is sure it is the right thing to do.

• He does not think about it much.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of stage directions?

• ALL: Fair is foul and foul is fair

• [Enter Macbeth's wife, alone, with a letter.]

• Lady Macbeth: Only look up clear.

• King: Whence cam'st thou, worthy Thane?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Elizabethan writers modeled their tragedies from where?

• France

• ancient Greece and Rome

• the United States

• ancient Japan

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Where does King Duncan come to spend the night?

• a battlefield

• Banquo's castle

• his own castle

• Macbeth's castle

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

The numbered side notes in Macbeth help readers understand which aspect of the play?

• unfamiliar language

• the plot

• what the characters are doing on stage

• the theme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10