"All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!" Who is speaking? Why is this important? What does it mean?

The second witch She is giving him a prophecy that will soon come true. Macbeth will be given the title and rights of being the Thane of Cawdor.

The first witch She is giving him a prophecy that will soon come true. Macbeth will be given the title and rights of being the Thane of Cawdor.

The third witch She is giving him a prophecy that will soon come true. Macbeth will be given the title and rights of being the Thane of Cawdor.

Lady Macbeth She is giving him a prophecy that will soon come true. Macbeth will be given the title and rights of being the Thane of Cawdor.

"All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" Who is speaking? Why is this important? What does it mean?

The third witch She is prophesying that Macbeth will become King at some point in the future. It's important because he may not have thought about this ambition had they not put it in his head.

Lady Macbeth She is prophesying that Macbeth will become King at some point in the future. It's important because he may not have thought about this ambition had they not put it in his head.

Second witch She is prophesying that Macbeth will become King at some point in the future. It's important because he may not have thought about this ambition had they not put it in his head.

First witch She is prophesying that Macbeth will become King at some point in the future. It's important because he may not have thought about this ambition had they not put it in his head.

"Good sir, why do you start; and seem to fear / Things that do sound so fair? I' the name of truth, / Are ye fantastical, or that indeed / Which outwardly ye show? My noble partner / You greet with present grace and great prediction / Of noble having and of royal hope, / That he seems rapt withal: to me you speak not. / If you can look into the seeds of time, / And say which grain will grow and which will not, / Speak then to me..." Who is speaking? Why is it important?

Banquo This shows that Banquo is bold enough to address the three witches, while Macbeth, at first, is too shocked and maybe intimidated to speak to them. This is the starting point for Macbeth's transformation into becoming comfortable with evil.

Macbeth This shows that Banquo is bold enough to address the three witches, while Macbeth, at first, is too shocked and maybe intimidated to speak to them. This is the starting point for Macbeth's transformation into becoming comfortable with evil.

Duncan This shows that Banquo is bold enough to address the three witches, while Macbeth, at first, is too shocked and maybe intimidated to speak to them. This is the starting point for Macbeth's transformation into becoming comfortable with evil.

Macduff This shows that Banquo is bold enough to address the three witches, while Macbeth, at first, is too shocked and maybe intimidated to speak to them. This is the starting point for Macbeth's transformation into becoming comfortable with evil.

"Lesser than Macbeth, and greater." Who is speaking? Who is being spoken to? Why is this important? What does it mean?

The first witch Banquo After he commands them to tell him the future, this witch suggests that during his life, he will not rise in position or station to the rank that Macbeth will rise to; however, his progeny will become a line of kings.

The second witch Malcolm After he commands them to tell him the future, this witch suggests that during his life, he will not rise in position or station to the rank that Macbeth will rise to; however, his progeny will become a line of kings.

The first witch Malcolm After he commands them to tell him the future, this witch suggests that during his life, he will not rise in position or station to the rank that Macbeth will rise to; however, his progeny will become a line of kings.

The second witch Banquo After he commands them to tell him the future, this witch suggests that during his life, he will not rise in position or station to the rank that Macbeth will rise to; however, his progeny will become a line of kings.

"Not so happy, yet much happier." Who is speaking? Who is being spoken to? Why is this important? What does it mean?

The first witch Banquo After he commands them to tell him the future, this witch suggests that during his life, he will not rise in position or station to the rank that Macbeth will rise to; however, his progeny will become a line of kings. It may also refer to the varying amounts of goodness and happiness that will fill both of their hearts when they die.

The second witch Duncan After he commands them to tell him the future, this witch suggests that during his life, he will not rise in position or station to the rank that Macbeth will rise to; however, his progeny will become a line of kings. It may also refer to the varying amounts of goodness and happiness that will fill both of their hearts when they die.

The third witch Malcolm After he commands them to tell him the future, this witch suggests that during his life, he will not rise in position or station to the rank that Macbeth will rise to; however, his progeny will become a line of kings. It may also refer to the varying amounts of goodness and happiness that will fill both of their hearts when they die.

The third witch Macbeth After he commands them to tell him the future, this witch suggests that during his life, he will not rise in position or station to the rank that Macbeth will rise to; however, his progeny will become a line of kings. It may also refer to the varying amounts of goodness and happiness that will fill both of their hearts when they die.

"Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more: / By Sinel's death I know I am thane of Glamis; / But how of Cawdor? the thane of Cawdor lives, / A prosperous gentleman; and to be king / Stands not within the prospect of belief, / No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence / You owe this strange intelligence? or why / Upon this blasted heath you stop our way / With such prophetic greeting?" Who is speaking? Who is being spoken to? Why is this important? What does it mean?

Macbeth the witches The speaker is now bold enough to address the witches. He is trying to figure out why they are prophesying that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and how that might happen if he still is alive.

Macbeth Banquo The speaker is now bold enough to address the witches. He is trying to figure out why they are prophesying that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and how that might happen if he still is alive.

Macbeth Malcolm The speaker is now bold enough to address the witches. He is trying to figure out why they are prophesying that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and how that might happen if he still is alive.

Macbeth Duncan The speaker is now bold enough to address the witches. He is trying to figure out why they are prophesying that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and how that might happen if he still is alive.

"But 'tis strange:And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,The instruments of darkness tell us truths,Win us with honest trifles, to betray'sIn deepest consequence." Who is speaking? Who is being spoken to? Why is this important? What does it mean?

Banquo Macbeth The character speaking highlights the theme by warning Macbeth not to embrace the prophecies because often evil will offer good things to lure people in, only to destroy them in the end. It's a lesson that everyone in the audience should attend.

Macbeth Malcolm The character speaking highlights the theme by warning Macbeth not to embrace the prophecies because often evil will offer good things to lure people in, only to destroy them in the end. It's a lesson that everyone in the audience should attend.

Banquo Malcolm The character speaking highlights the theme by warning Macbeth not to embrace the prophecies because often evil will offer good things to lure people in, only to destroy them in the end. It's a lesson that everyone in the audience should attend.

Macbeth Banquo The character speaking highlights the theme by warning Macbeth not to embrace the prophecies because often evil will offer good things to lure people in, only to destroy them in the end. It's a lesson that everyone in the audience should attend.

"Two truths are told,As happy prologues to the swelling actOf the imperial theme. " Who is speaking? What has just been discovered & how? What does it mean?

Macbeth Duncan has sent word to Macbeth that he is now officially both the Thane of Glamis and the Thane of Cawdor. The fact that he is Thane of Glamis is a truth, and now he has found out that Duncan has made him the Thane of Cawdor, so that is a second truth. Macbeth then sees them as steps toward the greatest prophecy's coming true: that he shall be king.

Banquo Duncan has sent word to Macbeth that he is now officially both the Thane of Glamis and the Thane of Cawdor. The fact that he is Thane of Glamis is a truth, and now he has found out that Duncan has made him the Thane of Cawdor, so that is a second truth. Macbeth then sees them as steps toward the greatest prophecy's coming true: that he shall be king.

Malcolm Duncan has sent word to Macbeth that he is now officially both the Thane of Glamis and the Thane of Cawdor. The fact that he is Thane of Glamis is a truth, and now he has found out that Duncan has made him the Thane of Cawdor, so that is a second truth. Macbeth then sees them as steps toward the greatest prophecy's coming true: that he shall be king.

Duncan Duncan has sent word to Macbeth that he is now officially both the Thane of Glamis and the Thane of Cawdor. The fact that he is Thane of Glamis is a truth, and now he has found out that Duncan has made him the Thane of Cawdor, so that is a second truth. Macbeth then sees them as steps toward the greatest prophecy's coming true: that he shall be king.

"This supernatural soliciting / Cannot be ill, cannot be good: if ill, / Why hath it given me earnest of success, / Commencing in a truth? / ...If good, why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, / Against the use of nature? Present fears / Are less than horrible imaginings... / and nothing is / But what is not." Who is speaking? Explain what the "suggestion" is. Why is this an important moment?

Macbeth The speaker is thinking about speeding up his coronation as king by murdering his leader. It is the first time that he truly entertains the thought of killing Duncan. This begins a struggle within his mind of remaining good or turning evil and embracing his character flaw: too much ambition.

Donalbain The speaker is thinking about speeding up his coronation as king by murdering his leader. It is the first time that he truly entertains the thought of killing Duncan. This begins a struggle within his mind of remaining good or turning evil and embracing his character flaw: too much ambition.

Duncan The speaker is thinking about speeding up his coronation as king by murdering his leader. It is the first time that he truly entertains the thought of killing Duncan. This begins a struggle within his mind of remaining good or turning evil and embracing his character flaw: too much ambition.

Malcolm The speaker is thinking about speeding up his coronation as king by murdering his leader. It is the first time that he truly entertains the thought of killing Duncan. This begins a struggle within his mind of remaining good or turning evil and embracing his character flaw: too much ambition.

"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, / Without my stir." Who is speaking? Why is this an important moment?

Macbeth He has decided that he will not kill Duncan.

Banquo He has decided that he will not kill Duncan.

Macduff He has decided that he will not kill Duncan.

Donalbain He has decided that he will not kill Duncan.

"There's no art / To find the mind's construction in the face: / He was a gentleman on whom I built / An absolute trust." Who is speaking? To whom is he referring? How does this relate to one of the main themes in the play? What is about to happen next?

Duncan The former Thane of Cawdor Finding "the mind's construction in the face" refers the ability to read someone's true intent by his outward appearance. The speaker realizes that it is impossible. Ironically, Macbeth is about to walk in, and Duncan will be unable to read his true intent either.

Malcolm The former Thane of Cawdor Finding "the mind's construction in the face" refers the ability to read someone's true intent by his outward appearance. The speaker realizes that it is impossible. Ironically, Macbeth is about to walk in, and Duncan will be unable to read his true intent either.

Banquo The former Thane of Cawdor Finding "the mind's construction in the face" refers the ability to read someone's true intent by his outward appearance. The speaker realizes that it is impossible. Ironically, Macbeth is about to walk in, and Duncan will be unable to read his true intent either.

Donalbain The former Thane of Cawdor Finding "the mind's construction in the face" refers the ability to read someone's true intent by his outward appearance. The speaker realizes that it is impossible. Ironically, Macbeth is about to walk in, and Duncan will be unable to read his true intent either.

"The sin of my ingratitude even now / Was heavy on me: thou art so far before / That swiftest wing of recompense is slow / To overtake thee. Would thou hadst less deserved, / That the proportion both of thanks and payment / Might have been mine! only I have left to say, / More is thy due than more than all can pay." Who is speaking? Who is being spoken to? Why is this important and thematic? What does the "sin of my ingratitude" mean?

Duncan Macbeth The speaker's "sin" is that he cannot repay Macbeth enough for having saved his kingdom from the Norwegian invasion. This is a loaded passage, because while Duncan feels that he cannot repay Macbeth, he is unaware that this person before him has been thinking about killing him in order to take his kingdom for himself.

Macbeth Duncan The speaker's "sin" is that he cannot repay Macbeth enough for having saved his kingdom from the Norwegian invasion. This is a loaded passage, because while Duncan feels that he cannot repay Macbeth, he is unaware that this person before him has been thinking about killing him in order to take his kingdom for himself.

Duncan Banquo The speaker's "sin" is that he cannot repay Macbeth enough for having saved his kingdom from the Norwegian invasion. This is a loaded passage, because while Duncan feels that he cannot repay Macbeth, he is unaware that this person before him has been thinking about killing him in order to take his kingdom for himself.

Banquo Macbeth The speaker's "sin" is that he cannot repay Macbeth enough for having saved his kingdom from the Norwegian invasion. This is a loaded passage, because while Duncan feels that he cannot repay Macbeth, he is unaware that this person before him has been thinking about killing him in order to take his kingdom for himself.

"Sons, kinsmen, thanes, / And you whose places are the nearest, know / We will establish our estate upon ____________, whom we name hereafter / The Prince of Cumberland." Who is speaking? Fill in the blank: Why is this important? What does it mean?

Duncan Malcolm The speaker just named his eldest son as the crown-prince. He will be the successor to the throne. This complicates things for Macbeth because he now has two people in his way, as he tries to become king.

Macbeth Duncan The speaker just named his eldest son as the crown-prince. He will be the successor to the throne. This complicates things for Macbeth because he now has two people in his way, as he tries to become king.

Malcolm Banquo The speaker just named his eldest son as the crown-prince. He will be the successor to the throne. This complicates things for Macbeth because he now has two people in his way, as he tries to become king.

Malcolm Macbeth The speaker just named his eldest son as the crown-prince. He will be the successor to the throne. This complicates things for Macbeth because he now has two people in his way, as he tries to become king.

"The Prince of Cumberland! that is a step / On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, / For in my way it lies. / Stars, hide your fires; / Let not light see my black and deep desires: / The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, / Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see." Who is speaking? Who is the Prince of Cumberland? Explain what is meant by falling down or over-leaping.

Macbeth Malcolm The speaker had a plan to kill the king and claim the throne for himself. If he were to do that now, the line of succession would fall to the Prince of Cumberland, now that he is the crown prince. The speaker must either stop thinking about murder (fall down) or figure out a solution to this new problem (over-leap it).

Malcolm Macbeth The speaker had a plan to kill the king and claim the throne for himself. If he were to do that now, the line of succession would fall to the Prince of Cumberland, now that he is the crown prince. The speaker must either stop thinking about murder (fall down) or figure out a solution to this new problem (over-leap it).

Banquo Macbeth The speaker had a plan to kill the king and claim the throne for himself. If he were to do that now, the line of succession would fall to the Prince of Cumberland, now that he is the crown prince. The speaker must either stop thinking about murder (fall down) or figure out a solution to this new problem (over-leap it).

Banquo Malcolm The speaker had a plan to kill the king and claim the throne for himself. If he were to do that now, the line of succession would fall to the Prince of Cumberland, now that he is the crown prince. The speaker must either stop thinking about murder (fall down) or figure out a solution to this new problem (over-leap it).

"True, worthy Banquo; he is full so valiant, / And in his commendations I am fed; / It is a banquet to me. Let's after him, / Whose care is gone before to bid us welcome: / It is a peerless kinsman." Who is speaking? Who is being spoken about? What is the double meaning in the last line?

Duncan Macbeth First, peerless means that he has no equal; he is primarily responsible (along with Banquo) for having saved the kingdom from the Norwegian invasion; however, he is also "like no other" because he is the only one present who has ideas about killing Duncan.

Macbeth Malcolm First, peerless means that he has no equal; he is primarily responsible (along with Banquo) for having saved the kingdom from the Norwegian invasion; however, he is also "like no other" because he is the only one present who has ideas about killing Duncan.

Macbeth Duncan First, peerless means that he has no equal; he is primarily responsible (along with Banquo) for having saved the kingdom from the Norwegian invasion; however, he is also "like no other" because he is the only one present who has ideas about killing Duncan.

Duncan Malcolm First, peerless means that he has no equal; he is primarily responsible (along with Banquo) for having saved the kingdom from the Norwegian invasion; however, he is also "like no other" because he is the only one present who has ideas about killing Duncan.

"Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be / What thou art promised: yet do I fear thy nature; / It is too full o' the milk of human kindness / To catch the nearest way..." Who is speaking? Who is being spoken about? Explain the last two lines.

Lady Macbeth Macbeth She believes that her husband is too good and kind to see the evil way to speed things along, enabling them to be king and queen: murder Duncan.

Witch one Lady Macbeth She believes that her husband is too good and kind to see the evil way to speed things along, enabling them to be king and queen: murder Duncan.

Witch three Macbeth She believes that her husband is too good and kind to see the evil way to speed things along, enabling them to be king and queen: murder Duncan.

Witch two Lady Macbeth She believes that her husband is too good and kind to see the evil way to speed things along, enabling them to be king and queen: murder Duncan.

"...thou wouldst be great;Art not without ambition, but withoutThe illness should attend it..." Who is speaking? Who is being spoken about? Explain the last two lines.

Lady Macbeth Macbeth She believes that her husband is too good and kind to see the evil way to speed things along, enabling them to be king and queen: murder Duncan.

Witch three Lady Macbeth She believes that her husband is too good and kind to see the evil way to speed things along, enabling them to be king and queen: murder Duncan.

Witch two Macbeth She believes that her husband is too good and kind to see the evil way to speed things along, enabling them to be king and queen: murder Duncan.

Witch one Lady Macbeth She believes that her husband is too good and kind to see the evil way to speed things along, enabling them to be king and queen: murder Duncan.

"Hie thee hither, / That I may pour my spirits in thine ear; / And chastise with the valour of my tongue / All that impedes thee from the golden round..." Who is speaking? Who is being to? Translate these lines.

Lady Macbeth Macbeth She is calling out to her husband, who is not present, saying that she wants to fill his mind with all the evil thoughts that will make him murder Duncan.

Macbeth Lady Macbeth She is calling out to her husband, who is not present, saying that she wants to fill his mind with all the evil thoughts that will make him murder Duncan.

Witch one Macbeth She is calling out to her husband, who is not present, saying that she wants to fill his mind with all the evil thoughts that will make him murder Duncan.

Witch one Lady Macbeth She is calling out to her husband, who is not present, saying that she wants to fill his mind with all the evil thoughts that will make him murder Duncan.

Messenger The king comes here to-night. LADY MACBETH Thou'rt mad to say it: / Is not thy master with him? who, were't so, / Would have inform'd for preparation." What is the joke that is implied but lost on the messenger? When the messenger states that the king is coming to Inverness, she plays on his words, suggesting a double meaning - that Macbeth (soon-to-be king) is coming home, instead of Duncan, who really is coming to their castle.

When the messenger states that the king is coming to Inverness, she plays on his words, suggesting a double meaning - that Macbeth (soon-to-be king) is coming home, instead of Duncan, who really is coming to their castle.

When the messenger states that the queen is coming to Inverness, she plays on his words, suggesting a double meaning - that Macbeth (soon-to-be king) is coming home, instead of Duncan, who really is coming to their castle.

When the messenger states that the Lady Macbeth is coming to Inverness, she plays on his words, suggesting a double meaning - that Macbeth (soon-to-be king) is coming home, instead of Duncan, who really is coming to their castle.

When the messenger states that the Duncan is coming to Inverness, she plays on his words, suggesting a double meaning - that Macbeth (soon-to-be king) is coming home, instead of Duncan, who really is coming to their castle.

"The raven himself is hoarse / That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan / Under my battlements. 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! make thick my blood; / Stop up the access and passage to remorse, / That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between / The effect and it!" Who is speaking? What is taking place?

Lady Macbeth She is summoning evil spirits to make her wicked enough to carry out her plot to kill King Duncan and claim his throne.

Macbeth He is summoning evil spirits to make his wicked enough to carry out his plot to kill King Duncan and claim his throne.

Banquo He is summoning evil spirits to make his wicked enough to carry out his plot to kill King Duncan and claim his throne.

Witch one She is summoning evil spirits to make her wicked enough to carry out her plot to kill King Duncan and claim his throne.

"O, never Shall sun that morrow see!" Who is speaking? What is meant by the word "sun"? What does the line mean?

Lady Macbeth King Duncan She is saying that he will never wake up when he goes to bed tonight, because she plans on murdering him.

Lady Macbeth Macbeth She is saying that he will never wake up when he goes to bed tonight, because she plans on murdering him.

Macbeth King Duncan He is saying that he will never wake up when he goes to bed tonight, because he plans on murdering him.

Macbeth Lady Macbeth He is saying that he will never wake up when he goes to bed tonight, because he plans on murdering him.

"Your face... is as a book where men / May read strange matters. / To beguile the time, / Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye, / Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, / But be the serpent under't." Who is speaking? Who is being spoken to? Explain how these lines convey a major theme.

Lady Macbeth Macbeth The theme of appearance vs. reality or duality and opposites comes out in these lines. She is telling her husband to be a two-faced person: appear friendly despite your evil intentions.

Witch one Macbeth The theme of appearance vs. reality or duality and opposites comes out in these lines. She is telling her husband to be a two-faced person: appear friendly despite your evil intentions.

Macbeth Lady Macbeth The theme of appearance vs. reality or duality and opposites comes out in these lines. He is telling his wife to be a two-faced person: appear friendly despite your evil intentions.

Lady Macduff Macduff The theme of appearance vs. reality or duality and opposites comes out in these lines. She is telling her husband to be a two-faced person: appear friendly despite your evil intentions.

"All our service / In every point twice done and then done double / Were poor and single business to contend / Against those honours deep and broad wherewith / Your majesty loads our house..." Who is speaking? What are the two meanings hidden in these lines? What key words help the audience understand the double meaning?

Lady Macbeth She explains that she has done everything necessary to have a party for the King, but she also explains that she has done everything to prepare for the murder of the king. "Double" is a key word that ties in with the witches' incantations and the theme of duality and double meaning. the "point" suggests murder by stabbing.

Witch one She explains that she has done everything necessary to have a party for the King, but she also explains that she has done everything to prepare for the murder of the king. "Double" is a key word that ties in with the witches' incantations and the theme of duality and double meaning. the "point" suggests murder by stabbing.

Witch three She explains that she has done everything necessary to have a party for the King, but she also explains that she has done everything to prepare for the murder of the king. "Double" is a key word that ties in with the witches' incantations and the theme of duality and double meaning. the "point" suggests murder by stabbing.

Witch two She explains that she has done everything necessary to have a party for the King, but she also explains that she has done everything to prepare for the murder of the king. "Double" is a key word that ties in with the witches' incantations and the theme of duality and double meaning. the "point" suggests murder by stabbing.

"If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quickly: if the assassination / Could trammel up the consequence, and catch / With his surcease success; that but this blow / Might be the be-all and the end-all here, / But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, / We'd jump the life to come. But in these cases / We still have judgment here; that we but teach / Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return / To plague the inventor..." Who is speaking? What is the "it" referred to in the first line? What is the speaker's worry in these lines?

Macbeth The killing of Duncan The speaker wishes that he could have the murder over and done, with no consequences, guilt, repercussions, judgement, or anything else that would detract from his happiness of claiming the throne. Unfortunately, he realizes that life is not that way, and there will be many complications if he performs this terrible deed.

Banquo The killing of Duncan Macbeth wishes that he could have the murder over and done, with no consequences, guilt, repercussions, judgement, or anything else that would detract from his happiness of claiming the throne. Unfortunately, he realizes that life is not that way, and there will be many complications if he performs this terrible deed.

Donalbain The killing of Duncan The speaker wishes that he could have the murder over and done, with no consequences, guilt, repercussions, judgement, or anything else that would detract from his happiness of claiming the throne. Unfortunately, he realizes that life is not that way, and there will be many complications if he performs this terrible deed.

Macduff The killing of Duncan The speaker wishes that he could have the murder over and done, with no consequences, guilt, repercussions, judgement, or anything else that would detract from his happiness of claiming the throne. Unfortunately, he realizes that life is not that way, and there will be many complications if he performs this terrible deed.

"He's here in double trust; / First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, / Who should against his murderer shut the door, / Not bear the knife myself. Besides, [ he ] / Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels... against... his taking-off..." Who is speaking? Who is being referred to in the first line? What is the speaker deciding in these lines? What two reasons are given (in your own words)?

Macbeth Duncan The speaker decides not to kill Duncan. Here, Macbeth is defending the decision not to kill Duncan. He says that Duncan is a good king who has been "meek" and full of "virtues." He also realizes that as his "host," he should protect his guest, not be the murderer.

Malcolm Macbeth The speaker decides not to kill Duncan. Here, Macbeth is defending the decision not to kill Duncan. What two reasons are given (in your own words)? He says that Duncan is a good king who has been "meek" and full of "virtues." He also realizes that as his "host," he should protect his guest, not be the murderer.

Banquo Macbeth The speaker decides not to kill Duncan. Here, Macbeth is defending the decision not to kill Duncan. He says that Duncan is a good king who has been "meek" and full of "virtues." He also realizes that as his "host," he should protect his guest, not be the murderer.

Macduff Duncan The speaker decides not to kill Duncan. Here, Macbeth is defending the decision not to kill Duncan. He says that Duncan is a good king who has been "meek" and full of "virtues." He also realizes that as his "host," he should protect his guest, not be the murderer.

"I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other." Who is speaking? What is the key word in this quote, and why is it so important?

Macbeth "Ambition" is the key word, because Macbeth is stating his "character flaw" that will lead to his tragic fall.

Lady Macbeth "Ambition" is the key word, because Macbeth is stating his "character flaw" that will lead to his tragic fall.

Macduff "Ambition" is the key word, because Macbeth is stating his "character flaw" that will lead to his tragic fall.

Duncan "Ambition" is the key word, because Macbeth is stating his "character flaw" that will lead to his tragic fall.

"We will proceed no further in this business: / He hath honour'd me of late; and I have bought / Golden opinions from all sorts of people, / Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, / Not cast aside so soon." Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is being stated?

Macbeth Lady Macbeth The speaker has decided that they are not going to kill Duncan after all. He is trying to put his foot down and close the matter.

Banquo Macbeth Macbeth has decided that they are not going to kill Duncan after all. He is trying to put his foot down and close the matter.

Macduff Banquo Macbeth has decided that they are not going to kill Duncan after all. He is trying to put his foot down and close the matter.

Macbeth Banquo Macbeth has decided that they are not going to kill Duncan after all. He is trying to put his foot down and close the matter.

"Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dress'd yourself? hath it slept since? / And wakes it now, to look so green and pale / At what it did so freely? From this time / Such I account thy love." Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is being stated?

Lady Macbeth Macbeth When the person being spoken to tells the speaker that he has decided not to kill the king, she accuses him of being a coward and questions his love for her. She plans on changing his mind.

Lady Macbeth Banquo When the person being spoken to tells the speaker that he has decided not to kill the king, she accuses him of being a coward and questions his love for her. She plans on changing his mind.

Macbeth Lady Macbeth When the person being spoken to tells the speaker that he has decided not to kill the king, she accuses him of being a coward and questions his love for her. She plans on changing his mind.

Banquo Lady Macbeth When the person being spoken to tells the speaker that he has decided not to kill the king, she accuses him of being a coward and questions his love for her. She plans on changing his mind.

"Art thou afeard / To be the same in thine own act and valour / As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that / Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, / And live a coward in thine own esteem, / Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would,' / Like the poor cat i' the adage?" Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is being stated? Explain the cat in the adage - how does it relate to this play?

Lady Macbeth Macbeth When the person being spoken to tells her that he has decided not to kill the king, she accuses him of being a coward and is trying to change his mind again.

Witch two Lady Macbeth When Macbeth tells her that he has decided not to kill the king, she accuses him of being a coward and is trying to change his mind again.

Witch three Macbeth When Macbeth tells her that he has decided not to kill the king, she accuses him of being a coward and is trying to change his mind again.

Witch two Lady Macbeth When Macbeth tells her that he has decided not to kill the king, she accuses him of being a coward and is trying to change his mind again.

"...His two chamberlains / Will I with wine and wassail so convince / That memory, the warder of the brain, / Shall be a fume, and the receipt of reason / A limbeck only: when in swinish sleep / Their drenched natures lie as in a death, / What cannot you and I perform upon / The unguarded Duncan? what not put upon / His spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt / Of our great quell?" Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is the exact plan?

Lady Macbeth Macbeth The speaker will get Duncan's guards drunk (and put something in their drinks), so they will pass out. Then these two will be able to go in and kill the king. Then the speaker plans to frame the guards for this murder.

Banquo Macbeth The speaker will get Duncan's guards drunk (and put something in their drinks), so they will pass out. Then these two will be able to go in and kill the king. Then the speaker plans to frame the guards for this murder.

Macduff Banquo The speaker will get Duncan's guards drunk (and put something in their drinks), so they will pass out. Then these two will be able to go in and kill the king. Then the speaker plans to frame the guards for this murder.

Macduff Lady Macbeth The speaker will get Duncan's guards drunk (and put something in their drinks), so they will pass out. Then these two will be able to go in and kill the king. Then the speaker plans to frame the guards for this murder.

"Bring forth men-children only; / For thy undaunted mettle should compose / Nothing but males. Will it not be received, / When we have mark'd with blood those sleepy two / Of his own chamber and used their very daggers, / That they have done't?" Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is taking place?

Macbeth Lady Macbeth The person spoken to has explained the murder's plan to Macbeth, who is surprised at her evil plot. He realizes that she is right, that it will be easy to frame Duncan's guards.

Macduff Banquo The person spoken to has explained the murder's plan to Macbeth, who is surprised at her evil plot. He realizes that she is right, that it will be easy to frame Duncan's guards.

Banquo Macbeth The person spoken to has explained the murder's plan to Macbeth, who is surprised at her evil plot. He realizes that she is right, that it will be easy to frame Duncan's guards.

Lady Macbeth Macduff The person spoken to has explained the murder's plan to Macbeth, who is surprised at her evil plot. He realizes that she is right, that it will be easy to frame Duncan's guards.

"Hold, take my sword. There's husbandry in heaven; / Their candles are all out. Take thee that too. / A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, / And yet I would not sleep: merciful powers, / Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature / Gives way to in repose!" Who is the speaker? What is taking place? How does this differ from another character in a similar plight?

Banquo The speaker is tempted to act in an evil way to enable his prophecy to come true quicker, but he prays to the "merciful powers" that he receive the strength to resist this temptation. This is an obvious contrast to Macbeth, who embraces the temptation to act in an evil way to get what he wants.

Macbeth The speaker is tempted to act in an evil way to enable his prophecy to come true quicker, but he prays to the "merciful powers" that he receive the strength to resist this temptation. This is an obvious contrast to Macbeth, who embraces the temptation to act in an evil way to get what he wants.

Macduff The speaker is tempted to act in an evil way to enable his prophecy to come true quicker, but he prays to the "merciful powers" that he receive the strength to resist this temptation. This is an obvious contrast to Macbeth, who embraces the temptation to act in an evil way to get what he wants.

Malcolm The speaker is tempted to act in an evil way to enable his prophecy to come true quicker, but he prays to the "merciful powers" that he receive the strength to resist this temptation. This is an obvious contrast to Macbeth, who embraces the temptation to act in an evil way to get what he wants.

"That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; / What hath quench'd them hath given me fire. / Hark! Peace! It was the owl that shriek'd, the fatal bellman, / Which gives the stern'st good-night. He is about it: / The doors are open; and the surfeited grooms / Do mock their charge with snores: I have drugg'd their possets, / That death and nature do contend about them, / Whether they live or die." Who is the speaker? Explain these lines. Who does the word "them" refer to?

Lady Macbeth Duncan's guards The speaker explains that she has drugged the guards and made everything ready for Macbeth to go in and murder the king.

Macbeth Duncan's guards The speaker explains that he has drugged the guards and made everything ready for Macbeth to go in and murder the king.

Banquo Duncan's guards The speaker explains that he has drugged the guards and made everything ready for Macbeth to go in and murder the king.

Macduff Duncan's guards The speaker explains that he has drugged the guards and made everything ready for Macbeth to go in and murder the king.

"Is this _________ which I see before me...? / Come, let me clutch thee. / I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. / Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible / To feeling as to sight? or art thou but... / a false creation, / Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? Who is the speaker? Fill in the blank. Based on the last line, what are the two possibilities that arise from these words?

Macbeth "a dagger" First, it could be part of the witches' curse on him, summoning him to commit murder, or secondly, it could suggest that the speaker really does have something wrong with his mind, and he is prone to hallucinate.

Banquo "a dagger" First, it could be part of the witches' curse on him, summoning him to commit murder, or secondly, it could suggest that the speaker really does have something wrong with his mind, and he is prone to hallucinate.

Macduff "a dagger" First, it could be part of the witches' curse on him, summoning him to commit murder, or secondly, it could suggest that the speaker really does have something wrong with his mind, and he is prone to hallucinate.

Donalbain "a dagger" First, it could be part of the witches' curse on him, summoning him to commit murder, or secondly, it could suggest that the speaker really does have something wrong with his mind, and he is prone to hallucinate.

"Alack, I am afraid they have awaked, / And 'tis not done. / The attempt and not the deed / Confounds us. Hark! I laid their daggers ready; / He could not miss 'em. Had he not _________, I had done't."Who is the speaker? Fill in the blank.

Lady Macbeth "resembled my father as he slept"

Macduff "resembled my father as he slept"

Witch one "resembled my father as he slept"

Malcolm "resembled my father as he slept"

"These deeds must not be thought / After these ways; so, it will make us mad." Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is being stated?

Lady Macbeth Macbeth The speaker talks about how they need to stop thinking about the murder, because if they don't, the guilt will drive them both insane.

Macbeth Banquo The speaker talks about how they need to stop thinking about the murder, because if they don't, the guilt will drive them both insane.

Banquo Macbeth The speaker talks about how they need to stop thinking about the murder, because if they don't, the guilt will drive them both insane.

Macbeth Lady Macbeth The speaker talks about how they need to stop thinking about the murder, because if they don't, the guilt will drive them both insane.

"You do unbend your noble strength, to think / So brainsickly of things. Go get some water, / And wash this filthy witness from your hand." Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is being stated?

Lady Macbeth Macbeth The speaker is trying to calm the person spoken to down, who is overcome with guilt and nervousness after having killed Duncan. He is still bloodied, so she tells him to get cleaned up.

Malcolm Lady Macbeth The speaker is trying to calm the person spoken to down, who is overcome with guilt and nervousness after having killed Duncan. He is still bloodied, so she tells him to get cleaned up.

Banquo Macbeth The speaker is trying to calm the person spoken to down, who is overcome with guilt and nervousness after having killed Duncan. He is still bloodied, so she tells him to get cleaned up.

Malcolm Banquo The speaker is trying to calm the person spoken to down, who is overcome with guilt and nervousness after having killed Duncan. He is still bloodied, so she tells him to get cleaned up.

"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand? / No, this my hand will rather / The multitudinous seas in incarnadine, / Making the green one red." Who is the speaker? Translate or clarify the meaning in these lines.

Macbeth He is saying that there is not enough water in the oceans to wash this murderous stain from his hands; instead, he believes that his bloodied hands are so full of blood that they will turn the oceans red.

Banquo He is saying that there is not enough water in the oceans to wash this murderous stain from his hands; instead, he believes that his bloodied hands are so full of blood that they will turn the oceans red.

Lady Macbeth She is saying that there is not enough water in the oceans to wash this murderous stain from his hands; instead, he believes that his bloodied hands are so full of blood that they will turn the oceans red.

Macduff He is saying that there is not enough water in the oceans to wash this murderous stain from his hands; instead, he believes that his bloodied hands are so full of blood that they will turn the oceans red.

"I hear a knocking / At the south entry: retire we to our chamber; / A little water clears us of this deed: / How easy is it, then!" Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is being stated?

Lady Macbeth Macbeth She is explaining how they will not feel so guilty after they wash the blood off of themselves. The knocking makes her tell Macbeth that they need to go pretend like they have been asleep.

Macbeth Malcolm He is explaining how they will not feel so guilty after they wash the blood off of themselves. The knocking makes him tell Macbeth that they need to go pretend like they have been asleep.

Lady Macbeth Banquo She is explaining how they will not feel so guilty after they wash the blood off of themselves. The knocking makes her tell Macbeth that they need to go pretend like they have been asleep.

Banquo Malcolm He is explaining how they will not feel so guilty after they wash the blood off of themselves. The knocking makes him tell Macbeth that they need to go pretend like they have been asleep.

"Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious, / Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man: / The expedition of my violent love / Outrun the pauser, reason... who could refrain, / That had a heart to love, and in that heart / Courage to make 's love known?" Who is the speaker? What is the speaker explaining? What was the rationale for this act?

Macbeth He is telling those assembled why he killed Duncan's guards. He says that he loves Duncan so much that he was overcome with rage; there was no way he could be shocked by what he saw and still be able to restrain himself when he saw the two guards lying there covered in Duncan's blood.

Lady Macbeth He is telling those assembled why he killed Duncan's guards. He says that he loves Duncan so much that he was overcome with rage; there was no way he could be shocked by what he saw and still be able to restrain himself when he saw the two guards lying there covered in Duncan's blood.

Banquo He is telling those assembled why he killed Duncan's guards. He says that he loves Duncan so much that he was overcome with rage; there was no way he could be shocked by what he saw and still be able to restrain himself when he saw the two guards lying there covered in Duncan's blood.

Macduff He is telling those assembled why he killed Duncan's guards. He says that he loves Duncan so much that he was overcome with rage; there was no way he could be shocked by what he saw and still be able to restrain himself when he saw the two guards lying there covered in Duncan's blood.

"What will you do? Let's not consort with them: / To show an unfelt sorrow is an office / Which the false man does easy. I'll to England." Who is the speaker? Who is the "you"?What is the speaker explaining?

Malcolm Donalbain He is telling his brother that he cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee; he is going to England.

Macbeth Banquo He is telling his brother that he cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee; he is going to England.

Donalbain Banquo He is telling his brother that he cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee; he is going to England.

Banquo Donalbain He is telling his brother that he cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee; he is going to England.

"To Ireland, I; 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." Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is the speaker explaining?

Donalbain Malcolm He is agreeing with his brother that they cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee; he is going to Ireland.

Banquo Donalbain He is agreeing with his brother that they cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee; he is going to Ireland.

Macbeth Banquo He is agreeing with his brother that they cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee; he is going to Ireland.

Malcolm Macbeth He is agreeing with his brother that they cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee; he is going to Ireland.

"This murderous shaft that's shot Hath not yet lighted, and our safest way / Is to avoid the aim. Therefore, to horse; / And let us not be dainty of leave-taking, / But shift away: there's warrant in that theft / Which steals itself, when there's no mercy left." Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What is the speaker explaining?

Malcolm Donalbain He is telling his brother that he cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee as quickly and as quietly as possible.

Banquo Malcolm He is telling his brother that he cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee as quickly and as quietly as possible.

Macbeth Banquo He is telling his brother that he cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee as quickly and as quietly as possible.

Donalbain Macbeth He is telling his brother that he cannot trust those in the castle, that their lives are in danger, and that they should flee as quickly and as quietly as possible.

Macbeth Act 1 & 2 Quotes

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CCSS

RL.8.3, RL.11-12.10, RL.2.6

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair:Hover through the fog and filthy air."Who is speaking? Why is this significant and thematic?

The three witches

They are introducing the main theme of the play, that things are not as they seem; they can be the opposite of what they seem. Things can exist in duality, with an appearance that is far from the reality.

First Witch

She is upset because a woman would not share her chestnuts with her. So she is going to get revenge by sailing to Syria to harm her husband.

Second witch

It shows to what great lengths these witches will go just to harm others, even for trivial reasons like this. This also explains why they will trick Macbeth and destroy him.

Third witch

They reveal that the witches are putting a curse on Macbeth. This may be the reason that he begins to act the way he does; however, he may just be overly ambitious, without the curse having been put on him.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Norway himself, / With terrible numbers, / Assisted by that most disloyal traitor / The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict; / Till that Bellona's bridegroom, lapp'd in proof, / Confronted him with self-comparisons, / Point against point rebellious, arm 'gainst arm. / Curbing his lavish spirit: and, to conclude, / The victory fell on us."

Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to?

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth

Ross, Duncan

Duncan, Ross

Macbeth, Lady Macbeth

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Norway himself, / With terrible numbers, / Assisted by that most disloyal traitor / The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict; / Till that Bellona's bridegroom, lapp'd in proof, / Confronted him with self-comparisons, / Point against point rebellious, arm 'gainst arm. / Curbing his lavish spirit: and, to conclude, / The victory fell on us."

What does "Bellona's bridegroom" mean? To whom is it attributed and why?

Bellona is the goddess of war, so this is a reference to how intensely Ross fought; he is such a warrior that he might be married to the goddess of war.

Bellona is the goddess of war, so this is a reference to how intensely Macbeth fought; he is such a warrior that he might be married to the goddess of war.

Bellona is the goddess of war, so this is a reference to how intensely Duncan fought; he is such a warrior that he might be married to the goddess of war.

Bellona is the goddess of war, so this is a reference to how intensely Lady Macbeth fought; she is such a warrior that she might be married to the god of war.

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceiveOur bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, / And with his former title greet _____."
Who is the speaker? Fill in the blank. Why is this an important moment?

Banquo & His giving the title of the Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth will fulfill the prophecy that the witches are about to share with Macbeth.

Three witches & His giving the title of the Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth will fulfill the prophecy that the witches are about to share with Macbeth.

Ross & His giving the title of the Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth will fulfill the prophecy that the witches are about to share with Macbeth.

Macbeth & His giving the title of the Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth will fulfill the prophecy that the witches are about to share with Macbeth.

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"A sailor's wife had chestnuts in her lap,
And munch'd, and munch'd, and munch'd:
'Give me,' quoth I: / 'Aroint thee, witch!' the rump-fed ronyon cries. / Her husband's to Aleppo gone, master o' the Tiger: / But in a sieve I'll thither sail, / And, like a rat without a tail, / I'll do, I'll do, and I'll do."

Who is speaking?
What is being explained?

First witch & She is upset because a woman would not share her chestnuts with her. So she is going to get revenge by sailing to Syria to harm her husband.

Lady Macbeth & She is upset because a woman would not share her chestnuts with her. So she is going to get revenge by sailing to Syria to harm her husband.

Third witch & She is upset because a woman would not share her chestnuts with her. So she is going to get revenge by sailing to Syria to harm her husband.

Second witch & She is upset because a woman would not share her chestnuts with her. So she is going to get revenge by sailing to Syria to harm her husband.

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"A sailor's wife had chestnuts in her lap,
And munch'd, and munch'd, and munch'd:
'Give me,' quoth I: / 'Aroint thee, witch!' the rump-fed ronyon cries. / Her husband's to Aleppo gone, master o' the Tiger: / But in a sieve I'll thither sail, / And, like a rat without a tail, / I'll do, I'll do, and I'll do."

Why is it important? What does it say about the speaker?

She is upset because a woman would not share her chestnuts with her. So she is going to get revenge by sailing to Syria to harm her husband.

This is Macbeth's first line, and it shows him echoing the theme and curse that the witches "wound up" in the first scene. the main theme of the play is that things are not as they seem; they can be the opposite of what they seem. Things can exist in duality, with an appearance that is far from the reality.

It shows to what great lengths these witches will go just to harm others, even for trivial reasons like this. This also explains why they will trick Macbethand destroy him.

Tags

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"The weird sisters, hand in hand,/ Posters of the sea and land, / Thus do go about, about: / Thrice to thine and thrice to mine / And thrice again, to make up nine. / Peace! the charm's wound up."Who is speaking? Why are these lines important?

Malcolm

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

The witches or weird sisters

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Macbeth Act 1 & 2 Quotes

51 questions

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair:Hover through the fog and filthy air."Who is speaking? Why is this significant and thematic?

"No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceiveOur bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, / And with his former title greet _____."Who is the speaker? Fill in the blank. Why is this an important moment?

"The weird sisters, hand in hand,/ Posters of the sea and land, / Thus do go about, about: / Thrice to thine and thrice to mine / And thrice again, to make up nine. / Peace! the charm's wound up."Who is speaking? Why are these lines important?

"So foul and fair a day I have not seen."Who is speaking? Why is this important? Explain (discuss) the play's theme found in these lines.

"All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!"Who is speaking? Why is this important? What does it mean?

"All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!"Who is speaking? Why is this important? What does it mean?

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