Macbeth Acts I & II Review

What is a Thane?

• A King

• A Prince

• A title of nobility

• A Lord

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Who gives Macbeth the title Thane of Cawdor?

• King Duncan

• Lennox

• Macduff

• The Witches

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Who prophecies that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor then King?

• Banquo

• Lady Macbeth

• The Witches

• Hecate, Goddess of the Witches

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Who will ultimately become king according to the prophecy?

• Macbeth

• Banquo

• Fleance

• Donalbain

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What does Macbeth do when he finds out others know that Duncan is dead?

• Wails uncontrollably in the corner

• Behaves calm, cool, and collected like someone not guilty of murder

• Summons Lady Macbeth and acts distraught

• Murders the suspects out of rage and sadness

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Who does Macduff think orchestrated the murder of the king?

• His servants

• Fleance

• Malcolm and Donalbain

• Macbeth

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What is Macbeth's hamartia?

• Lady Macbeth

• His ambition

• His guilt

• King Duncan

The witches represent which element of a Shakespearean Tragedy?

• The supernatural

• Hamartia

• Tragic waste

• The struggle between good and evil

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Why were the witches presented as such grotesque figures?

• Shakespeare hated witches

• The Salem Witch Trials were currently happening

• King James I's religion characterized witches as pure evil and devil-like

• The audience needed a true villain

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When Macbeth says, "If you shall cleave to my consent, when ’tis,

It shall make honor for you," who is he speaking to?

• Lady Macbeth

• King Duncan

• Banquo

• The witches

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