What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for killing Duncan?

drug the guards and go in the room and stab him

overpower the guards and kill Duncan in hand to hand combat

turn Malcolm against him and get him to do it

Why does Macbeth want to kill Banquo and Fleance?

Fleance conspired to kill Macbeth

Why is Macbeth crowned king after Duncan is murdered and not Duncan’s sons?

Duncan's sons have run away and seem guilty

Duncan had named Macbeth his heir

What is Macbeth’s plan for killing Banquo and Fleance?

hire murderers to waylay them in the dark

fight them in hand to hand combat

drug their guards and stab them in their sleep

What important role do the witches play in Act I?

They provide historical background

They introduce the other characters

What "sign" convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king?

He sees a floating dagger before him.

One of the witches appears in his room.

He has a nightmare about the murder.

The ghost of his father visits him.

At the beginning of Act II, Banquo and Fleance both say how dark it is. The darkness is important because

both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth prayed to evil spirits and asked for darkness to cover them

It is Daylight Savings Time, but they don't know it

Bad things always happen in the dark

How does Macbeth die?

Macduff beheads him (after killing him)

He is attacked by a group of Macduff's soldiers

He "accidentally" falls on his own sword

One of his own soldiers mistakenly kills him.

What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing?

She is sleepwalking and talking about the murders

She is crying and tearing at her clothes

She is singing and dancing down the halls of the castle

She is making brownies for their company

What is Lady Macbeth's "prayer" to the spirits after she learns King Duncan is coming?

She wants to be filled with cruelty, given the hard heart and thick blood necessary to do what has to be done to make Macbeth king.

She prays that Duncan will die on the way.

She asks for a sign that her decision is the right one for her husband and for the country.

She want's her husband's nerve to become stronger.

What do the witches predict in Act I scene 3 for Macbeth? For Banquo?

Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually king. Banquo's descendants will be king, although he will not.

Macbeth will be conqueror of Norway, Banquo will be king

Macbeth will remain Thane of of Glamis, Banquo will be Thane of Cawdor, neither will ever be king.

Macbeth will be king. Banquo will be Thane of Glamis and Cawdor

What is the best interpretation of this line? "MACBETH: Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a roots sorrow, /Raze out the written troubles of the brain And with some sweet oblivious antidote /Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff /Which weighs upon the heart?" Macbeth asks the doctor if he cannot

cure Lady Macbeth of her mental disorder

kill Macduff with poison in order to relieve Macbeth's mind

What is the best interpretation of this quote? "MACBETH: I 'gin to be aweary of the sun, And wish the estate o' the world were now undone. Ring the alarum bell! Blow wind! come wrack! At least we'll die with harness on our back."

Macbeth despairs but chooses to die fighting

Macbeth is eager for the impending battle.

Macbeth hopes that the battle will be fought on a stormy night.

Macbeth tries to reassure himself that Malcolm and Macduff are not a threat to him because they...

d. are both “of woman born”

b. do not have the military power that he has

In scene 3 (see passage above), how does Macbeth feel about the upcoming battle?

He is confident because of the witches' prophecies

He is fearful of where his soul will go when he dies

He is scared of Malcolm and the English army

He is worried about his wife's safety

What does Macbeth ask the doctor in the above passage?

Can the doctor help erase the bad memories in the mind?

Can he offer forgiveness to Lady Macbeth before she dies?

Could he help Macbeth seek revenge against the witches?

Does he have poison that could be used against Macduff?

Which of the following quotes explains how, in Macbeth , blood stains are a symbol for permanent guilt?

“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood/clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/The multitudinous seas incarnadine,/Making the green one red.” (II.ii.59-62)

“Make thick my blood,/Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse,/That no compunctious visitings of nature/Shake my feel purpose, nor keep peace between/Th’ effect and it!” –Lady Macbeth (I.v.41-45)

“Will it not be received,/When we have marked with blood those sleepy two/Of his own chamber, and used their very daggers,/That they have done’t?” –Macbeth (I.vii.74-77)

"And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts (large amounts) of blood,/Which was not so before.” –Macbeth (II.i.46-47)

In this monologue, Macbeth depicts life as

a worthless, meaningless existence

a hopeful future of reigning as the King of Scotland

dull, and the only way to make it interesting is to put actors to death

a candle he has burned at both ends, and he's ready to retire

Just before his death Macbeth

realized that he had been trapped by the witches' riddles

prayed that God would forgive him of all his sins

thanked the witches and his wife for making him king

still believed that the witches had been honest and innocent

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Macbeth

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who does Duncan name the new Thane of Cawdor?

Duncan

Macbeth

Thane of Cawdor

Lady Macbeth

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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

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the witches predict in Act 1 scene 3 for Macbeth?

he will be king

his children will be king

beware Macduff

the woods will move

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the witches predict in Act 1 for Banquo?

his children will be king

beware Macduff

the woods will move

he will be king

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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

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Banquo say about the motives of the “instruments of darkness” or the witches?

listen to them and follow their advice

turn them into the king and he will hunt them down

the tell of good things without revealing the bad consequences

they want to be close to the king

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Macbeth says, “Stars hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires.” What are Macbeth’s desires?

to kill Duncan

to be king

to leave his country for England

to kill Banquo

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth?

she hates her husband

she is afraid of what Macbeth might do

she is excited he is coming home and they can forget about war

he's too full o' th' milk of human kindness to do what's necessary

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home?

trust his generals

look innocent when your heart is full of evil

trust no one

confide in his king

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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

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