Macbeth

Who is sentenced to death in Act I?

• Duncan
• The Thane of Cawdor
• Ross
• The Captain

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What does Banquo say about the motives of the "instruments of darkness"?

• They are greedy and only make predictions when someone pays enough

• Good conquers evil, and their predictions will not come true

• They often prophecy good fortune in order to promote evil

• "That witches be crazy, and don't know what they are saying!"

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

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 news does Ross bring to Macbeth in Act I?

• Lady Macbeth has had a son
• The Thane of Glamis has been killed
• Macbeth now holds the title of the Thane of Cawdor
• The army has just lost the battle with the Norwegians

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What is Macbeth's plan for killing Banquo and Fleance? Does it work?

• He has his soldiers attack them. Banquo is wounded but Fleance dies

• He poisons their meal and they both die.

• He plans to kill them that night. They find out and both escape.

• He asks two murderers to wait along the road and ambush them. Banquo is killed but Fleance escapes.

In Act V, Macbeth says to Macduff, "But get thee back, my soul is too much charged with blood of thine already." To what is he referring?

• Macbeth doesn't want to fight Macduff; he has already killed Macduff's family.

• Macbeth has the urge to kill anyone who comes near him.

• Macbeth is wounded and wants compassion.

• Macbeth is ready to stop the bloodshed and give up the throne.

What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?

• He sees a floating head urging him to spill blood.

• He sees a bloody axe lodged in Duncan’s brow.

• He sees a pale maiden weeping in the moonlight.

• He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber.

Macbeth first meets the Witches when he is returning home from

• A meeting with King Duncan

• A coronation ceremony

• Banquo's residence

• An encounter with Macduff

• A battle he has just won

Before Macbeth murders Duncan, he sees

• the ghost of Banquo.

• an apparition of Duncan's bloody head.

• bloody spots on his hands.

• an apparition of a bloody dagger.