Macbeth Introduction

What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company that he was associated with during the reign of King James I?

• Shakespeare's Lords

• King's Men

• Lord Chamberlain's Men

• Macbeth's Men

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Why did Shakespeare write Macbeth?

• He had nothing better to do

• He wanted to impress Queen Elizabeth I

• For a royal celebration for King James I

• He wanted to gain Lady Macbeth's attention

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What events influenced the inclusion of the supernatural/witches Shakespeare's Macbeth?

• Shakespeare's wife, Anne, was executed for being a witch

• Shakespeare went on witch hunts

• King James I believed in witchcraft and ghosts

• No particular reason

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Macbeth took characters and plotlines from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1587), so many of the characters are real people.

• True

• False

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King James I descended from the following characters in Macbeth.

• Lady Macbeth, Horatio

• Malcolm, Donalbain

• Duncan, Banquo

• Macbeth, Lennox

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Which of the following is NOT a theme of Macbeth?

• Ambition

• Power

• Happiness

• Fate vs. Free Will

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Which of the following is NOT an element of a Shakespearean tragedy?

• Hubris (Pride)

• Supernatural

• Comic Relief

• A Wedding

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Which of the following is NOT an element of Shakespearean tragedy?

• Tragic Hero

• Light-hearted content

• Tragic Flaw

• Catastrophe

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What is iambic pentameter?

• A line of verse with four metrical feet, each consists of two short (unstressed) syllables followed by two long (stressed) syllables.

• A line of verse with an undetermined amount of metrical feet and an undetermined amount of stressed & unstressed syllables.

• A line of verse with three metrical feet that alternate between stressed and unstressed syllables.

• A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consists of one short (unstressed) syllable followed by a long (stressed) syllable.

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The major weakness that leads to a hero's downfall. 

• Tragedy
• Tragic Hero
• Tragic Flaw

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