Macbeth Act I

Shakespeare starts the play with

• Three witches

• Three wizards

• Three ghosts

• Three murderers

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The witches give the play a sense of

• mystery

• foreboding

• uncertainty

• all of the above

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Macbeth is most known for

• being very rich

• being the most intelligent man in Scotland

• being heroic in battle

• being a ladies' man

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At the end of scene 2, King Duncan awards Macbeth's valor with

• ten thousand dollars

• the title Thane of Cawdor

• a new castle

• a pet lion

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This man fought bravely with Macbeth:

• Angus

• Ross

• Banquo

• Malcolm

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The witches tell Macbeth that:

• He will be king one day

• He will have a child

• He will be murdered

• He will lose everything

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The witches tell Banquo that:

• He will murder Macbeth

• He will be the father of kings.

• He will leave Scotland

• He will be king

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After Macbeth learns he is Thane of Cawdor,

• he starts having dark and evil thoughts

• he does not care

• he gets very angry

• he becomes content

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Two words to describe Lady Macbeth are:

• Kind and gentle

• Angry and abusive

• Ambitious and devious

• Scared and submissive

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The guest Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are expecting at their home is:

• The witches

• William Shakespeare

• Macbeth's father

• King Duncan

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