Macbeth

Who are the first characters we meet in the play?

• Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth

• King Duncan

• The Witches

At the start of the play, which title does Macbeth already have?

• Thane of Glamis

• Thane of Cawdor

• King of Scotland

• King of England

To which two characters do the witches make a prophecy in Act One?

• Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

• Macbeth and Duncan

• Malcom and Banquo

• Macbeth and Banquo

Who says the following words "If we should fail"?

• Lady Macbeth

• Macbeth

• Banquo

• King Duncan

In his soliloquy before the murder, what does Macbeth imagine he sees in front of him?

• Duncan's crown

• Banquo's ghost

• A dagger

• Malcom's face

After the murder, Macbeth says "I could not say 'Amen'/When they did say 'God bless us!" Who are 'they'?

• Duncan's sons

• Duncan's guards

• The other Scottish thanes

• Himself

Who says "A little water clears us of this deed"?

• Lady Macbeth

• King Duncan

• Macbeth

• Malcom

Why does Lady Macbeth say she didn't kill the king herself?

• She abhors violence.

• He looked like her father in his sleep.

• She tried but he overpowered her.

• She needed to see if Macbeth was man enough to do it.

What does Macbeth hear a voice saying?

• "Out, damned spot."

• That he murdered sleep

• "Out, out, brief candle."

• That by a pricking of his thumbs "something wicked this way comes"

In Act 2, Scene 1 Why is Banquo up late?

• He senses something bad will happen to Duncan that night.

• He was awakened by voices saying, "Macbeth murdered sleep."

• He stays up late to talk to Macbeth about the witches.

• He had nightmares about the witches.