Macbeth recap

What do the witches decide in the opening scene of the play?

• To kill Macbeth

• To meet with Macbeth

• To destroy society

The witches say: There to ____ with Macbeth.

How is Macbeth described by the captain and King Duncan in the opening scenes of the play?

• Brave

• Worthy

• Weak

• Cowardly

• Noble

The captain says: For _____ Macbeth - well he deserves that name.'

Macbeth's sword 'smok'd with bloody _________'

When fighting in the battle at the start, Macbeth '_____ out his passage'.

When Macbeth killed Macdonald, he '______'_ him from the nave to the chaps'.

How does Macbeth react to the witches' prophecies?

• Compelled and desires knowledge

• Wants nothing to do with them as he's scared

• Asks Banquo to protect him

Banquo says 'the instruments of darkness tell us truths; win us with honest trifles, to betray us in deepest consequence'. What is he warning Macbeth about?

Macbeth's decision about the prophesies initially is to shift the responsibility to fate:

'If ______ will have me king, why ______ may crown me.'

(same word in both gaps)