MACBETH TEST

When the audience knows something the character does not know. 

• Secrets
• Dramatic Irony
• Foreshadowing
• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The opposite of what should be

• simile
• characterization
• foreshadowing
• irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Before we actually see Macbeth, we learn that is a/an 

• traitor
• king
• brave warrior
• all of these

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to unsex her because

• she was unable to conceive a child
• she wanted to embody the male-oriented tendencies toward cruelty and violence
• traditional women’s roles required her to refrain from ordering her husband around
• she needed to be free from lustful thoughts in order to carry out her plan.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The Porter scene serves the purpose of 

• providing comic relief for the audience
• providing a reasonable length of time for Macbeth and his wife to get into bed
• providing a first view of Macduff as a foil for Macbeth
• wait, who's the Porter?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

We know that the ghost of Banquo is not “real” because

• he does not say anything to anyone
• nobody but Macbeth can see him
• he does not look like Banquo
• he is not serving an actual purpose

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Siward is proud when he finds out his son was stabbed in the front.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Macbeth die?

• He is attacked by a group of Macduff's soldiers
• He "accidentally" falls on his own sword
• Macduff beheads him (after killing him)
• One of his own soldiers mistakenly kills him.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is an obstacle with Macbeth becoming King?

• Lady Macbeth is against it
• King Duncan is against it
• King Duncan appoints his son successor
• Banquo knows of his evil plan

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What behavior is Lady Macbeth exhibiting that is worrying everyone?

• Sleep walking
• Cursing
• Using magic
• Dancing in the woods

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10