Macbeth So Far

Who is the king of Scotland at the beginning of the play?

• Macbeth

• Fleance

• Malcolm

• Duncan

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Who is the first person Macbeth kills?

• Duncan

• Banquo

• Fleance

• Scotty

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How does Lady Macbeth manipulate her husband into committing murder to become king? There may be more than one right answer!

• She calls him a coward and unmanly

• She says she will never love him again if he doesn't act

• She says she would kill her own child for that kind of power, so he should be able to kill one man

• She hires men to commit the murder for Macbeth

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Why does Lady Macbeth say she could not kill Duncan herself when she went into his room?

• He looked too much like her father as he lay there sleeping

• He almost woke up and she had to run away

• She didn't; she's the one who killed Duncan

• She never went in the room

Answer explanation

This moment tells us something interesting about Lady M's character -- she's all for murder when they're just talking about it, but when she actually enters Duncan's room she can't follow through. It's foreshadowing for Act 3, when she starts to get uncomfortable with the methods she and her husband used to make him king.

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What does Macbeth do to Duncan's two guards when they are discovered with the murder weapons?

• He kills them both before anyone can ask them any questions.

• He arrests them and throws them in the dungeon.

Answer explanation

This moment in the play is important -- Macbeth is trying to frame the two guards for Duncan's murder, but killing them is a mistake. When Macbeth kills the guards before anyone can question them about Duncan's death, it makes other characters (like Macduff) question Macbeth's motives.

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How does Macbeth plan to kill his best friend Banquo and Banquo's son, Fleance?

• He plans to sneak into their rooms at night and stab them

• He hires two criminals to follow Banquo and his son and kill them

• He tells Lady Macbeth to kill them, since she chickened out with Duncan

• He doesn't kill Banquo and Fleance

Answer explanation

When Macbeth hires the two criminals to kill Banquo and Fleance, he talks them into it using the same tactics Lady Macbeth used on him when they were plotting to kill Duncan. He says they are like dogs -- not real men -- but they can become brave and manly if they kill Banquo and his son. Like his wife, Macbeth uses manipulation to drive these men to murder, preying on their insecurities and fears.

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Macbeth convinces the murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance by belittling them, calling them worthless and like dogs. Which character used the same manipulation tactics on Macbeth earlier in the play to convince him to kill Duncan?

• Lady Macbeth

• Malcolm

• Banquo

• The witches

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What happens when the criminals go to kill Banquo and Fleance?

• They can't get to either man, and both get away

• Banquo fights off the men while his son escapes, but Banquo is killed

• Fleance fights off the men so his father can escape, but Fleance is killed

• Both men are killed easily

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Whose ghost appears to Macbeth during Act 3?

• Duncan

• Fleance

• Macduff

• Banquo

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What does Banquo's ghost do when he appears to Macbeth?

• He does nothing except look and point at Macbeth.

• He accuses Macbeth of plotting his murder

• He taunts Macbeth with the knowledge that Banquo's son, Fleance, is still alive

• Wait, Banquo's not dead!

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