Macbeth Review

The witches establish the following theme in 1.1:

• Fate is stronger than free will
• Not everything is what it appears to be
• Evil always overtakes goodness
• Ambition can lead to tragedy

When the play opens Macbeth is the Thane of (a)  

• Glamis
• Cawdor
• Fife
• Ross

What is Shakespeare trying to establish in this scene?

• That Norway will win the war with Scotland
• That the Thane of Cawdor is a traitor
• That Macbeth is brave and an accomplished fighter
• Both A and B
• Both A and C

What does "shall be king hereafter" mean?

• He will be king in the future
• His children will be kings
• He will meet the king
• He will never be king

Why does Shakespeare reveal that Macbeth is the Thane of Cawdor directly after he is told the prophecies by the witches?

• It creates mystery and suspense
• It creates conflict within Macbeth as he realized two of the three predictions are true.
• It creates mistrust in Macbeth
• It creates mistrust in Banquo

The king plans to stay ______ night(s) at Macbeth's castle.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The following are true at the end of Act 1 (3 Answers)

• Macbeth is thinking of killing the king
• The king is pleased with Macbeth
• Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to kill Duncan
• Banquo is thinking of Killing Macbeth
• Macbeth is satisfied with his new titles

Banquo's thoughts at the beginning of act 2 reveal that he:

• Is suspicious of Macbeth's motives
• Will help Macbeth kill the king
• Believes that Manbeth will harm his son
• Has absolute faith in Macbeth.

When Macbeth says, "Is this a dagger which I see before me" he is

• delusional/hallucinating
• irate/enraged
• coherent/rational
• calm/peaceful

Macbeth imagines that the dagger

• A. Bleeds
• B. leads him to Duncan
• C. leads him away from Duncan
• Both A and B
• Both B and C