Macbeth Act 1 Review

Who is king when the play starts?

• Duncan

• Malcom

• Cawdor

• Macduff

Who does Macbeth defeat in battle?

• Duncan's armies

• King Edward's English Army

• The armies of Norway and Macdonwald

• Banquo

What do the witches tell Macbeth?

• Macbeth will be king and his sons will rule after him.

• Banquo will be king, but Macbeth will be happier

• Macbeth will be king but Banquo will murder him.

• Macbeth will be king and Banquo's children will be kings.

What title, predicted by the witches, does Macbeth receive?

• Earl of Dunsinane

• Thane of Cawdor

• Prince of Cumberland

• Thane of Ross

Who is made heir to Duncan's throne?

• Mabeth

• Macduff's son, Fleance

• Duncan's son, Malcom

• Macduff

What does Lady Macbeth resolve to do?

• Talk to the 3 witches

• Kill Duncan herself

• Protect Duncan from Macbeth's blood lust.

• Whatever it takes to help Macbeth become king.

What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?

• Modesty

• The manliness to follow through on his ambitions

• The ambition to become someone noteable

• the intelligence to be king

What do Lady Macbeth's wrods, "unsex me here" mean?

• She vows not to have sex with Macbeth until he becomes king

• She wants to set aside feminine sentiments that could hinder her bloody ambitoins

• She wants her chambermaids to disguise her as a man

• She wants to have sex with evil spirits

What does Macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan's murder?

• Other than satisfying his own ambitions, it will make everything worse

• It will be a simple and tidy route to achieving all his ambitions

• Though he will be come King, he'll lose his hold on Cawdor

• If the witches were right, he'll become king and immortal

What is Lady Macbeth's plan for murdering Duncan.

• Macbeth will pour poison in his ear while he sleeps

• Macbeth will hire three murderes to ambush Duncan when he returns to the castle

• Mabeth will stab him in his sleep and frame the chamberlains

• Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle.