Macbeth Act I and II

Who is also described as having fought bravely with Macbeth at the beginning of the play?

• Duncan

• Malcolm

• Banquo

• Macdonwald

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Which best describes the difference in opinion of the witches between Banquo and Macbeth?

• While Banquo feels the witches are simply old hags to be laughed at, Macbeth is terrified of them and wants them to go away.

• While Banquo feels the witches are nothing but scary old hags, Macbeth feels they should be treated with kindness like any living things.

• While Banquo is enraptured by the words of the witches, Macbeth feels as if he is too important to pay them any mind.

• While Banquo is skeptical of their words and their prophecies, Macbeth finds himself curious and wanting to hear more from them.

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How does Macbeth react to the witches’ prophecies?

• He starts thinking about what would need to happen for him to attain a higher title.

• He becomes overwhelmed by the responsibility of a higher title.

• He sees them as a bad omen.

• He brushes them off because he doesn’t believe that anyone could accurately predict the future.

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What does the following line reveal about Macbeth?"...stars, hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires."

• While he is afraid of the witches, he still wants to know more about them.

• While he is secretly eager to gain power, he must not let this ambition show.

• While he knows Banquo doesn't believe the witches, he still does.

• While he is pleased with the witches, he cannot tell Banquo, who is scared.

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"Fair is foul, and foul is fair

Hover through the fog and filthy air." (Act I, scene i, line 13) This line is an example of the literary device/s called (select any/all that apply)

• alliteration

• allusion

• metaphor

• paradox

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Identify the speaker: "What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won."

• Banquo

• King Duncan

• Lady Macbeth

• The witches

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(Act I, scene i.) Describe the weather when the play begins.

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How many make up the "Weird Sisters"?

• Three

• Five

• Seven

• Nine

• Twelve

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Shakespeare has three ways that a character shows what s/he is thinking: aside, monologue, and soliloquy. What is a soliloquy?

• When a character talks to him/herself with other characters on the stage

• When a character talks to other characters on the stage

• When a character talks to one other character on the stage.

• When a character talks to him/herself with no one else on stage.

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After Macbeth learns that he has become the thane of Cawdor, he says, “And the best part of what they predicted is still to come” (Act I, scene iii, line 125). What does he mean by this?

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