Introduction to Macbeth

Macbeth is set in medieval...

• England

• Scotland

• Ireland

• Wales

What type of play is Macbeth?

• History

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Horror

Macbeth is a nobleman. What is a nobleman?

• A great and wise man

• A man who teaches others to behave well

• A type of king or emperor

• A person born with land, property and power from their family

What events were taking place in England which may link to the play?

• The discovery of the Americas by Columbus

• The Spanish Armada's attack on Britain

• The gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament

• The death of Queen Elizabeth 1st without an heir to the throne

What does Macbeth decide he wants to become at the start of the play?

• A witch

• A nobleman

• A great warrior

• A king

Throne of Blood is a film version of Macbeth about

• Japanese samurai and shogun

• Japanese Ninjas

• Chinese kung fu monks

• American detectives

Macbeth is a true story.

• True

• False

• Based on a true story but heavily adapted

The setting for Macbeth is mostly in

• Ireland

• England

• Scotland

• Spain

When the play opens there is a national war going on between

• Scotland and Ireland

• England and Spain

• Spain and Ireland

• Scotland and Norway

Banquo was an ancestor of

• Queen Elizabeth

• Macbeth

• Henry VIII

• King James