WorksheetsMacbeth Acts 3, 4, & 5
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Finish the line correctly... "By the pricking of my thumbs....."
something evil comes
something wicked this way comes
Macbeth is coming
something is coming
How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet?
She pretends to be ill and convinces him to go to their chambers. She asks Macduff to entertain the guests.
She says he is still grieving for Duncan. She gives him wine to quiet him, and she hosts the banquet.
She laughs and says he is in high spirits. She encourages the others to make merry with her and Macbeth.
She tells the guests he often has fits. When he really gets out of hand she sends the guests home.
The 3rd apparition tells Macbeth that he has nothing to fear until Birnam Wood marches up Dunsinane Hill to fight him. What does this apparition look like?
An armed head
A bloody child
A crowned child holding a tree
A line of kings resembling Banquo
The 2nd apparition tells Macbeth that no one borne from a woman will harm him. What does this apparition look like?
An armed head
A bloody child
A crowned child holding a tree
A line of kings resembling Banquo
The 1st apparition tells Macbeth to fear Macduff. What does this apparition look like?
An armed head
A bloody child
A crowned child holding a tree
A line of kings resembling Banquo
The 4th apparition doesn't speak. What does it show Macbeth?
An armed head
A bloody child
A crowned child holding a tre
A line of kings resembling Banquo
Why is Lady MACDUFF upset when the reader first meets her?
She is King Duncan's sister and misses him.
Her husband left her and her child defenseless.
Macduff was killed by Macbeth.
She knows that Macbeth is going to attack her town of Fife.
After Macduff finds out about his family's slaughter, Malcolm tells him to "fight it like a man." What is Macduff's response?
"I am more of a man than the coward Macbeth."
"I have no family; therefore, I am no man."
"I must also feel it like a man."
"I must join my family like a man."
Who says this quote? “Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble”
(Shakespeare 121).
Macbeth
King Edward
The witches
Hecate
Why doesn't the slaughter of Macduff's family work as planned by Macbeth?
Now Macduff is more motivated to get revenge on Macbeth.
Macduff's son seeks revenge on Macbeth.
The murderers were caught shortly after killing Macduff's family.
Lady Macbeth is upset with Macbeth for having a child killed.
After Macduff finds out about his family's slaughter, Malcolm tells him to "fight it like a man." What is Macduff's response?
"I am more of a man than the coward Macbeth."
"I have no family; therefore, I am no man."
"I must also feel it like a man."
"I must join my family like a man."
Which apparition/prophecy comes true when Malcolm's army cuts down trees to hide their numbers?
Fear Macduff.
No man borne of woman will harm Macbeth.
Macbeth will never be defeated until Birnam Wood marches to fight.
Banquo's son is crowned the new king.
Who is crowned the king of Scotland at the end?
Malcolm
Macduff
Donalbain
Ross
What is Macbeth's downfall?
Anger
Ambition
Love
Money
What is the "damned spot" that Lady Macbeth cannot wash away?
Her guilt
Her anger
Her depression
Her ambition
Who ends up killing Macbeth?
No one. He doesn't die.
Macbeth kills himself.
Macduff kills Macbeth.
Malcolm kills Macbeth.
How does this apparition/prophecy from Act 4 come true in Act 5: “Macbeth will never be defeated until Birnam Wood marches to fight you at Dunsinane Hill”
Malcolm's army uses branches from the trees as camouflage as they march to Macbeth's castle.
The witches cast a spell to make the trees move up the hill.
It doesn't come true.
The witches cast a spell on Macbeth's eyes to make it look like the trees are walking.
