The dagger, which Macbeth "sees before" him, ________ Macbeth from the waiting chamber to Duncan's bedroom by "usher[ing] [him] in the way that [he] was going and the instrument [he] was to use."

Lady Macbeth _______ "that which hath made [the guards] drunk" to make her "bold," suggesting that her earlier bragging about being willing to kill Duncan may not have been as true as she promoted.

Here, "Fair is foul and foul is fair," _____ the central paradox of the play that connects to the theme concerning the differences in appearance and reality.

Having established the connection in the minds of Shakespeare's audience and the divine right of kings, weather phenomenon such as the earth that "did shake," the "night" of the day, and the strange "nature" of Duncan's horses _______ that the murder of Duncan is a great attrocity.

In contrast to Macbeth's earlier statement that "if chance will have [him] king, chance will crown [him] king," he _________ his decision to wait after falling victim to Lady Macbeth's taunts of "cowardice" and lack of honor.

By _________ the safety of the martlet's nesting place to the raven who "croaks the fatal entrance" of Duncan into Macbeth's castle, Shakespeare emphasizes the motif of birds within the play.

Here, as Macbeth listens to Lady Macbeth's detailed plans for the murder, Macbeth _________ to follow through with the plot and lauds Lady Macbeth to "bring forth men children only."

Between the stories of the sailor's wife and the announcement that they are there to "meet with Macbeth," Shakespeare _________ that the involvement of the witches is meant to foreshadow Macbeth's downfall and not his fortunate future.

This "supernatural soliciting cannot be be ill, cannot be good" _______ the psychomachia within Macbeth's character as he first hears the witches' prophecy.

Just as Banquo fails Macbeth's test of loyalty at the promise of coming "honor", Banquo also _________ the Macbeth's downfall when he vow to find those responsible for Duncan's murder.

The statement that dwelling on the murder of Duncan will "drive [them] mad" _________ that Macbeth's hallucination of the dagger may be the first in a series of mental breaks with reality.

Much like how Macduff's yelling of "murder" and "treason" were driven by instinct, Macbeth __________ his knee-jerk reaction of killing the bloody guards as one that was driven by the emotion of anger.

The admission by Lady Macbeth that Donaldbain and Malcolm are "lodged" in the room beside Duncan when Macbeth is questioning the "noise" he heard during the murder ________ the neatness of Lady Macbeth's initial plan.

In their asides to one another, Malcom and Donaldbain _______ their decisions to go to separate countries because if they choose to remain in Scotland they know the "nearer in blood, the nearer bloody".

Shakespeare carefully _________ the downfall of an initially faithful servant of the king through unchecked ambition and fatal hubris. Macbeth is given opportunities to remain loyal, yet he disregards these steps.