Act 1

Question 1

Scene 1

The witches

Answer 1

Fair is foul and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air

Question 2

Scene 2

Macbeth has shown his courage and bravery (4 quotes)

Answer 2

Brave Macbeth
Noble Macbeth
O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!
Bellona’s bridegroom

Question 3

Scene 2

Thane of Cawdor is a traitor and Macbeth will be getting his title as a result (Duncan)

Answer 3

What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won

Question 4

Scene 3

Macbeth says something ironic, considering what the witches said previously

Answer 4

So foul and fair a day I have not seen

Question 5

Scene 3

Banquo sees the witches. He doesn’t really think they look like humans

Answer 5

What are these, so withered, and so wild in their attire, that look not like th’inhabitants o’th’ earth and yet are on’t?

Question 6

Scene 3

The witches prophecy for King

Answer 6

All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter!

Question 7

Scene 3

Banquo asks Macbeth why he is so startled/afraid of the nice said to him

Answer 7

Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear things that do sound so fair?

Question 8

Scene 3

Banquo’s prophecy from the witches

Answer 8

Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none

Question 9

Scene 3

Reference to clothes. Macbeth is asking why he is being called Thane of Cawdor when the Thane still lives

Answer 9

Why do you dress me in borrowed robes?

Question 10

Scene 3

Macbeth speaking aside to himself. He is now both Thane of Glamis and Cawdor

Answer 10

Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor: the greatest is behind

Question 11

Scene 3
Banquo is speaking to Macbeth about how the witches are trying to gain their trust only to bring destruction and betrayals upon them

Answer 11

But ‘tis strange; and oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray’s in deepest consequence.

Question 12

Scene 3

Macbeth is caught in a dilemma on whether the prophecy (and the supernatural itself) will be good or bad

Answer 12

This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill; cannot be good.

Question 13

Scene 3

Macbeth decides he will leave the prophecy up to fate and will not interfere

Answer 13

If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me, without my stir.

Question 14

Scene 3

Banquo references clothes once again. Dressing Macbeth in clothes that he’s not yet used to, that are new to him

Answer 14

Strange garments

Question 15

Scene 4

Duncan is speaking about the Thane of Cawdor. Shows Duncan is quite trusting a he put all his trust in the Thane

Answer 15

He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust.

Question 16

Scene 4

Macbeth is quite humble. He is saying that his service to Duncan alone is reward enough

Answer 16

The service and loyalty I owe, in doing it, pays itself.

Question 17

Scene 4
Macbeth to himself. He speaks of how Malcolm is a stepping stone/obstacle in his way to becoming King. He needs to decide whether or not he want to fall before him or overcome it

Answer 17

The Prince of Cumberland: that is a step on which I must fall down, or else o’er-leap, for in my way it lies.

Question 18

Scene 4

Macbeth is speaking to himself. He doesn’t want people to see that he truly wants to become King

Answer 18

Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires

Question 19

Scene 5

Lady Macbeth just read the letter and decides he will be King, but she fears he is too kind to do what needs to be done

Answer 19

Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised. Yet I do fear thy nature: it is full o’th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way

Question 20

Scene 5

Lady Macbeth decides she will try to influence Macbeth’s decision to become King

Answer 20

Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits into thine ear and chastise with valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round

Question 21

Scene 5
Lady Macbeth calls upon evil spirits to change her gender (because women were consider the lesser gender and weak) and fill her with cruelty, taking away her conscience

Answer 21

Unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty

Question 22

Scene 5

Lady Macbeth wants here own milk taken away from her and to be filled with the bitterness of gall

Answer 22

And take my milk for gall, you murdering ministers

Question 23

Scene 5
Lady Macbeth greets her husband when he arrives home, telling him he shall be greater than just Thane of Glamis and Cawdor

Answer 23

Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter!

Question 24

Scene 5

Lady Macbeth has already decided Duncan must die and that he won’t see the morning

Answer 24

O, never shall sun that morrow see!

Question 25

Scene 5

Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth how he must act so as not arise suspicion for what he is really about to do

Answer 25

Look like th’innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.

Question 26

Scene 6
Duncan has arrived at Inverness and wishes to see Macbeth. Dramatic irony because he wouldn’t say this if he knew about their plan to murder him

Answer 26

Give me your hand: conduct me to mine host. We love him highly, and shall continue our graces towards him.

Question 27

Scene 7

Macbeth’s soliloquy. He wants the murder, if it happens, to be over and done with quickly. Sooner rather than later

Answer 27

If it were done, when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well it were done quickly

Question 28

Scene 7

Macbeth’s soliloquy. He is speaking of moral judgement so he doesn’t want to kill just yet.

Answer 28

But, in these cases, we still have judgement here

Question 29

Scene 7
Macbeth’s soliloquy. He speaking about how he is Duncan’s host so he should be shutting out his murderer, not do the deed himself

Answer 29

As his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself

Question 30

Scene 7

Macbeth’s soliloquy. His only reason for becoming King is his own ambition

Answer 30

I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o’er leaps itself

Question 31

Scene 7

Macbeth is telling Lady Macbeth he doesn’t want to murder Duncan anymore. Another clothes reference

Answer 31

We will proceed no further in this business. He hath honoured me of late, and I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people

Question 32

Scene 7
Lady Macbeth insults Macbeth with another clothes reference, asking if he was drunk when he came up with the idea of he murder, if it was that that gave him his courage (kind of saying he doesn’t have courage when he’s sober)

Answer 32

Was the hope drunk wherein you dressed yourself?

Question 33

Scene 7

Lady Macbeth questions her love for him and his masculinity (2 quotes)

Answer 33

From this time, such I account thy love. Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou art in desire?
And
When you durst do it, then you were a man

Question 34

Scene 7
Macbeth tries to say he is a man, he will do anything to prove he is one but nothing that will prove he isn’t. Quite pitiful considering he’s just trying to prove his masculinity after a battle he won

Answer 34

I dare do all that may become a man; who dares do more, is none.

Question 35

Scene 7

Brutality and Ruthlessness. Killing her own child to gain the power she promised.

Answer 35

I would, while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, and dashed the brains out

Question 36

Scene 7

Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth if he stays courageous then they won’t possibly fail with killing Duncan.

Answer 36

But screw you courage to the sticking place, an we’ll not fail.

Question 37

Scene 7

Macbeth is saying that they need to put on a false image to hide what they really want

Answer 37

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

Question 38

Scene 2

Macbeth is loyal because when Duncan ordered the death of Macdonwald, Macbeth obliged, brutally

Answer 38

Unseamed him from the nave to th’ chops