act 1, scene 7: macbeth ponders killing the king

Question 1

M’S SOLLILOQUY: “if it were [1], when ‘tis done, then ‘twere [2] It were [3] quickly.”

Answer 1

[1] - done
[2] - well
[3]- done

macbeth thinks that if the act of killing duncan would truly be the end of it, and there would be no consequences, it is better to get it over and done with as quickly as possible.

Question 2

“we will [1] no further in this [2].”

Answer 2

[1] - proceed
[2] - business

macbeth stands up to lady m.

Question 3

“he’s here in [1] trust.”

Answer 3

[1] - double

he is against killing the king as he is both his kinsman and host. he “should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself.”

Question 4

“virtues [1] like angels, trumpet tongued” + “[2] cherubim”

Answer 4

[1] - plead
[2] - heaven’s

duncan really doesn’t deserve to be killed; his purity is accentuated by religious simile/imagery. his death WILL have consequences.

Question 5

LADY M: “when you [1] do it, then you are a [2]”

Answer 5

[1] - durst
[2] - man

mocks his masculinity, manipulating him.

Question 6

MACBETH: “no spur to [1] the sides of my intent, but only vaulting [2]”

Answer 6

[1] - prick
[2] - ambition

macbeth doesn’t want to kill the king; the only motive is the crown.

Question 7

MACBETH: “false [1] must hide what the false [2] doth [3].”

Answer 7

[1] - face
[2] - heart
[3] - know

duplicitious.

Question 8

MACBETH: “thy undaunted [1] should [2] nothing but [3].”

Answer 8

[1] - mettle
[2] - compose
[3] - males

lady m is so fierce and against the orthodox nature of women, making her unfit to mother girls.

Question 9

LM: “like the poor [1], i’th’[2].?”

Answer 9

[1] - cat
[2] - adage

refers to the proverb of the cat who would like to catch fish but is too scared to get its paws wet. she compares him to a feminine animal, known to be fiercely loyal to their owners (saying duncan owns him) further emasculating him.

Question 10

who interrupts macbeth’s soliloquy?

Answer 10

lady macbeth who berates and challenges him for pondering regicide instead of just following her order.

Question 11

LM: “art thou a [1]?”

Answer 11

[1] - fear’d

Question 12

LM: “[1] your [2] to the [3]-place”

Answer 12

[1] - screw
[2] - courage
[3] - sticking

(encouraging macbeth to be brave)

Question 13

macbeth “false [1] must hide what the [2] heart doth [3].”

Answer 13

[1] - face
[2] - false
[3] - know

(macbeth closes the scene by saying he must now hide his true self)