Act One, Scene Three Flashcards
Why is the first witch angry at the sailor’s wife?
She refused to share her chestnuts.
What revenge is the first witch planning?
To sink the tiger
The three witches are often referred to as the _____ sisters.
The Weird Sisters
What is Macbeth’s first line in this scene and what line does it echo?
“So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” echoes the witches’ line
“Foul is fair and fair is foul.”
What are the three titles given to Macbeth by the witches?
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
King
What figure of speech can be found in the following lines by Banquo?
“If you can look into the seeds of time/ And say which grain will grow and which will not…”
Metaphor
What two riddles do the witches offer to Banquo?
Lesser than Macbeth yet greater
Not so happy yet much happier
Who announces Macbeth is now the Thane of Cawdor?
Ross
Banquo warns Macbeth about the witches’ predictions coming true, what does he say?
The instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles to bee tray in deepest consequence.
What is the name of the sailor’s ship?
The tiger
