Acts 1-3 Flashcards
Act I
At the beginning, the witches foreshadow the struggle between good and evil in the human’s ______
Soul
Act I
Shakespeare uses witches instead of devils because _____
more realistic. People believed more in witches than devils. Devils were considered comical in Elizabethan theater.
Act I
The witches statement, “fair is foul, foul is fair” introduces the theme _____
“Things don’t seem like what they appear”
Act I
The raven and blood are images of _____
evil and they associated with Duncan’s murder.
Act I
The one request that Lady Macbeth makes of the spirits that are not granted is to make her unable to feel
Remorse
Act I
The witches three prophecies
- ) Thane of Glamis
- ) Thane of Cawdor
- ) King
Act I
When Duncan comes to the castle for a visit.
This is where both Macbeths come together to commit a crime. It foreshadows that order will be restored at the end of the play, evil is unmasked, and good will be shown in triumphed.
Act II
Two famous lines
“Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand”?
“There’s daggers in men’s smiles.”
Act II
Macbeth calls the dagger a fatal vision because ______
it prompts him to murder Duncan and the murder will be fatal to Macbeth physically and spiritually.
Act II
Lady Macbeth said she couldn’t murder Duncan herself because
he looked like her father in his sleep.
Act II
The primary function of the porter
Is comic relief for the audience.
Act II
Scene 4: The function of the old man is to
fulfill the role of the Greek chorus giving the facts and expressing public opinion.
Act II
Up to act ___ Banquo serves up as a _____
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Foil
Act III
Contains the _____ _____ of the play. Macbeth can’t turn back because _____
Turning Point
The Murder is committed
Act III
Banquo’s regal nature
Brave attitude, and Macbeth fears that he has sold his soul to give the throne to Banquo’s heirs
