Lesson 2A questions Flashcards
Who stops Macbeth and Banquo as they return from a victorious battle?
3 strange women with beards who are, most likely, witches.
What good news do the three women share with Macbeth?
Macbeth shall be the thane of Cawdor and, eventually, king.
What good news do the three women share with Banquo?
His sons shall be king.
How does Macbeth’s wife feel about the witches’ prophecy?
She desires the prophecy to come true even if the cost is bloodshed.
Who is visiting Macbeth at his castle?
King Ducan, his 2 sons, multiple thanes, and multiple attendants.
What is Lady Macbeth good at?
She is good at being a hostess and hiding her true intentions under an innocent, smiling persona.
What does Lady Macbeth plan to do to Duncan?
She plans to murder him.
What great feat has Macbeth recently achieved?
He defeated a rebel army assisted by troops from Norway..
What are Lady Macbeth’s doubts about her husband?
That he was to morally upright and wouldn’t murder King Ducan.
What does Lady Macbeth do to King Ducan’s grooms?
She gives them so much wine that they passed out, intoxicated.
Why is it ironic that Lady Macbeth loses her nerve to kill King Ducan?
She calls her husband a coward for losing his nerve when he tries to murder the king.
Lady Macbeth tells her husband that they can blame the murder on these people:
The grooms
