Mac beth Flashcards
Who was Macbeth and when did he live?
Macbeth was a Mormaer born around 1005 in Scotland
A Mormaer is a Scottish noble title equivalent to an Earl.
Where did Shakespeare locate Macbeth’s castle?
Inverness
Whom did Macbeth murder?
The elderly King Duncan
Where was Duncan’s castle located?
Forres
What three personages did Macbeth meet on a heath?
The three witches or weird sisters
What is Macbeth doing in the image next to the Scotland map?
Macbeth is in the middle of a battle facing violence
What is a possible name of the historical Lady Macbeth?
Gruoch
How many kings of Scotland have there been and where were they crowned?
42 kings, crowned at Scone Palace
Where is Macbeth awarded the title Thane of Cawdor?
Quiraing
Record the quotation from the play about Birnam Wood and Dunsinane Hill.
“Macbeth shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him”
What is another quote related to evil’s deception in Macbeth?
“Oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles to betray us on deepest consequence.”
Where were Lady Macduff and her children killed?
Sligachan Glen
Who defeated Macbeth and when?
Malcolm Canmore in 1057
What marks the spot where Macbeth was executed?
Macbeth’s Stone
Where would Macbeth have been buried?
Iona Abbey
What was the state of Scotland during Macbeth’s reign?
It was long and prosperous, he was a generous king, things were good
According to superstition, what should you not say aloud in the theater?
You shouldn’t say Macbeth
King James VI of Scotland became King James I of what country and in what year?
Of England in 1603
What book did King James I write about witchcraft?
Doctor Faustus
What quotation from Macbeth is linked to King James’ violent encounter at sea?
‘Though his bark cannot be lost, Yet shall be tempest-tost’
According to legend, what is an example of an early disaster that plagued Shakespeare’s production of Macbeth?
The actor playing Lady Macbeth died, so Shakespeare had to take over the role himself
What was the Gunpowder plot?
A failed attempt by a group of English Catholic dissidents to assassinate the king and members of parliament in a huge explosion
How would ‘weird’ be pronounced in Shakespeare’s day?
WAY-rrd
Where did Shakespeare find much of his historic material for Macbeth?
From Raphael’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
