Macbeth

Question 1

Name 3 Of The Witches Prophecies In The Play

Answer 1

1. Thane Of Cawdor
2. King Of Scotland
3. Banquo’s Descendants Will Be King
4. Macbeth Will Not Be Killed By Any Born Of Women
5. Beware Macduff
6. Macbeth Will Not Die Until Burnum Woods Moves To Dunsinane

Question 2

What Did Macbeth See Pointing Towards Duncan’s Room

Answer 2

A Floating Dagger

Question 3

When do the Witches first appear in Macbeth

Answer 3

Act 1 Scene 1

Question 4

Why is Macbeth in battle at the start of the play

Answer 4

Because the Thane of Cawdor is a traitor and went against King Duncan

Question 5

What happens in Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 5

Duncan was talking to the captain who has been injured in the war and was telling Duncan about how brave Macbeth was in battle

Question 6

How does Lady Macbeth die

Answer 6

It is told she had killed herself

Question 7

Why does most of the deaths in Macbeth happen offstage

Answer 7

Because they want the attention all on the main story and Macbeth

Question 8

Which characters die in Macbeth

Answer 8

Banquo
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macduff 
Macduff's Children

Question 9

Who are King Duncan’s Children

Answer 9

Malcolm

Donalbain

Question 10

Who is the rightful heir to the throne

Answer 10

Malcolm as told by Duncan in Act 1

Question 11

How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill Duncan

Answer 11

Questions his Manlyhood

calls him a coward

Question 12

What was Macbeths fatal flaw

Answer 12

Ambition

Question 13

How does Lady Macbeth Change throughout the play

Answer 13

In the start of the play Lady Macbeth is a very ambitious character and convinces Macbeth to commit regicide however throughout the play her thoughts start to haunt herself as she is shown to have hallusinations of Duncan where she repeats ‘ who would have known the old man to have so much blood in him’ him reffering to Duncan she is guilty being (the mastermind of his murder). Sleepwalking.

Question 14

Are the witches to blame for Macbeth’s downfall

Answer 14

Many would argue that the witches started the ideas in his head of murder and kingship however it all rooted from ambition. Banquo was told he would have a descendant of him be King and he did not have an urge to chase it he let life go on. So the Witches were partly to blame for Macbeth’s downfall along with Lady Macbeth and Macbeth himself.

Question 15

What are the key themes in Macbeth

Answer 15

1. Ambition
2. Death
3. Loyalty
4. Guilt
5. Fate

Question 16

How does Shakespeare explore guilt throughout the play.

Give Examples. (3)

Answer 16

Shakespeare explores guilt through many of the characters including Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Macduff.
Macbeth expresses his guilt with hallusinations of the dagger and the blood on his hands.
Lady Macbeth expresses guilt in the play with her sleepwalking near the end of the play when her mental health is clearly not in a good state.
Also Macduff expresses guilt when he returns to Scotland to find out that his whole family has been murdered by Macbeth because he flead to England. However this did soon lead to the anger and hate that helped Macduff win the battle and kill Macbeth.

Question 17

Who did Macbeth say was acting suspicious after Duncan’s Murder?

Answer 17

Macbeth was putting the blame on Malcolm as he had fleed to England. However no-one knew what for so they assumed he was hiding something (Duncan’s Murder) however later on in the play it turns out Malcolm went to England to form an army with King Edward