Macbeth Flashcards
Learn Key Quoted and Facts about the play
Name 3 Of The Witches Prophecies In The Play
- Thane Of Cawdor
- King Of Scotland
- Banquo’s Descendants Will Be King
- Macbeth Will Not Be Killed By Any Born Of Women
- Beware Macduff
- Macbeth Will Not Die Until Burnum Woods Moves To Dunsinane
What Did Macbeth See Pointing Towards Duncan’s Room
A Floating Dagger
When do the Witches first appear in Macbeth
Act 1 Scene 1
Why is Macbeth in battle at the start of the play
Because the Thane of Cawdor is a traitor and went against King Duncan
What happens in Act 1 Scene 2
Duncan was talking to the captain who has been injured in the war and was telling Duncan about how brave Macbeth was in battle
How does Lady Macbeth die
It is told she had killed herself
Why does most of the deaths in Macbeth happen offstage
Because they want the attention all on the main story and Macbeth
Which characters die in Macbeth
Banquo Macbeth Lady Macbeth Lady Macduff Macduff's Children
Who are King Duncan’s Children
Malcolm
Donalbain
Who is the rightful heir to the throne
Malcolm as told by Duncan in Act 1
How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill Duncan
Questions his Manlyhood
calls him a coward
What was Macbeths fatal flaw
Ambition
How does Lady Macbeth Change throughout the play
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.
Are the witches to blame for Macbeth’s downfall
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.
What are the key themes in Macbeth
- Ambition
- Death
- Loyalty
- Guilt
- Fate
How does Shakespeare explore guilt throughout the play.
Give Examples. (3)
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.
Who did Macbeth say was acting suspicious after Duncan’s Murder?
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
