Macbeth

Question 1

In _____, ______ or in ______

Answer 1

In thunder lightning or in rain
Act1- Sets the dark and violent tone of the play. Also acts a warning of the suprnatural

Question 2

____ is foul and ____ is ______

Answer 2

Fair is foul and foul is fair
Act1- Witches suggest things aren’t what they seem. KEY THEME appearance VS reality

Question 3

For _____ Macbeth

Answer 3

For brave Macbeth
Act1- Macbeth is initially presented as a hero, known for his “brave” and valiant character despite his actions being barbaric.

Question 4

He ______ him from the ____ to the ______ And _____ his _____ upon our ________

Answer 4

He unseamed him from the nave to the chops And fixed his head upon our battlements
Act1- Macbeth is excessively violent and beheads a traitor foreshadowing his own change in character and death

Question 5

________ _______ lapped in proof

Answer 5

Bellona’s bridegroom, lapped in proof
Act1- Macbeth looked so fierce he could’ve been the Roman goddess of war, which is ironic as he goes against God

Question 6

What he hath _____ _____ Macbeth hath _____

Answer 6

What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won
Act1- Duncan mimics the witches language proving the witches can predict the future and hints at their power.

Question 7

_____ than Macbeth and ______
Not so ______ yet much _____

Answer 7

lesser than Macbeth and greater
Not so happy yet much happier
Act1- Witches speak in riddles and paradoxes to mislead Macbeth and Banquo

Question 8

if good, why do I _____ to that ________ whose ______ ______ doth _____ my hair

Answer 8

if good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair
Act1- Macbeth is now starting to think about killing Duncan, but is physically shocked by the thought.

Question 9

There’s no _____ to find the ______ ______ in the _____

Answer 9

There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face
Act1- Duncan says that people may seem good and trustworthy but may not be. Ironic as he misjudges Macbeth

Question 10

Thy nature, Is too ____ _____ of _____ ______

Answer 10

Thy nature is too full o’th’milk of human kindness
Act1- Lady Macbeth assumes Macbeth won’t be able to kill Duncan- Macbeth is fully evil at this point

Question 11

The ______ himself is _____

Answer 11

The raven himself is hoarse
Act1- A “raven” symbolises death and ill omens. The “raven” is “hoarse”, tired from shouting, showing how nothing will stop Lady Macbeth from killing Duncan

Question 12

look like _______ ______ but be the _______ _______

Answer 12

look like th’innocent flower but be the serpent under’t
Act1- Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to act good to deceive Duncan. This could be a biblical reference to the fall

Question 13

His _____ will ______ like ____

Answer 13

His virtues will plead like angels
Act1- Macbeth recognises Duncan as a good king. His righteousness makes Macbeth feel even more guilty about his plan to kill Duncan

Question 14

When you ______ do it then you were a _____

Answer 14

When you durst do it then you were a man
Act1- Lady Macbeth is emasculating Macbeth to kill Duncan

Question 15

Have ______ my _____ from its ______ gums and _____ the _____ out

Answer 15

Have plucked my nipple from its boneless gums and dashed the brains out
Act1- The contrast of maternal imagery and violence shows how cruel and unladylike Lady Macbeth is

Question 16

is this a _______ I see _______ me

Answer 16

Is this a dagger I see before me
Act2- Macbeth hallucinates a dagger got murder on his mind

Question 17

had he not ________ my _____ as he ______ I had _____

Answer 17

had he not resembled my father as he slept I had done’t
Act2- First time Lady Macbeth has wavered- first sign that she’ll struggle to get over her guilt. Also shows how good Duncan was, not even the malicious Lady Macbeth could kill him.

Question 18

I could not say _____… most _____ of _____

Answer 18

I could not say Amen… most need of blessing
Act2- Macbeth’s rejection from God

Question 19

______ no more Macbeth

Answer 19

Sleep no more Macbeth
Act2- Macbeth cannot sleep due to his guilt. Macbeth says this quote

Question 20

Will all ____ _____ _____ wash this blood _____ from my hand

Answer 20

Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand
Act2- The hyperbole shows how great a sin Macbeth has committed that not even the ocean could wash it off, thus he can never be forgiven. Also foreshadows Lady Macbeth sleep walking scene.

Question 21

My ______ are of your ______ but I _____ to wear a _______ so _______

Answer 21

My hands are of your colour but I shame to wear a heart so white
Act2- Lady Macbeth emasculates Macbeth by comparing their hearts; Lady Macbeth is equal to this crime yet is ashamed of Macbeth’s guilt.

Question 22

a _____ ______ clears us of this _____

Answer 22

a little water clears us of this deed
Act2- Lady Macbeth is underestimating guilt

Question 23

There’s ____ in men’s ______

Answer 23

There’s daggers in men smiles
Act2- Donalbain says that people hide their true intentions

Question 24

Tis said they ____ each other

Answer 24

Tis said they eat each other
Act2- Duncan’s horses eat each other going against nature, result of Macbeth becoming King

Question 25

Their _____ are all out

Answer 25

Their candles are all out
Act2- The “candles” of Heaven -the stars- cannot be seen. The airy lightness that greeted Duncan’s arrival at the castle in Act I has completely vanished, to be replaced by brooding darkness symbolising Macbeth’s tyrannous reign.

Question 26

Thou ______ most ______ for it

Answer 26

Thou played most foully for it
Act3- Banquo is suspicious of Macbeth killing Duncan. He remains silent however as he remains loyal to his friends unlike Macbeth who easily stabs him in the back

Question 27

To be ____ is nothing but to be _____ _____

Answer 27

To be thus is nothing but to be safely thus
Act3- Thus=king. Macbeth ambition doesn’t end with the title King. He must feel safe or else it is all meaningless

Question 28

Upon my head they place a ______ _____, And put a ______ _____ in my ____

Answer 28

Upon my head they place a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my grip
Act3- Shakespeare uses symbolism and metaphors to express his frustration and incredulity that he might lose his title to Banquo’s sons. A “crown” and “sceptre” both represents a King’s power and authority which is lifeless and empty for Macbeth.

Question 29

Come, _____ _____

Answer 29

Come seeling night
Act3- Macbeth is becoming more similar to his wife, he now calls upon darkness to hide his sins.

Question 30

full of _____ is my ____

Answer 30

Full of scorpion is my mind
Act3- Macbeth only has evil on his mind suggesting his mind has been poisoned by these thoughts. As a result he willingly takes on this deathly ambition.

Question 31

I am in _____ _______ in so far… Returning were as ______ as go o’er

Answer 31

I am in blood Stepped in so far… Returning were as tedious as go o’er
Act3- Metaphor expresses his awareness of the stains the murder have left on his soul but it also shows his resolve to press on, regardless of the horrors he is responsible for. Macbeth’s humanity is diminishing and is becoming more of the tyrant king as a result of his excessive violence

Question 32

The _______ of my _______ shall be the ________ of my ______

Answer 32

The firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand
Act4- Macbeth now reacts on emotions no longer thinking about contrasting to his hesitation to kill Duncan

Question 33

give to the _____ of the ____ His _____ his _____ and all unfortunate ____

Answer 33

give to the edge of the sword His wife his babes and all unfortunate souls
Act4- Macbeth’s shift in violence, though horrific before can be explained for king and honour whereas now it isn’t even for his ambition and safety as a result from his corrupted mind

Question 34

where to do _____ is often _________, to do ______ sometime accounted _______ _____

Answer 34

where to do harm is often laudable, to do good sometime accounted dangerous folly
Act4- Lady Macduff uses contrast to create pathos, a sympathetic response to her situation. Mirrors the witches prophecies in the play “fair is foul and foul is fair” and Macbeth’s overwhelming villainy.

Question 35

It _____, it _____ and each new day a ____ is added to her _____

Answer 35

It weeps, it bleeds and each new day a gash is added to her wound
Act4- Shakespeare is emphasising the depths of Macbeth’s cruelty and ungodly kingship, confirming him as a tyrant in the eyes of the noble malcolm and Macduff. Shakespeare employs the motif of blood and violence but this time in Malcolm the rightful king

Question 36

she has ______ by her continually

Answer 36

she has light by her continually
Act5- Lady Macbeth now needs to be with “light” afraid of the darkness she called upon earlier in the play. Shakespeare is showing the results of calling upon the supernatural.

Question 37

Out, ____ _____!

Answer 37

Out, damned spot!
Act5- Lady Macbeth is overwhelmed with guilt that even the smallest stain, bothers her. This in contrast to her saying “a little water clears us of this deed” in Act1 shows how powerful guilt is.

Question 38

She should have ______ _______

Answer 38

She should have died hereafter
Act5- Macbeth shows no sign of grief for his wife’s death showing how distant he is from Lady Macbeth

Question 39

________ and _________ and ________

Answer 39

tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
Act5- Macbeth famous speech on how futile life is. The repetition reflects how mundane life is and how tedious it is.

Question 40

Out, Out, brief ______!
______ but a walking ______

Answer 40

Out, Out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow
Act5- Macbeth symbolises a “candle” as life. A candle has a flame, which alludes to heat and excitement, yet it is also short and fragile in comparison to the darkness it repels. Once the candle has been consumed by the darkness they are essentially dead, no longer the same person they once were.

Question 41

Of this dead _______ and his _____-____ _____

Answer 41

Of this dead butcher and his fiend like queen
Act5- Malcolm calls Macbeth a “butcher” who are known to kill animals. This shows how cruel Macbeth was as King and how far he fell from that noble hero. Lady Macbeth known as the “fiend-like queen” is a call back to her calling of the dark spirits reminding the audience of the change and outcome these two characters went through.