MACBETH

Question 1

What is hamartia and how could it be seen in Macbeth?

Answer 1

It’s a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero, this can be seen with Macbeth’s ambition as it leads him to be king but this also leads him to his death

Question 2

What are key moments in Macbeth?

Answer 2

• Witches prophecies
• Lady Macbeth’s Soliliquy
• Macbeth seeing the Dagger before the Regicide
• Murder of Duncan
• Banquo murder and ghost
• Witches apparitions about Macbeths downfall
• Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
• Fulfilment of the witches apparitions of Macbeths death

Question 3

What are the 3 apparitions Macbeth gets from the witches?

Answer 3

• He will be safe until the trees walk
• Beware Macduff
• No one women born can kill Macbeth

Question 4

What are adjectives at the start of the play which describe Macbeth?

Answer 4

‘Brave’ and ‘Noble’ this is humorous with Noble as he goes on to commit regicide

Question 5

What does regicide mean?

Answer 5

It means to kill a king or Queen

Question 6

What is the Great Chain of Being?

Answer 6

When the Jacobeans belied God chose the King to rule, this was seen as the worst crime possible as it went against God

Question 7

How did Jacobeans see suicide?

Answer 7

Many Jacobean’s were catholic and it was thought Suicide was a sin which would send you to hell

Question 8

What is the Jacobean Patriarchal Society?

Answer 8

Men were seen as superior to women and were supposed to have more power in the relationship

Question 9

What is Scottish Warrior Culture?

Answer 9

It’s when Scottish men were supposed to be brave and ruthless and women maternal and caring

Question 10

What does Banquo say about the witches?

Answer 10

‘Instruments of darkness’ he says he doesn’t trust them as he is wise

Question 11

What is one of Banquo’s prediction from the Witches?

Answer 11

‘Lesser than Macbeth, and greater’ - Oxymoron (he’s greater because he’s more moral but lesser as he doesn’t have the same achievements)

Question 12

What dramatic irony does Duncan say?

Answer 12

‘This castle hath a pleasant seat’ he’s unaware he will be murdered (ironic since he’s complimenting the castle but he dies there)

Question 13

What quotes show gender roles in the Jacobean era?

Answer 13

‘Unsex me here’ and ‘take my milk for gall’- Metaphor (Lady Macbeth asking to be a male as they are seen as ruthless and brave in Scottish warrior culture)

Question 14

What quote does Lady Macbeth say about Macbeth’s kindness?

Answer 14

‘Too full o’ the milk of human kindness’ - metaphor (Lady Macbeth reading Macbeths letter of planning regicide but she’s worried he’s too moral but this is ironic since he’s a tyrant who kills women and children)

Question 15

What quote shows Lady Macbeth using Macbeth’s masculinity to manipulate him into committing regicide?

Answer 15

‘To look so green and pale’ - imagery

Question 16

What quote shows Lady Macbeth’s loyalty for Macbeth?

Answer 16

‘Dash’d the brains out’ - Metaphor (she would rather kill her offspring than betray Macbeth’s word as he’s doing to her shows her ambition) (manipulating him)

Question 17

What is a quote about Macbeth becoming more independent with his immorality?

Answer 17

‘Be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck’ - short sentence (this shows that he’s refusing to
tell Lady Macbeth about the murder of Banquo)

Question 18

How is revenge a major theme in Macbeth with Macduff?

Answer 18

If the witches never told Macbeth to ‘beware Macduff’ he wouldn’t of killed his family so Macduff didn’t need to avenge his family and kill Macbeth

Question 19

Why can only Macduff kill Macbeth?

Answer 19

‘Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped’ - metaphor Because he was C sectioned so he wasn’t born a natural way from a woman

Question 20

How is Macbeth gaining the title of Thane of Cowdor foreshadowing?

Answer 20

Because the last Thane of Cowdor betrayed the King and Macbeth committed regicide

Question 21

What is an imagery quote about Macbeth seeing Banquos ghost at the dinner party?

Answer 21

‘Never shake thy gory locks at me’ shows he’s murdered his friend and is hallucinating from guilt

Question 22

What quote shows Macbeth’s mental instability?

Answer 22

‘O full of scorpions is my mind’ - metaphor (he’s becoming more evil as scorpions are evil, venomous creatures and he’s going insane)

Question 23

What is a quote about Fleance’s escape which gets Macbeth to see the witches again?

Answer 23

‘There the grown serpent lies, the worm that’s fled’- Metaphor

Question 24

What is a quote which shows Macduff’s loyalty to Scotland?

Answer 24

‘O Scotland, Scotland’ - Repetition (contrasts to how he’s different from Macbeth as he’s a power hungry tyrant who killed the ex king of Scotland and Macduff is loyal to Scotland)

Question 25

What is a quote which shows Lady Macbeths mental instability from her sleepwalking?

Answer 25

‘Out damned spot, out I say!’ - exclamatiory sentence (shows her guilt over the murders which is ironic since she tells Macbeth after he’s commit regicide to wash it off and it’s fine)

Question 26

What quote shows Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s broken relationship after her death?

Answer 26

‘She should have died hereafter’ - short sentence (shows his coldness)

Question 27

What is a quote about Macbeths death that Macduff says?

Answer 27

‘Dead butcher, and his fiend-like queen’ - metaphor (Macbeth and Lady Macbeth)