Macbeth

Question 1

Act 1 scene 1

Answer 1

The three witches gather to in a thunder storm to meet macbeth

Question 2

Act 1 scene 2

Answer 2

Duncan hears reports of the Battle in which macbeth proves himself and also of the thane of Cawdor

Question 3

Act 1 scene 3

Answer 3

Macbeth and banquo meet the witches and hear the predictions that he will be the new thane of Cawdor and later King. Ross arrives and confirms that macbeth is the new thane of Cawdor

Question 4

Act 1 scene 4

Answer 4

Duncan decides to make his son malcolm the heir to his throne and tells macbeth he will visit his castle

Question 5

Act 1 scene 5

Answer 5

Lady macbeth reads the letter from her husband and decides that she will help kill the king

Question 6

Act 1 scene 6

Answer 6

Duncan arrives at macbeth’s Castle and is welcomed by lady macbeth

Question 7

Act 1 scene 7

Answer 7

Macbeth decides he cannot go through with the plot but lady macbeth persuades him to change his mind

Question 8

Act 2 scene 1

Answer 8

Banquo feels uneasy about what might happen in the night. Macbeth makes his way to duncan’s room to kill him and sees a ghostly dagger floating in the air before him

Question 9

Act 2 scene 2

Answer 9

Macbeth forgets to frame the guards so lady macbeth is forced to

Question 10

Act 2 scene 3

Answer 10

The next morning duncan’s body is discovered by macduff; macbeth conveniently kills the servants in pretend rage; duncan’s sons flee the castle

Question 11

Act 2 scene 4

Answer 11

Macduff reports the suspicion for the murder was placed on the King’s sons; macbeth travelled to scone to be crowned

Question 12

Act 3 scene 1

Answer 12

Macbeth is now king, but banquo is suspicious about the witches prediction coming true. Macbeth arrange the murder of banquo

Question 13

Act 3 scene 2

Answer 13

Lady macbeth tries to get her husband to talk to her about the plans but he refused

Question 14

Act 3 scene 3

Answer 14

Banquo is murdered but fleance escapes

Question 15

Act 3 scene 4

Answer 15

At a feast that night macbeth sees the ghost of banquo lady macbeth tries to calm him down but when this fails cancels the feasts

Question 16

Act 3 scene 5

Answer 16

The witches duscuss events so far; hecate predicts his downfall

Question 17

Act 3 scene 6

Answer 17

Suspicion of macbeth grows; macduff leaves for England to get support for an attack on macbeth

Question 18

Act 4 scene 1

Answer 18

The witches tell macbeth he cannot be harmed by anyone born and that he will be safe until Birnam Wood moves to dunstanane Castle. Macbeth decides to murder macduff’s family.

Question 19

Act 4 scene 2

Answer 19

Macbeth’s murderers kill lady macduff and her children

Question 20

Act 4 scene 3

Answer 20

Macduff discovers his family has been murdered and with malcome lead an attack on macbeth

Question 21

Act 5 scene 1

Answer 21

Lady macbeth is sleep walking and trying to wash an imaginary spot of blood from her hands

Question 22

Act 5 scene 2

Answer 22

Malcolms army is at Birnam Wood and hears macbeth’s supporters are leaving him

Question 23

Act 5 scene 3

Answer 23

Macbeth is besieged but puts his trust in the witches

Question 24

Act 5 scene 4

Answer 24

Malcome orders his army to cut down the branches from the woods to disquise the numbers of his army

Question 25

Act 5 scene 5

Answer 25

Macbeth is told his wife died and that the woods are moving to the castle