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Macbeth Act 1-3 test Flashcards

1
Q

major theme introduced by the witches

A

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”

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2
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sets the plot in motion

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the prophecy given to Macbeth by the 3 sisters

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3
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asks the witches for his prophecy, too

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Banquo

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4
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will be both lesser and greater than Macbeth

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Banquo

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5
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Banquo’s children will be…

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king

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6
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Thane of Cawdor is convicted of…

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treason, and deserves capital punishment

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7
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why Macbeth was considered honorable

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he killed Macdonwald
captured the Thane of Cawdor
defeated king of Norway and coerced king to accept terms of peace

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8
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Duncan announces this person to be king and Macbeth realizes this person is now in his way

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Malcom

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9
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how Lady Macbeth learns about the witches and Macbeth’s promotion to Thane of Cawdor

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she reads a letter

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10
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Lady Macbeth knows that Macbeth is…

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ambitious but too kind to do make himself king

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11
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Lady Macbeth resolves to…

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do what is needed to make Macbeth king

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12
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what Lady Macbeth wants to put aside in order to help Macbeth

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her femininity

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13
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Lady Macbeth’s reaction to Duncan’s visit

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she is upset at an unexpected guest but realizes that it is a perfect chance to kill Duncan

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14
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Duncan gives this to Lady Macbeth

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diamond

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15
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why Macbeth hesitated on killing Duncan

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Duncan is his guest, cousin and king
Duncan is virtuous
natural pity urges against murder
the only reason to kill Duncan is Macbeth’s selfishness

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16
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Lady Macbeth’s reaction to Macbeth changing his mind

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calls him a coward

questions his manhood

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17
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the plan to kill Duncan

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frame the gaurds

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18
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the turning point in Macbeth’s life

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end of act one, Macbeth’s murdering Duncan

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19
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Macbeth’s vision

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a floating dagger

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20
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Lady Macbeth’s signal to kill Duncan

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a bell

21
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the murder:

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Lady Macbeth drugs the guards and gives their daggers to Macbeth to kill Duncan with

22
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the framing:

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Lady Macbeth takes the dagger and tells Macbeth to wash off the blood while she smears blood on the guards

23
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the motif of blood

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Macbeth asks if Neptune’s ocean could clean the blood from him

24
Q

what Lady Macbeth claims will “cleans us of this deed”

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only a little water

25
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why Lady Macbeth could not kill Duncan

A

he looked like her father

26
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what happened because of the murder

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a terrible storm and strange cries of death

27
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discovers that Duncan has been murdered

A

Macduff

28
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Malcom and Donalbain’s plan after their father is found

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they split up and run away to avoid being accused or killed

29
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flees to England

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Malcom

30
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flees to Ireland

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Donalbain

31
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strange occurrences discussed by Ross and the old man

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solar eclipses
owl killing a falcon
Duncan’s horse going wild

32
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the successor since Duncan’s sons have fled

A

Macbeth

33
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where Macbeth is named king

A

Scone

34
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noble characters speak in

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iambic verse

35
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the porter speaks in

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prose

36
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established Macduff as Macbeth’s eventual nemesis

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when Macduff went home instead of going to Macbeth’s coronation

37
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people that began to doubt Macbeth

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Lennox, Banquo, and Macduff

38
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the only man is Scotland that Macbeth fears

A

Banquo

39
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Macbeth hires who to do what

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murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance

40
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what Macbeth asks Lady Macbeth to do at the feast

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be kind and jovial to Banquo to give him a false sense of security

41
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the murder of Banquo

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three murderers kill Banquo and Banquo cries for Fleance to flee and avenge his death

42
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Macbeth returns to his guests and finds whom is his chair

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Banquo’s ghost

43
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Lady Macbeth’s excuse for Macbeth

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that he’s had fits since his youth

44
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the meeting with Hecate

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Hecate is angry with the sisters and takes over as supervisor

45
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blamed for Banquo’s death

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Fleance

46
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suspects Macbeth for Baquo’s death

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Fleance and Lennox

47
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Lennox’s hope

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he hopes Malcom and Macduff can save Scotland from Macbeth and he goes to England to help raise troops as Macbeth is preparing for war

48
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the highest point of Macbeth’s reign, as well as his downfall

A

the banquet

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