Macbeth Act 1

Question 0

Which character is easily deceived?

Answer 0

Duncan

Question 1

Rebel Macbeth Killed; Scottish thane who had led a rebellion against King Duncan

Answer 1

Macdonwald

Question 2

This Play setting is where?

Answer 2

11th century Scotland

Question 3

Duncan’s sons

Answer 3

• Malcolm

- Donaldbaine

Question 4

Macbeth’s 3 names the witches called him

Answer 4

• Thane of Glamis
• Thane of Cawdor
• King to be

Question 5

“So foul and fair a day I have not seen”

Answer 5

• has a connection with Macbeth and the witches, rainy and many men died, and Macbeth’s side won both battles

Question 6

Who shames Macbeth and his manhood; coaxes him to kill Duncan?

Answer 6

Lady Macbeth

Question 7

Who is analyzing what the witches are doing?

Answer 7

Macbeth

Question 8

Who is the Prince of Cumberland?

Answer 8

Malcolm

Question 9

“There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face”

Answer 9

Duncan is unable to see them for what they truly are

Question 10

What is the name of Macbeth’s Castle?

Answer 10

Inverness

Question 11

6 Reasons for not wanting to murder Duncan:

Answer 11

1- he dread the after effect; consequences
2- Duncan trusts him as a loyal subject
3- Duncan is his cousin
4- Duncan is his quest and Macbeth owes him safety
5- Duncan is a good respected King
6- ambition is his only motive; vile and despicable reason

Question 12

“Come you spirits! That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here And fill me, from the crown to the toe, topfull Of direst cruelty!”

Answer 12

She is asking Dark forces to make her strong and hard hearted as a man

Question 13

“Look like the innocent flower But be the serpent under it”

Answer 13

Be nice and gracious to Duncan but committed to his murder and secrets

Question 14

Source of Macbeth?

Answer 14

Hollinshed’s Chronicles

Question 15

Describe Macbeth?

Answer 15

tragedy of ambition

Question 16

What is spoken in a undertone but not meant to be heard by the characters; people on stage?

Answer 16

Aside

Question 17

What is delivered by character alone on stage; thinking aloud?

Answer 17

Soliloquy

Question 18

Dramatic irony

Answer 18

when the audience knows something the characters do not

Question 19

“This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good”

Answer 19

it doesn’t seem like it can be a bad thing but it can’t be good either

• in order for him, Macbeth, to be king Duncan must die

Question 20

“If chance will have me king Why chance may crown me, without my stir”

Answer 20

• If fate wants me to be king perhaps fate will just make it happen and i wont have to do anything

Question 21

“If it were done when tis done, twere well it were done quickly”

Answer 21

• he wasn’t made up his mind; mental torment on whether or not to kill Duncan