Macbeth Unit Test Flashcards
- Messenger who shares need that someone’s family was killed
Ross
- Drunkard used for comic relief in the play
Porter
Well-respected king who is murdered in sleep
Duncan
- Believes her husband is a traitor
Lady macduff
- Deliver prophecies that tend to come true
Witches/weird sisters
- Loyal man who is about to die but brags about war hero
Captain
- Power-crazed and tyrannical king of Scotland
Macbeth
- Kings son who flees to Ireland
Donalbain
- Young boy who could take over throne in future
Fleance
- Manipulative and controlling individual who commits suicide
Lady Macbeth
- Goddess of witchcraft
Hecate
- General who is murdered in the woods
Banquo
- Minor asked to restore Scotland to peaceful state of mind
Malcolm
- Nobleman who seems suspicious about cause of recent killings
Lennox
- Earl of Northumberland who is leader of English army
Siward
- Which kind from the play best describes the idea that “everything is not what it seems?”
A. “Thou shalt get kinds, though thou be none”
B. “Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it”
C. “Till birnam wood remove to Dunsinane”
D. “The power of man, for none of woman born”
B. “Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it”
- The porter awakened by constant knocking, imagines that he:
A. Is being kidnapped
B. Has murdered Duncan
C. Is at the gate of hell
D. Heard Macbeth calling for him
C. Is at the gate of hell
- What is an extended speech by one character alone on stage called?
A. Aside
B. Soliloquy
C. Dialogue
D. Hubris
B. Soliloquy
- Who best describes a person with courage and loyalty?
A. Fleance
B. Donalbain
C. Young siward
D. Macdonwald
C. Young Siward