Practice TestTake a test on your terms and definitions
Spaced RepetitionScientifically backed study method
Matching GameHow quick can you match all your cards?
FlashcardsStudy terms and definitions
1 / 23
There's no tags or description
Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.
24 Terms
1
Why does Macbeth fear Banquo?
Because the witches predicted Banquo’s descendants would be kings.
New cards
2
What does Macbeth do to Banquo and Fleance?
He hires assassins to kill them, but Fleance escapes.
New cards
3
How does Macbeth’s attitude toward murder change in Act 3, Scene 2?
He becomes more independent, not telling Lady Macbeth about his plan.
New cards
4
What happens in the assassination attempt in Act 3, Scene 3?
Banquo is killed, but Fleance escapes.
New cards
5
Why does Macbeth see Banquo’s ghost in Act 3, Scene 4?
His guilt and paranoia manifest in a hallucination.
New cards
6
How does Lady Macbeth react to Macbeth’s behavior in Act 3, Scene 4?
She tries to calm him and dismiss his visions as a sickness.
New cards
7
Who is Hecate and why is she angry in Act 3, Scene 5?
She is the queen of the witches and is angry they helped Macbeth without her.
New cards
8
Where has Macduff gone in Act 3, Scene 6?
To England to seek Malcolm’s help in overthrowing Macbeth.
New cards
9
What are the three apparitions the witches show Macbeth in Act 4, Scene 1?
1. A helmeted head: Beware Macduff 2. A bloody child: No man born of woman will harm him 3. A crowned child with a tree: He won’t be defeated until Birnam Wood moves.
New cards
10
What vision frightens Macbeth the most in Act 4, Scene 1?
Banquo’s descendants as future kings.
New cards
11
What happens to Macduff’s family in Act 4, Scene 2?
They are murdered by Macbeth’s orders.
New cards
12
How does Malcolm test Macduff’s loyalty in Act 4, Scene 3?
By pretending to be an evil ruler.
New cards
13
How does Macduff react to his family’s murder in Act 4, Scene 3?
He vows to kill Macbeth.
New cards
14
What does Lady Macbeth do while sleepwalking in Act 5, Scene 1?
She tries to wash imaginary blood from her hands.
New cards
15
What do Malcolm’s forces plan to do in Act 5, Scene 2?
March on Dunsinane to overthrow Macbeth.
New cards
16
How does Macbeth feel about his safety in Act 5, Scene 3?
Overconfident due to the witches’ prophecies.
New cards
17
How does Malcolm use Birnam Wood in Act 5, Scene 4?
His soldiers cut branches for camouflage, fulfilling the prophecy.
New cards
18
What news does Macbeth receive in Act 5, Scene 5?
Lady Macbeth is dead.
New cards
19
What is Macbeth’s famous reaction to life’s meaninglessness in Act 5, Scene 5?
“Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
New cards
20
What happens in the battle scene in Act 5, Scene 6?
Malcolm’s forces storm Macbeth’s castle.
New cards
21
Who does Macbeth kill in battle in Act 5, Scene 7?
Young Siward.
New cards
22
What shocking fact does Macduff reveal in Act 5, Scene 8?
He was born via C-section, so he is not 'of woman born.'
Studied by 0 people
