Sievers English Final Macbeth Part

(RL.11-12.4) “To be thus is nothing / But to be safely thus” indicates that Macbeth now realizes:

That being king only matters if he stays king

(RL. 11-12.4) “ …But ‘tis strange: 

And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, 

The instruments of darkness tell us truths,

Win us with honest trifles, to betray’s

In deepest consequence.” (1.3.130-1134)

In the quote above, Banquo is trying to tell Macbeth:

Putting faith into prophecies can lead one to their downfall

(RL.11-12.3) "I am in blood / Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more / Returning were as tedious as go o'er."
The tone of the quote above can be best described as:

resigned

(RL.11-12.3) In the following quote, what literary device is Shakespeare using in this passage from Act 4, Scene 2?

"Infected by the air whereon they ride, And damned all those that trust them!"

Personification

1. (RL.11-12.4) After Lady Macbeth's death in Act 5, Macbeth declares the following lines: "Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."

What is Macbeth expressing in these lines?

Life is brief, Life is unfulfilling, Life is just an act that ultimately comes to an end (all of the above)

(RL.11-12.4) "From this moment / The very firstlings of my heart shall be / The firstlings of my hand." With this quote, Macbeth indicates to the audience that:

He will act on every thought as soon as he thinks it.

(RL.11-12.4) After reading the letter from her husband, Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to "Make thick my blood, / Stop up th' access and passage to remorse." She is asking:

To be made insensitive to the cruelty she is planning.

(RL. 11-12.3) The irony of the quote in #32 is that:

Although she and her husband carry out their plan, Lady Macbeth is unable to cope with the consequences of her actions.

(RL.11-12.4) Lady Macbeth remarks that her husband is "too full o'th"milk of human kindness." Her remark indicates that she is:

ruthless

(RL.11-12,4) The natural disturbances that continue all night - including the screaming and murderous owl, chimneys being blown down, and Duncan's horses turning wild - symbolize:

The evil of Macbeth’s deeds

This is NOT one of the prophecies from the apparitions in Act 4:

Macbeth will reign unharmed

When Macbeth states that this is a "step / on which I must fall down or else o'erleap" he is referring to:

Malcom’s position as heir to the throne

Macbeth states reasons not to kill Duncan in Act 1, Scene 7. This is NOT one of the reasons:

His wife is against

The play's first act includes all of the following except:

A coldblooded murder

What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?

His lust for power

The "barren scepter" Macbeth refers to is a symbol implying that he:

Will have no heirs to the throne

In the extended banquet scene, Macbeth chastises Banquo for being absent. What makes this speech ironic?

Banquo is present in the form of a ghost.

Which of the following quotations from the play contains figurative language?

“Life’s but a walking shadow.”

Based on your answer to the previous question, what type of figurative language is being used in the quotation for #18?

Metaphor

"She should have died hereafter / There would have been a time for such a word." Macbeth learns from Seyton that Lady Macbeth is dead. The use of the words "should" and "would" indicate that Macbeth feels:

Nothing

“I dreamt last night of the Weird Sisters / To you they have showed some truth.”

Banquo

“Yet do I fear thy nature; / It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness / To catch the nearest way.”

Lady Macbeth

“Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more!’”

Macbeth

“And often times to win us to our harm / The instruments of darkness tell us truths / Win us with honest trifles to betray’s / In deepest confidence.”

Banquo

“She should have died hereafter.”

Macbeth