Macbeth Act 3 Scene 1 Study Guide

Flashcards testing knowledge of quotes, literary devices, character motivations, and plot points in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act 3 Scene 1.

Act 3, Scene 1 of Macbeth takes place at the palace located in __________, which is pronounced as FAWZ.

Forres

Banquo suspects that Macbeth achieved his titles as king, Thane of Cawdor, and Thane of Glamis by playing most __________.

foully

Banquo refers to the three weird sisters as __________ because their prophetic pronouncements about Macbeth came true.

oracles

When responding to Macbeth's invitation to the solemn supper, Banquo describes his obligation of loyalty as an indissoluble __________.

tie

To explain that his afternoon ride will extend an hour or two past dark, Banquo uses the metaphor of becoming a borrower of the __________.

night

Macbeth refers to Malcolm and Donalbain as bloody cousins in England and Ireland who refuse to confess to their cruel __________.

parricide

In his famous soliloquy, Macbeth states, "To be thus is nothing, but to be __________ thus."

safely

Macbeth states that his controlling guardian spirit, or __________, is rebuked under Banquo, just as Mark Antony's was under Caesar.

genius

Macbeth complains that the witches placed a fruitless __________ upon his head and a barren sceptre in his gripe.

crown

Macbeth realizes that by committing murder, he has given his eternal jewel (his soul) to the common enemy of man, referring to the __________.

devil

In his conversation with the murderers, Macbeth uses the archaic idiom "born in __________" to mean deceived or tricked.

hand

Macbeth compares the different ranks and capabilities of men in a valued file to various breeds of __________.

dogs

Macbeth explains that he cannot use his kingly power to remove Banquo directly because he must retain the affection of mutual __________.

friends

Macbeth instructs the murderers that the death of Banquo's son, __________, is no less material to him than Banquo's own death.

Fleance

To avoid any suspicion falling upon himself, Macbeth tells the murderers that he requires a __________ regarding the execution of the crime.

clearness