Macbeth

Draw the Tudor tree

Draw the divisions of Christianity

Who were the 6 wives of Henry 8 and did they have children

• who was executed

CAJACC

BSCHP

Catherine of Aragon —> Mary I

Ann Boleyn —> Elizabeth I

Jane Seymour —> Edward VI

Anne of Cleves

Catherine Howard (executed)

Catherine Parr

Who were Heny 8’s parents?

Henry 7th and Elizabeth of York

Where is Macbeth set?

Scotland

Who is the king, and of what country

King Duncan of Scotland

Who are Malcolm and Donalbain

Sons of Duncan

Macbeth is initially Thane of ___

Glamis
Group - Glamis

Chat - Cawdor

Who is Banquo

Another general of Duncan’s army

Who is Fleance

Banquo’s son

Who are Lennox, Rox, and Angus

They are nobles

Who is Siward and Young Siward

Siward - English Commander (he fought Macbeth)
Young Siward - killed by Macbeth

Who is Macduff

He is a noble

What is the first thing to happen in the play

• what are the prophecies

Macbeth and Banquo meet the 3 witches

• Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor, then King

• Banquo’s son will be king

Who arrives at the castle in the middle after night?

Macduff

What happens around Duncan’s murder

• Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan

• Lady Macbeth gets the guards drunk and asleep

• Macbeth murders Duncan, but returns with the knives

• Lady Macbeth plants the knives on the guards

• Macduff comes knocking on the door

What happens after Duncan’s murder is discovered

• 2 things

• Malcolm and Donalbain flee

• Macbeth puts a hit on Banquo/Fleance, but Fleance escapes

Who’s ghost does Macbeth see

Banquo’s ghost

What does Macbeth do in act 4?

• Consults the witches

• Sends hit on Macduff’s family, but Macduff has escaped to Malcolm and Donalbain

What 3 apparations appear, what are their prophecies, and in which Act?

Act 4

• An armed head - beware Macduff

• Bloody child - none of woman born will harm Macbeth

• Child holding a tree - Macbeth will rule until Birnam Wood rises

What happens in Act 5

• Lady Macbeth sleepwalks

• Birnam Wood rises

• Lady Macbeth kills herself

• Macbeth is killed by Macduff since he was C-sectioned

Who wrote Macbeth

William Shakespeare

When was Macbeth written, and who was king during that time, and why was it important

The 1600’s was ruled by King James I. Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to get funding from James I

Who did Henry 8th execute

- Ann Boleyn
- Catherine Howard

what 3 things did the witches do

• curse sailor without sleep because his wife didn’t give them chestnuts

• control weather

• give prophecies

what does the raven represent

imminent demise

what 2 things does Lady Macbeth call on the spirits to do

• remove her gender

• possess her

similarity between James I and Lady Macbeth

James I accused witches of sending a storm to kill him
Lady Macbeth commits regicide

What is regicide

killing the king

antitheatricism

audiences thought that actors could become who they acted

What 3 things are in Lady Macbeth’s video and what do they represent

• wears blue - represents Virgin Mary

• reads letter - she is educated, powerful, influential

• locks the letter up - she is cautious

How many acts are in Macbeth

5

Say what happened in each act