Macbeth Test review

Macduff

was a man not born of woman (born C-section)

lady Macbeth

has more need for a priest than a doctor in Act V

Norway and Scotland

At war in the beginning of the play

Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor

Macbeth's titles

Banquo

predicted to be father of kings though not a king

Fleance

the worm that's fled

Lady Macduff

left alone with children and no protection--angry at her husband for deserting her

Malcolm

Fled to England

Donalbain

Duncan's son who flees to Ireland

Hecate

Goddess of witchcraft; main Weird Sister

father of kings

The witches predict that Banquo will be…

Malcolm

Whom does King Duncan name as his successor to the throne--Prince of Cumberland?

Lady Macbeth

Puts the daggers beside the grooms

less than a man

Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of being a ___when he hesitates about murdering Duncan

Malcolm and Donalbain

Who is accused of killing Duncan?

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

Who is responsible for Duncan's murder?

Banquo's children reigning

What is one concern that Macbeth has that he asks the witches about on his second visit to them?

Macbeth's security

Witches' prophecies

Macduff

Malcolm at first does not trust___?

commits suicide

What happens to Lady Macbeth?

Macduff

Who kills Macbeth?

remorse

What ruins Lady Macbeth's enjoyment of success?

executed by Duncan

The former Thane of Cawdor is

no

Does Macbeth tell Lady Macbeth his plan to kill Banquo or Lady Macduff?

comic relief

The Porter in the play provides

fear for their lives

Duncan's sons flee because they…

Banquo and Fleance

Macbeth hires murderers to kill

Banquo

During the banquet, Macbeth's chair is occupied by the ghost of …

beware of Macduff, Macbeth will not be defeated until Birman Wood come to Dunsinane, no man born of woman can kill him

The Weird Sisters predict these prophecies on Macbeth's second time to see them using apparitions

turn grief into anger and seek revenge

Malcolm encourages Macduff to..

she sleep walks.

Lady Macbeth confesses her crimes when…

Macbeth

Fights to the end

desperate bravery

Macbeth meets death with…(what condition)

Malcolm takes the throne

Order is restored to Scotland when

England

Malcolm flees here after his father's death

Birnam Woods

Comes to Dunsinane Hill via tree branches

Glamis

Macbeth's original title

Norway

At war with Scotland in Act I

Inverness

Site of Duncan's murder; Macbeth's first castle

Dunsinane

castle where Lady Macbeth dies; Macbeth's castle in Act V

Lady Macduff

Thane of Fife's wife

Banquo

warns Fleance to escape

Lady Macbeth

plan's Duncan's murder

Malcolm

Prince of Cumberland

Macdonwald

traitor who led a failed rebellion; split open by Macbeth

Establish that there is a faulty or corrupt society

The witches and the traitors

tragic hero

A man neither completely good nor evil, capable of greatness but does not attain because of his tragic flaw

Anagnorisis

Discovery of mistake

Blood, borrowed robes, water, sleep, night

What are motifs?

Holinshed's Chronicles

The source of the play

The witches and Banquo

Shakespeare includes these to appeal to King James I

Demonologie

Written by King James to detect witches

Banquo, Young Siward

Foils for Macbeth

1606

When the play was first performed

Act III

When is the climax?

Young Siward, Banquo, McDonwald, Lady MacDuff and son

Killed by Macbeth

Thane of Cawdor

2nd most important title in Scotland; given to Macbeth

11th century Scotland

setting of play

The porter speaks in

prose

Verse form of the play

Blank verse

The witches speak in this

rhyme

faulty or corrupt society or at least some characters more corrupt than the tragic hero

1 element of tragedy (the witches; the civil war)

ambition

tragic flaw

restoration of order

Malcolm does this by welcoming exiles and making thanes earls and becoming king

tragic mistake

killing Duncan

candle, poor player, tale told by an idiot

metaphors Macbeth uses for the meaning of life

juggling fiends

the witches are called this by Macbeth in Act V

Demonologie

Written by King James as a manual to detect witches

Banquo's descendants do not become king

Prophecy that does not come true in the play

Born C-section

Macduff

Macbeth

Shakespeare's shortest tragedy

Hamlet

Shakespeare's most controversial tragedy

Norway and Scotland

Two countries at war at the onset of play

Borrowed robes

Motif that symbolizes possessing something that is not yours

Blood

Motif symbolizing guilt

Darkness

Motif symbolizing evil

Falcoln

Symbol for Duncan

Great Chain of Being

Disturbed when the king is killed; natural disturbances

Banquo, Macduff, Young Siward

Foils to Macbeth

Act I, scene i

Establishes an ominous atmosphere

Witches/Weird Sisters

Foreshadow events; symbolize the devil

Mary Arden

Shakespeare's mother

Anne Hathaway

Shakespeare's wife

The Kings' Men

Acting troupe under King James

Thane of Cawdor

Second most important title in Scotland

She is upset about Macduff going to England

Lady Macduff

Act III

Climax of play--banquet scene

Sees Banquo's ghost

Reason for Macbeth's odd behavior at banquet

Dramatic irony

Duncan's comments about Macbeth's castle before he enters

Will turn green seas red

Blood on Macbeth's hands

Act III; Banquo's speech: I fear that play'st most foully for it"

Shows he knows Macbeth killed Duncan

"Oh full of scorpions is my mind dear wife"

Suggests the horrors of Macbeth's mind

Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Duncan, Banquo, Young Siward, the guards, Lady Macduff, Thane of Cawdor, Macdonwald

Die in the play

Banquo's issue (children) will one day rule

Prophecy that does not come true