Fate and Free Will

Question 1

‘That shalt be ____ hereafter’

Answer 1

King

Foreshadowing

The foresight of the witches shows their role as bringers of fate and tempting Macbeth to fulfill his destiny.

Question 2

What three apparitions are given by the witches?

Answer 2

‘none of woman born shall harm Macbeth’
‘Beware Macduff’
‘Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane’

Question 3

‘we’ll not ____’

Answer 3

fail

euphemism

Lady Macbeth’s fate is tied to Macbeth’s success and this implies she has little power due to her position as a woman.

Question 4

‘your _____ strength’

Answer 4

noble

flattery

Lady Macbeth attempts to positively reinforce regicide, showing her role as a catalyst in Macbeth’s fate of regicide.

Question 5

‘can the _____ speak true’

Answer 5

devil

He questions the validity of the witches whilst Macbeth accepts them, showing his role as Macbeth’s antithesis.

Question 6

‘the ___________ of darkness’

Answer 6

instruments

Banquo realises the witches aren’t necessarily demons, but are being used by Satan to attempt to steer Macbeth

Question 7

‘From my _________ womb ________ ripped’

Answer 7

mother’s, untimely

Metaphor

Macduff is able to kill Macbeth and prove his trust in the prophecies as misplaced.

Question 8

‘_________ fortune’

Answer 8

disdaining

Metaphor

Macbeth rejects God’s will, predestining himself to fail in his plans from a contemporary view.

Question 9

‘_____ me here’

Answer 9

unsex

Metaphor

In order for Lady Macbeth to have the power she needs to manipulate Macbeth, she is forced to abandon her femininity.

Question 10

‘_____ fate, _____ death’

Answer 10

Spurn, scorn

Metaphor

Macbeth rejects fate, thinking he will be able to do so with repercussions, but in reality this foreshadows his downfall.