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Exámenes 2019 (Verano) > Language Arts (Scenes and details) > Flashcards

Language Arts (Scenes and details) Flashcards

1
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Who is the king when the play starts?

A

Duncan

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2
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Whom does Macbeth defeat in battle?

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The armies of Norway and Ireland

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3
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What do the witches prophesy?

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Macbeth will be king and Banquo’s children will be kings.

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4
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What title, predicted by the witches, does Macbeth receive?

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Thane of Cawdor

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Who is made heir to Duncan’s throne?

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Malcolm (Duncan´s son)

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6
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What does Lady Macbeth resolve to do?

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Whatever necessary to help Macbeth become king

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7
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What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?

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The manliness to follow through on his ambitions

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8
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What do Lady Macbeth’s words “unsex me here” mean?

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She wants to set aside feminine sentiments that could hinder bloody ambitions.

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9
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What does Macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan’s murder?

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Other than satisfying his own ambitions, it will make everything worse.

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10
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What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for murdering Duncan?

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Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants.

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11
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Why is Banquo up late?

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He had nightmares about the witches.

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12
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What eerie vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?

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He sees a bloody dagger floating in front of him.

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13
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What does Macbeth hear a voice saying?

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That he murdered sleep

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14
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Why does Lady Macbeth say she didn’t kill the king herself?

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He looked like her father in his sleep.

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15
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How does Lady Macbeth feel about how Macbeth carried out the murder?

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She is ashamed by how scared he acts throughout the ordeal.

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16
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What does the porter say that drinking causes?

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A red nose, sleep, urination, and impotence

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17
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Who kills the servants who look guilty of the murder?

A

Macbeth

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18
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How does Lady Macbeth publicly react to the news of the murder?

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She says it is horrible and pretends to faint.

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19
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Why do Malcom and Donalbain run away from the court?

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They fear that they are next to be murdered.

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20
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Why is Macbeth named king instead of Duncan’s son and heir, Malcom?

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Because Malcom’s flight makes him look guilty

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21
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What does Banquo wonder about the witches’ prophecy?

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If his descendents will really become kings

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22
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How does Macbeth feel about Banquo?

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He fears that Banquo and his sons will cut short his reign.

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23
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What does Macbeth hire three men to do?

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Kill Banquo and his son

24
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Does Lady Macbeth think this murder of Banquo and his son are necessary?

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No, but she’ll help him if he does.

25
Q

Do the assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance?

A

They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes.

26
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How does Macbeth feel about Fleance getting away unharmed?

A

It leaves him vulnerable.

27
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What does Macbeth see when he enters the banquet?

A

The bloody ghost of Banquo

28
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How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth’s odd behavior?

A

She says not to worry because he’s had strange visions since childhood.

29
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What does Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, plan for Macbeth?

A

To show him visions that will falsely make him feel secure

30
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Why does Macduff go to England?

A

To ask King Edward for aid in fighting Macbeth

31
Q

How many apparitions do the witches show Macbeth?

A

4

32
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What does Macbeth do when he hears Macduff has fled to England?

A

He orders the murder of Macduff’s family.

33
Q

What do Macduff’s wife and son argue about?

A

Whether Macduff has betrayed them or not

34
Q

What does Malcom say to test Macduff’s loyalty to Scotland?

A

He says he’s more ambitious, greedy, and bloodthirsty than Macbeth.

35
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What does Macduff plan when he hears what happened to his family?

A

Revenge on Macbeth

36
Q

What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?

A

Blood she cannot wash off her hands

37
Q

What armies join forces against Macbeth?

A

The Scottish and the British

38
Q

What does it mean that Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane?

A

The advancing army rides to Dunsinane holding branches from Birnam wood.

39
Q

In what way is Macduff not of woman born?

A

He was born by cesarean section.

40
Q

Who kills Macbeth and puts his head on a spike?

A

Macduff

41
Q

Whose children are prophesied to one day inherit the throne of Scotland?

A

Banquo´s children

42
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Who is Malcom?

A

Duncan’s son, who becomes king at the end of the play

43
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Who is Macduff?

A

A nobleman who leads the revolt against Macbeth

44
Q

Who first leads Macbeth’s thoughts toward murder as a means to his ambitious ends?

A

The three witches

45
Q

Which King does Macbeth murder in the beginning of the play?

A

Duncan

46
Q

What kind of warrior does Macbeth sound like as described by the wounded captain at the beginning of the play?

A

Honorable, brave, loyal

47
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What two impulses are at war with each other within Macbeth’s mind?

A

Ambition and a sense of wrong

48
Q

How does Lady Macbeth achieve her ambitious plans for Macbeth?

A

Through manipulation

49
Q

What is the nickname for the three witches that is used by various characters throughout the play?

A

The weird sisters

50
Q

Which quality best characterizes the witches?

A

Instinctive evil

51
Q

What does the play suggest happens when one uses violence to attain power?

A

It begets more violence.

52
Q

What negative attribute is masculinity equated with throughout the play?

A

Naked aggression

53
Q

What is a true and good king of Scotland supposed to value?

A

He should be loyal to Scotland above all personal interests.

54
Q

What are most of the witches’ prophecies?

A

Riddles that are fulfilled

55
Q

What does blood symbolize throughout the play?

A

Guilt

Exámenes 2019 (Verano) (8 decks)

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