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Who helped in the unaliving of Duncan but did not actually unalive him?

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Lady Macbeth

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Which character fled to Ireland after his father was murdered?

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Donalbain

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Who is the King of Scotland at the beginning of the play?

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King Duncan

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Who is the leader of the witches?

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Hecate

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Who is next in line for the throne after Duncan?

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Malcolm - King Duncan’s son

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Who is kinsman to the Macduff family?

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Ross

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Who is a friend of the main character and with him when he hears his prophecy?

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Banquo

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Who was murdered by the main character for his crown?

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King Duncan

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Who is crowned king at the end of the play as Duncan’s son?

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Malcolm - Duncan’s son

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What prophecies gave the main character false confidence that he would not be defeated?

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Macbeth will not be harmed by anyone ‘of woman born’ and that he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane

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Who is Banquo’s son?

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Fleance

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Who killed Macbeth?

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Macduff

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Who murdered Duncan for his crown?

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Macbeth

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Who was loyal to Malcolm/King Edward and brought 10,000 troops to fight Macbeth?

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Siward - Edward - King of England supported him

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Who is presumed to have committed suicide?

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Lady Macbeth

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Who was murdered by Macbeth because her husband was not loyal to him?

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Lady Macduff

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Who was disloyal to Macbeth and fled Scotland to seek help from Malcolm?

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Macduff

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Who was sent by Duncan to bring Macbeth to him so that he can reward him?

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Angus and Ross

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Macbeth killed ____’s father and escaped the attempt and fled

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Malcolm and Donalbain

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Who is Duncan’s second son?

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Donalbain

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Who told the main character and his friend about their prophecy?

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The three witches

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Who was murdered by Macbeth because of what he knew and the danger he posed to the main character’s power?

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Banquo

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Who is the main character of the play?

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Macbeth

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What is the first plot point in the play?

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Duncan announces that the Thane of Cawdor is a traitor and will be executed

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What is the second plot point in the play?
Ross is sent to retrieve Macbeth so that Duncan can gift him a new title
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What is the third plot point in the play?
Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches and hear their prophecies
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What is the fourth plot point in the play?
Macbeth sends his wife a letter to inform her of the prophecy
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What is the fifth plot point in the play?
Duncan announces that Malcolm will be his heir, not Macbeth
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What is the sixth plot point in the play?
Lady Macbeth realizes that her husband does not have the strength to kill Duncan and she must make him do it
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What is the seventh plot point in the play?
Lady Macbeth drugs Duncan’s servants
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What is the eighth plot point in the play?
Duncan is murdered
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What is the ninth plot point in the play?
Duncan is murdered, the servants are framed by Lady Macbeth
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What is the tenth plot point in the play?
Macduff finds Duncan dead; Macbeth kills the servants to cover his crimes
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What is the eleventh plot point in the play?
Malcolm and Donalbain flee to England and Ireland, fearing for their lives
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What is the twelfth plot point in the play?
Macbeth is crowned king
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What is the thirteenth plot point in the play?
Banquo recalls the prophecy and expresses that he suspects Macbeth in Duncan’s murder
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What is the fourteenth plot point in the play?
Macbeth has Banquo and Fleance killed, but Fleance escapes
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What is the fifteenth plot point in the play?
Macbeth is haunted by Banquo’s ghost at a banquet; the sight of the ghost is only seen by Macbeth, making him seem unwell and Lady Macbeth dismisses the guests
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What is the sixteenth plot point in the play?
Hecate tells the three witches to give Macbeth a false sense of security
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What is the seventeenth plot point in the play?
The witches conjure a vision showing that Banquo’s descendants will still rule after Macbeth
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What is the eighteenth plot point in the play?
Macduff refuses to see Macbeth
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What is the nineteenth plot point in the play?
Macbeth receives three new prophecies from the witches, which give him false confidence in his rule
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What is the twentieth plot point in the play?
Macbeth murders Macduff’s entire family to punish him for betraying him
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What is the twenty-first plot point in the play?
Lady Macbeth is descending into madness due to her guilt; sleepwalks/talks
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What is the twenty-second plot point in the play?
Macduff seeks help from Malcolm to defeat Macbeth and take back Scotland
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What is the twenty-third plot point in the play?
Lady Macbeth commits suicide
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What is the twenty-fourth plot point in the play?
Malcolm orders his troops to disguise themselves by covering themselves with branches from Birnam Wood
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What is the twenty-fifth plot point in the play?
Macduff kills Macbeth and carries his severed head to Malcolm
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Who is Macduff
Thane of fife
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Who is Macbeth
Thane of glamis first then cawdor then king of scotland
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Who is Duncan
King of scotland
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Who is Lady Macbeth
Macbeth's wife
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Who is Malcolm
Prince of Cumberland, later king of scotland
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Who is Donalbain
Prince of scotland maclolms brother
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Who is banquo
Thane of Lochaber
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Who is Ross
King Duncan's kinsman
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Who is Angus
King Duncan's kinsman
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Who is Lady Macduff
Wife of Macduff

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