mac Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is the first plot point in the play?
Duncan announces that the Thane of Cawdor is a traitor and will be executed
What is the 2nd plot point in the play?
Ross is sent to retrieve Macbeth so that Duncan can gift him a new title
What is the 3rd plot point in the play?
Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches and hear their prophecies
What is the 4th plot point in the play?
Macbeth sends his wife a letter to inform her of the prophecy
What is the 5th plot point in the play?
Duncan announces that Malcolm will be his heir, not Macbeth
What is the 6th 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
What is the 7th plot point in the play?
Lady Macbeth drugs Duncan’s servants
What is the 8thplot point in the play?
Duncan is murdered
What is the first 9thpoint in the play?
Duncan is murdered, the servants are framed by Lady Macbeth
What is the 10th plot point in the play?
Macduff finds Duncan dead; Macbeth kills the servants to cover his crimes
What is the 11th plot point in the play?
Malcolm and Donalbain flee to England and Ireland, fearing for their lives
What is the 12th plot point in the play?
Macbeth is crowned king
What is the 13th plot point in the play?
Banquo recalls the prophecy and expresses that he suspects Macbeth in Duncan’s murder
What is the 14th plot point in the play?
Macbeth has Banquo and Fleance killed, but Fleance escapes
What is the 15th 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
What is the 16th plot point in the play?
Hecate tells the three witches to give Macbeth a false sense of security
What is the 17th plot point in the play?
The witches conjure a vision showing that Banquo’s descendants will still rule after Macbeth
What is the 18th plot point in the play?
Macduff refuses to see Macbeth
What is the 19th plot point in the play?
Macbeth receives three new prophecies from the witches, which give him false confidence in his rule
What is the 20th plot point in the play?
Macbeth murders Macduff’s entire family to punish him for betraying him
What is the twenty-first plot point in the play?
Lady Macbeth is descending into madness due to her guilt; sleepwalks/talks
What is the twenty-second plot point in the play?
Macduff seeks help from Malcolm to defeat Macbeth and take back Scotland
What is the twenty-third plot point in the play?
Lady Macbeth commits suicide
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
