macbeth

Question 1

define hubris

Answer 1

excessive pride or self confidence

Question 2

who is malcolm?

Answer 2

king duncan’s son, real heir to the throne

Question 3

define anagnorisis

Answer 3

a point in a play in which a principle character recognizes or discovers another characters true identity or intentions

Question 4

define hamartia

Answer 4

a fatal flaw leading to the tragic downfall of a hero or herione

Question 5

where is the play set?

Answer 5

scotland

Question 6

define peripeteia

Answer 6

a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances especially in reference to the fictional narrative

Question 7

who was the monarch at the time the play was written?

Answer 7

king james

Question 8

define catharsis

Answer 8

the process of releasing strong or repressed emotions

Question 9

define pathos

Answer 9

a quality that provokes pity or sadness

Question 10

what technique is used in the stage directions in scenes featuring the witches?

Answer 10

pathetic fallacy- its always stormy

Question 11

what happens in act 1, scene 1?

Answer 11

we see the three witches talking aboutj Macbeth’s prophecy

Question 12

what act do we meet lady macbeth?

Answer 12

act 1, scene 5

Question 13

what is the divine right of kings?

Answer 13

the belief that kings or queens have the authority from god to rule over a country or nation

Question 14

how does witchcraft and king james link to act 1?

Answer 14

the witches plant a seed in macbeth’s head and he cant stop thinking about them. the superstition links to king james’ obsession with witchcraft in the jacobean era.

Question 15

what is the traditional role of jacobean women?

Answer 15

women were considered lower class citizens and the submissive partner in a relationship however shakespeare subverts this and presents lady macbeth as a dominant female with lots of power over her husband.

Question 16

what religiously linked quote supports the theme of appearance vs reality?

Answer 16

“look like th’innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t”

Question 17

why does shakespeare give the witches an unnatural speaking pattern?

Answer 17

to emphasise their strangeness as well as linking to the break in natural order as they speak

Question 18

who first mentions macbeth in the play?

Answer 18

the witches

Question 19

what quote introduces the theme of appearance vs reality?

Answer 19

“fair is foul, and foul is fair,”

Question 20

what does ‘captain’ say macbeth did (praising his bravery)?

Answer 20

“unseam’d him from the nave to th’chaps”

Question 21

what was macbeth’s title at the beginning of the play?

Answer 21

thane of glamis

Question 22

finish the quote:

“sleep shall neither night nor…”

Answer 22

“day”

Question 23

what noise is heard when mcabeth is first seen on stage?

Answer 23

a drum

Question 24

what is macbeth’s first line?

Answer 24

“so foul and fair a day i have not seen.”

Question 25

finish the quote: | "let us speak Our free hearts..."

Answer 25

"to each other"

Question 26

who did duncan say will be next in line to succeed him?

Answer 26

Malcolm

Question 27

who does lady macbeth call upon when she finds our macbeth could be king?

Answer 27

the spirits to "unsex" her

Question 28

finish the quote: | "O never Shall sun..."

Answer 28

"that morrow see,"

Question 29

what does "look like th'innocent flower, But be the serpent under't," link to?

Answer 29

it links to the theme of appearance vs reality and how macbeth shall have to commit this crime but appear not guilty so they will not be caught. it also links to the bible with the serpent representing temptation and the temptation of macbeth getting something he doesn't have.

Question 30

what is ironic about duncan's arrival to macbeth's castle?

Answer 30

he says the air is sweet and it has a pleasant appearance which is ironic as it is where he will die.

Question 31

what could one say macbeth's hamartia is?

Answer 31

his ambition.

Question 32

why does lady macbeth say she cannot commit duncan's murder?

Answer 32

because he resembles her father as he sleeps.

Question 33

when macbeth bumps into banquo during the night who does he say when banquo asks "who is there"?

Answer 33

"A friend."

Question 34

what does macbeth 'hallucinate' before the murder of duncan?

Answer 34

a bloody dagger.

Question 35

what motif does macbeth talk about after murdering duncan?

Answer 35

sleep and how he will be unable to sleep b=due to his guilt.

Question 36

what sound effects are used to build tension in the scene just after macbeth killed duncan?

Answer 36

a 'knock within'.

Question 37

what is the use for the porter scene in act 2?

Answer 37

to relieve the tension with comedy from the last scene.

Question 38

what does macbeth confess to doing after duncan's body is found?

Answer 38

killing the guards in anger.

Question 39

what do donaldbain and malcolm do after the death of their father?

Answer 39

donaldbain goes to ireland and malcolm goes to england.

Question 40

what does the old man say happened with the king's horses?

Answer 40

"turn'd wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out," and 'ate' each other.