Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde Flashcards
Memorisation (24 cards)
What is the famous quote by Macbeth that expresses his guilt after committing murder?
‘Out, out brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow.’
Fill in the blank: ‘Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and _____.’
‘cauldron bubble.’
True or False: Dr. Jekyll believes that separating his good and evil sides is possible.
True
What does Macbeth mean when he says, ‘I am in blood stepped in so far’?
‘He feels trapped in a cycle of violence and cannot turn back.’
What is the significance of the quote, ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair’ in Macbeth?
‘It suggests the theme of appearance versus reality.’
Who says, ‘I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition?’
Macbeth
Fill in the blank: ‘The lady doth protest too much, _____.’
‘methinks.’
What does Jekyll’s transformation into Hyde symbolize?
‘The struggle between good and evil within a person.’
True or False: Macbeth is a character who exhibits unwavering loyalty.
False
What does Lady Macbeth mean by ‘Out, damned spot!’?
‘She is expressing her guilt and madness over her role in Duncan’s murder.’
Who is the author of ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’?
Robert Louis Stevenson
What is Macbeth’s tragic flaw?
‘His ambition.’
Fill in the blank: ‘To be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo _____.’
‘Stick deep, and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be feared.’
What does the quote ‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’ suggest?
‘It implies the theme of deceit and treachery.’
Who witnesses the transformation of Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde?
Mr. Utterson and Dr. Lanyon
What does the character of Hyde represent in Jekyll’s life?
‘His repressed desires and darker instincts.’
True or False: Macbeth was originally a noble and honorable character.
True
What is the last line of Macbeth?
‘It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.’
Fill in the blank: ‘Something wicked this way _____.’
‘comes.’
What does the quote ‘I am no longer myself’ signify for Dr. Jekyll?
‘His loss of control over his identity due to Hyde.’
Who kills Macbeth in the end?
‘Macduff’
What does Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking symbolize?
‘Her overwhelming guilt and descent into madness.’
Multiple Choice: What is the primary theme of Macbeth? A) Love B) Ambition C) Friendship D) Betrayal
B) Ambition
What does Jekyll’s laboratory represent in the story?
‘The duality of human nature and scientific experimentation.’
