Mid Term Exam (Macbeth) Flashcards
(41 cards)
When does Macbeth first meet the Witches?
When he is returning home from a battle he just won
Who was the original Thane of Cawdor?
A traitor to Schotland
What is the primary setting of the play?
Scotland
What form do the Weird Sister predominantly speak ?
Couplets
What form is Macbeth written in?
Iambic Pentameter
During his second visit with the Witches, What is Macbeth shown?
Banquo’s. Ghost along with images of future kings
What does Lady Macbeth do when she hears King Duncan is coming to see them?
She is happy about the opportunity that it will give Macbeth
Which PROPHESY does not come true during the play?
Banquo’s sons will be King
What does Macbeth see before he murders Duncan?
An apparition of a bloody dagger
Who does Duncan name as the Prince of Cumberland?
Malcolm
What did the Witches predict in the first Act?
Macbeth will be king but Banquo will NOT
Why does Malcolm instruct the soldiers to cut down tree limbs?
To disguise the army’s true size
Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead?
Macbeth knows that they both suspect him of the murder
He is furious that he has done a bunch of work to become king
Banquo’s descendants will benefit
Why does Malcolm and Donalbain leave the country after Duncan’s murder?
They are afraid that they will be the next ones murdered
Why can’t Lady Macbeth kill Duncan when she had the chance?
Duncan reminded her of her father
The murders who were sent to kill Banquo do NOT complete the job - - why?
Banquo’s son Fleance escapes
Why does Malcolm speak negatively about himself and then lies to Macduff?
To test Macduff’s loyalty
Who will be the new king after Macbeth dies?
Malcolm
Why is Macbeth fearless in the final battle?
The Witches told him no man born of a woman could harm him
How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill Duncan?
Says he is NOT a man if he doesn’t
Who said - - I have no words: My voice is in my sword; thou bloodier villain.
Macduff
Who said - - And often time to win us to our harm / The instruments of darkness tell us truths / Win us with hones trifles / to betray in deepest consequence
Banquo
Who said - - I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself / and falls on the other
Macbeth
Who said: by the pricking of my thumbs / something wicked this way comes
The Witches
