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Act 1 - Scene 1
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1. Where is the setting of the play?
2. What trio of characters does the play begin with?
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3. Who do the witches decide they will meet with?
4. Who or what is the Graymalkin?
Act 1 - Scene 2
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5. What country is the king who was speaking from? Who is he fighting against? (line 34)
6. Who are the two captains that the king asks about?
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7. What does Ross tell the king that pleases him? (line 58)
8. What does Ross say they demanded from Norway before they would sign a truce?
Act 1 - Scene 3
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9. What does the second witch say she was doing when asked about her whereabouts? Based on footnote 1 of scene three, why might Shakespeare have included this in the story?
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10. What two people are walking along when they come into contact with the witches?
11. What do the witches predict Macbeth will become?
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12. What does Banquo ask the witches to do after they predict Macbeth's future?
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13. What do the witches do after Macbeth demands they tell him how they predicted his future?
14. What do Macbeth and Banquo wonder after their experience with the witches?
15. Who are the next two people that Macbeth and Banquo come into contact with?
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16. What royal title has Macbeth been given? How does this relate to Macbeth;s experience with the witches?
17. What thought does Macbeth have about Duncan (King of Scotland) after thinking about the witches' prophecy? (footnote #42)
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18. What is the definition of the word, "treasons"?
19. What is the definition of imperial?
20. What is a "liege"?
21. Where does scene 4 take place?
22. Who does King Duncan ask whether or not has been executed? Who will now take that person's place?
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23. What does the king say he is going to make his son, Malcolm?
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24. Look at the picture on page 283. How does this Scottish castle reflect the mood of the play?
25. What does Macbeth say to himself about Malcolm?
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26. Where does scene 5 take place?
27. What are Lady Macbeth's thoughts concerning whether Macbeth should make a move to become king?
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28. What does Lady Macbeth say about King Duncan returning home?
29. What is the definition of the word "sovereign"?
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30. How does the King describe his feelings for Macbeth?
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31. Why does Macbeth start to doubt whether or not he should kill Duncan?
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32. How does Lady Macbeth respond to Macbeth saying he doesn't want to kill Duncan?
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33. Describe how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan to murder Duncan.
Act 2
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34. What does Banquo say he dreamed about the night before?
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35. What does Macbeth ask Banquo to do once Duncan is dead?
36. What does Macbeth have a vision of?
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37. What prevented Lady Macbeth from committing the murder herself?
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38. What does Lady Macbeth do with the knives after Macbeth takes them out of Duncan's room?
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39. What does Macduff say the king wanted him to do?
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40. Who discovers the king's body and announces that he is dead?
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41. What does Macbeth say he did to the guards?
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42. Where do Malcolm and Donalbain flee to?
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43. What do people suspect about Malcolm and Donalbain?
44. Who has been crowned king?
Act 3
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45. What does Banquo suspect about how Macbeth became king?
46. Banquo tells Macbeth that his loyalty to his duties toward Macbeth is "indissoluble" What does this mean? Explain.
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47. Where does Macbeth say Malcolm and Donalbain are? What does he accuse them of doing?
48. What does Macbeth begin to suspect about Banquo?
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49. Who does Macbeth instruct the murderers to kill?
50. Reading Strategy: What does the first murderer mean in line 91 when he answers Macbeth "We are men"?
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51. What is Macbeth's reason for hiring the murderers to kill Banquo rather than killing Banquo himself?
52. What is the name of Banquo's son?
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53. Where does Scene 2 take place?
54. Whose murder is Macbeth still haunted by? What does Lady Macbeth tell him he should do?
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55. Critical Viewing: Look at the painting of Lady Macbeth on page 315. What inner conflict do you believe is going on within her mind?
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56. What does Macbeth decide not to tell Lady Macbeth at the current moment? Why do you think he does this? Explain.
57. Where does Scene 3 take place. Who are the first three characters we are introduced to?
58. Why do the first and second murderer not understand the need for Macbeth to hire a third murderer? Why do you think Macbeth hired this third murderer? Explain.
59. How do the murderers know that the man approaching them is indeed Banquo?
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60. Literary Focus: Why does Fleance's escape create an external conflict for Macbeth?
61. After Fleance escapes, why does the second murderer say "we have lost best half of our affair"?
62. Where does Scene 4 take place?
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63. Whose blood does the murderer say is on his face?
64. What did the murderers do with Banquo's body?
65. When performing his aside, what does Macbeth compare Banquo to? What does he compare Fleance to? Is this an example of a simile or a metaphor? Why? Explain.
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66. Read footnote #14. According to Lady Macbeth, what is the difference between providing guests with a feast as opposed to simply providing them with a bought (free) meal. Explain.
67. Whose ghost appears and sits in Macbeth's place?
68. What does Macbeth say he hopes didn't happen to Banquo? How is this an example of dramatic irony?
69. Why does Macbeth think the table is full and there is no place for him. What does he think is going on at first?
70. How do the rest of the guests respond to Macbeth's strange behavior?
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71. What other hallucination does Lady Macbeth compare Macbeth's sighting of Banquo's ghost to? (Line 63)
72. Macbeth says that he has a strange "infirmity." Explain what an "infirmity" is.
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73. Critical Viewing: In what ways does the artist's use of light and shadow suggest the conflict in Act 3, Scene 4?
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74. What does Lady Macbeth instruct the guests to do after Macbeth starts talking about the ghost again? (Lines 118-121)
75. Who does Macbeth realize is not at the feast?
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76. Who does Macbeth say that he will go and speak to the following day? Why do you think he feels the need to do this?
77. Where does Scene 5 open?
78. Why is the leader of the witches, Hecate, upset with the three witches who spoke with Macbeth?
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79. Where does Scene 6 take place?
80. Where does Lennox find out that Malcolm is staying. Who is Malcolm with? What are they planning to do?
Act 4
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81. Where does Scene 1 of Act 4 take place?
82. What types of things are the witches throwing into their cauldron?
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83. Critical Viewing: Look at the picture on page 329. Do you believe the artist captured the spirit of the witches as it is portrayed in Act 4, Scene 1?
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84. Who shows up and demands the witches show him his future?
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85. When asked whether he would rather hear his fortune from the witches or their masters, what does Macbeth choose? Who do you think would be the witches' master?
86. What is the first apparition shown to Macbeth? What does this apparition represent?
87. What is the second apparition shown to Macbeth? What does this apparition represent?
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88. What is the third apparition shown to Macbeth? What does this apparition represent?
89. When Macbeth asks the witches if any of Banquo's descendants will be king, what vision do the witches show him?
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90. Who enters and speaks to Macbeth after the witches vanish? What does he inform Macbeth about?
91. What is the definition of the word "pernicious"?
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92. What does Macbeth say he will do to Macduff's family?
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93. Where does Scene 2 of Act 4 open?
94. Why is Lady Macduff upset with her husband?
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95. Why does Ross say he must leave Lady Macduff?
96. What does Lady Macduff tell her son about his father? What does Macduff's son ask her about Macduff?
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97. Why does Lady Macduff say her husband is a traitor? What does she say should be done to him?
98. What does the messenger tell Lady Macduff?
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99. Who are the murderers looking for? What does Macduff's son call the murderer who calls his father a traitor?
100. Critical Viewing: The engraving on page 337 shows the murderers menacing Macduff's family. In what ways does the artist capture the defiance reflected in Act 4 Scene 2?
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101. Where does Scene 3 open> Who is speaking?
102. Why does Macduff say he is not treacherous? Who does Macduff say is treacherous?
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103. Malcolm says that Scotland "weeps" and "bleeds" under Macbeth. What literary term is this an example of?
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104. Macduff tells Malcolm to "fear not yet to take upon you what is yours." What is he referring to?
105. Why is Malcolm worried about becoming king?
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106. What is Macduff able to convince Malcolm? How does he describe Malcolm's father, Duncan?
107. What does it mean to display "intemperance"?
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108. Who shows up and greets Malcolm and Macduff?
109. What does Ross compare Scotland to? What literary device is this an example of?
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110. What does Macduff ask Ross about?
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111. What does Ross tell Macduff about his family?
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112. Why does Macduff blame himself for what happened?
113. What does Malcolm tell Macduff to convert his grief into?
Act 5
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114. Where does Act 5 Scene 1 open?
115. What does the gentlewoman tell the doctor about Lady Macbeth?
116. What does Lady Macbeth keep doing with her hands?
117. What is a "perturbation"?
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118. Critical Viewing: What can you infer about Lady Macbeth's state of mind from her facial expressions and gestures? (Infer)
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119. What does Lady Macbeth say about Duncan while she is sleepwalking?
120. Lady Macbeth refers to the Thane of Fife's wife. Who is the Thane of Fife? What happened to his wife?
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121. Who does the doctor say Lady Macbeth needs more than a physician?
122. Where does Act 5 Scene 2 open?
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123. Whose army do Lennox and the other lords leave? Whose army will they join?
124. Where does Scene 3 open?
125. Why does Macbeth say he is not worried?
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126. How many soldiers does the servant say are advancing towards Macbeth's castle?
127. Where are the soldiers from?
128. Read lines 20 to 28. How does Macbeth feel about his life? How does he view death at this point. Does this passage evoke sympathy for Macbeth? Explain.
129. What does Macbeth ask Seyton to bring him?
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130. What does the doctor tell Macbeth about his wife? What does Macbeth want the doctor to do?
131. Macbeth says he will not be afraid of death and destruction until which event occurs?
132. Where does Scene 4 open?
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133. What does Malcolm decide to do with the wood from Birnam Forest? How does this relate to the witches prophecy given to Macbeth?
134. Where does Scene 5 open?
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135. Whose death does Seyton inform Macbeth about?
136. What does the messenger tell Macbeth is going on outside the castle walls?
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137. What does Macbeth say he will do to the messenger is he finds out he is lying to him?
138. Where does Scene 6 open?
139. Who does Malcolm tell to lead the soldiers in battle?
140. Where does Scene 7 take place?
141. Who encounters Macbeth? Why does Macbeth not fear him?
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142. What does Young Siward say when Macbeth tells him his name?
143. What does Macbeth do to Young Siward?
144. What does Macduff say he will be haunted by if Macbeth is killed by anybody other than himself?
145. What are Malcolm and Siward easily able to enter?
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146. Where does Scene 8 take place?
147. Why does Macbeth tell Macduff he is unable to kill him?
148. What does Macduff tell Macbeth about his birth?
149. What does Macduff say he will do with Macbeth's head?
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150. What happens to Macbeth?
151. What does Ross tell Siward happened to his son? What is Siward's reaction?
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152. Whose head is Macduff holding when he shows up?
153. Who is the last to speak?
154. What does Malcolm say he will do for the men who fought with him?
155. Who is being crowned king? Where will the ceremony take place?
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