Mabeth Revision Quiz

Glamis

Dunsinane

Cawdor

Fife

Macbeth becoming King

The supernatural

The struggle between good and evil in Macbeth's mind

The death of Macduff's wife and children

"Blood will have blood"

"Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear."

"Out, damned spot!"

"Macbeth hath murthered sleep!"

The weather

The dagger

Banquo's ghost

Cruelty and masculinity

The lords start to become suspicious of him

It signals the start of Macbeth's downfall - his mind breaking down

We never see him with Lady Macbeth again after this scene

It is the half-way point of the play

A technique where one thing represents another thing

When we are given clues about events that have not taken place yet

A play on words

A reference to something outwith the text

Indecision

Ambition

Jealousy

Pride

That he has nothing to fear until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane

Beware Macduff

No man born of woman can harm him

Where a character makes a small comment that only the audience can hear

Where a character refers to something/someone that is not onstage

When action takes place offstage

Where a writer refers to something from a later or earlier period - either deliberately or accidentally

Lady Macduff

Duncan

The witches

Macbeth's behaviour at the banquet

To make it sound nice

To make it easier to read

To have her words flow more smoothly

To reflect her insanity

Foil

Friend

Antagonist

Minor character

Macduff

Ross

Donalbain

Malcolm

"Hold, enough!"

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow."

"I will be satisfied."

"Turn, Hell-hound, turn!"

Someone is at the door

It is morning

Macbeth cannot outrun his fate

Birnam Wood has come to Dunsinane

"Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck."

"Look like th'innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."

"A little water clears us of this deed."

"Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here."

They show him an apparition of a helmeted head

They warn him to beware of Macduff

They tell him to leave

They show him a procession of eight kings

The hero must die (due to his own fatal flaw)

Innocent people must be killed

There must be a battle

Good will always triumph over evil