Macbeth

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SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 1.1-1.4 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. What is the setting of the play? 2. What can we infer about the mood of the play? 3. What do the witches plan? 4. What is the function of the witches in the play? What do they represent? 5. A theme is introduced in Act 1.1 when the witches say, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” What is this theme? 6. Who is Duncan? Name his sons. 7. Name the three battles. 8. What is the function of Ross in the play? 9. What is the fate of the Thane of Cawdor? 10. When Macbeth and Banquo walk back to camp, they are confronted by… 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 19._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 20._____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Name the three prophecies the witches declare for Macbeth. 12. What do the witches predict for Banquo? 13. Who tells Macbeth that he is the new Thane of Cawdor? 14. How does Banquo react to the news of Macbeth’s new title? 15. Once Macbeth realizes that two of the prophecies are true, what thoughts occupy his mind? 16. Give one example of dramatic irony in Act 1.4. 17. What announcement does Duncan make about his successor? 18. How does Macbeth react to this announcement? 19. Where does Duncan plan to spend the night? 20. Explain the following: “Stars hide your fires, let not light see my black desires.”

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 1.5-1.7 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. Why does Macbeth write a letter to his wife? 2. How does Lady Macbeth analyze her husband’s character? 3. What does Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to do for her? 4. Explain Macbeth’s confusion about murdering the king. 5. Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that his face is like a book. What does she mean by this? 6. In Act 1.6, who is not present to greet Duncan and give TWO possible reasons for his absence. 7. In Act 1.7, reader’s read one of Macbeth’s most famous soliloquies. A soliloquy is a lengthy speech in which a character, alone on stage, expresses his or her inner thoughts. What is revealed about Macbeth in this speech? 8. List the reasons Macbeth gives for NOT killing Duncan? 9. What does Macbeth say is his ONLY reason for wanting Duncan dead? 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Describe Lady Macbeth’s plan to kill King Duncan. 11. How do the roles reverse with Lady Macbeth and Macbeth? 12. How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to go along with the murder plan? 13. Why does Macbeth say that the murder of Duncan is not final? 14. In Macbeth’s soliloquy he suggests that once you kill, you teach others… 15. How does Lady Macbeth greet King Duncan and his attendants? 16. Lady Macbeth defines manhood by…

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 2.1 TO 2.2 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. What is the setting of Act 2.1? 2. Who is Fleance? 3. What are Fleance and Banquo talking about? 4. When Banquo tells Macbeth that he dreamt of the Weird Sister’s prophecies, how does Macbeth react? 5. In Macbeth’s soliloquy, describe his state of mind. 6. What does Macbeth think he sees before him in the soliloquy? 7. In Act 1.1, Macbeth describes himself as a wolf and King Duncan as a … 8. Macbeth says that the bell will send Duncan to… 9. When Lady Macbeth enters, what does she tell Macbeth? 10. Who ultimately murders King Duncan? 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 19._____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Once Macbeth murders King Duncan, he says “Macbeth shall sleep no more.” What does this mean? 12. What does Lady Macbeth do with the bloody daggers? 13. Lady Macbeth says that she would have killed Duncan if… 14. What voices does Macbeth begin to hear? 15. In Act 2.2, Shakespeare describes the function of sleep. According to Macbeth, what does sleep do? 16. Why can’t Macbeth say Amen after the murder? 17. What does Macbeth say about the blood on his hands and the sea? 18. How does Lady Macbeth react when Macbeth expresses his guilt? 19. What does Lady Macbeth plan to do with Duncan’s blood?

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 2.3 TO 2.4 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. What is the setting in Act 2.3? 2. What is a porter? 3. What is the function of the porter in the play? 4. Describe the strange events Lennox discusses with Macbeth. 5. What reason does Macbeth give Macduff for killing the guards? 6. What does Lady Macbeth do to take attention away from Macbeth? 7. Malcolm decides that he will flee to… 8. Donalbain decides that he will flee to… 9. In Act 2.4, the Old Man suggest that the state of nature is in… 10. List three unnatural events discussed between the Old Man and Ross. 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Macduff suggests that Malcolm and Donaldbain are… 12. Macduff informs the readers that Macbeth has gone to --- to be crowned. 13. Where is Macduff fleeing to? 14. Why is Macduff fleeing? 15. Though Macduff states that King Duncan’s sons may be guilty, he may suspect that Macbeth may also be guilty. Give one example to back up this claim. 16. Where is Duncan’s burial?

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 3.1 TO 3.3 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. In Act 3.1, Banquo’s soliloquy demonstrates his concerns about whom? 2. Where is Macbeth now living? 3. List the three questions Macbeth asks Banquo. 4. Macbeth speaks to himself about his fears of Banquo. Why does Macbeth fear Banquo? 5. List FIVE things Macbeth says about Banquo that make him a threat? 6. Why does Macbeth say that his crown is worthless? 7. How does Macbeth convince the murderers that it is “right” to kill Banquo? 8. What is Macbeth’s reason for not committing the murder himself? 9. List the details of the murder plan. 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________

10. How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feel about their current position as King and Queen? 11. How have Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s roles changed since Act I. 12. What does Macbeth envy about the slayed Fleance? 13. Who does Macbeth hire to kill Banquo and his son? 14. What is Banquo’s fate? 15. What is Fleance’s fate? 16. Name another character introduced in Act III.iii that was not part of the original plot to kill Banquo.

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 3.4 TO 3.6 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. Who arrives at the banquet party in Act 3.4 with a bloody face? 2. One of the murderers gives a report about how Banquo was killed. What are the details of the murder? 3. How does Macbeth react once he is told that Fleance has escaped? 4. Macbeth uses a metaphor to compare Banquo and Fleance to… 5. What supernatural being sits in Macbeth’s seat? 6. The second time Macbeth begins shouting at the supernatural being, who asks the guests to leave? 7. What explanation does Lady Macbeth give for Macbeth behavior? 8. Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that his behavior is a hallucination brought on by his… 9. Macbeth asks Lady Macbeth what she thinks about Macduff. Give three reasons why Macbeth is so concerned with Macduff. 10. Why does Macbeth visit the Weird Sisters? 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 19._____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Toward the end of Act 3.4, Macbeth states he is so far in the evil deed that… 12. In the beginning of Act 3.5, readers are introduced to the Hecate. Who is Hecate? 13. In Act 3.5, the Weird Sisters scene acts as what kind of literary device? 14. What things does the goddess of witchcraft, Hecate, say about Macbeth’s character? 15. Hecate outlines a plan to cause Macbeth’s… 16. What does Lennox reveal about Macduff? 17. For the first time in the play, Macbeth is referred to as what kind of ruler? 18. According to Lord, Macduff has gone to England to seek help to… 19. Lennox implies at the end of Act 3.6 that Scotland is in…

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 4.1 TO 4.2 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. When Macbeth arrives in Act 4.1, what does he demand from the witches? 2. What is an apparition? 3. Describe the first apparition and the warning it gave Macbeth. 4. Describe the second apparition and the warning it gave Macbeth. 5. Describe the third apparition and the warning it gave Macbeth. 6. Describe the fourth apparition and the warning it gave Macbeth. 7. Macbeth says, “Rebellious dead, rise never till the wood of Birnam Rise, and our high-placed Macbeth shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath to time and mortal custom.” What is Macbeth saying? 8. How does Macbeth react when he sees the fourth apparition? 9. Describe Macbeth’s feelings as shown in the aside in Act 4.1. 10. What information does Lennox bring Macbeth about Macduff? What is Macbeth’s response? 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 19._____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. In Act 4.2, Lady Macduff worries that her husband will be portrayed as a ---. 12. Lady Macduff, like Lady Macbeth, questions her husbands ---. 13. What does Lady Macduff tell her son about Macduff? Why? 14. What does Lady Macduff’s son ask of his father? 15. What message does the Messenger deliver to Lady Macduff? 16. Describe the senseless act of violence Macbeth orders in an attempt to bring down Macduff? 17. How would you describe Lady Macduff? 18. How would you describe Lady Macduff’s son? 19. Both Lady Macduff and Murderers describe Macduff as a traitor. In what sense does each mean it?

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 4.3 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. In the beginning of Act 4.3, Malcolm and Macduff are having a a conversation about? 2. What questions does Malcolm ask Macduff about Macduff’s family? 3. How does Malcolm test Macduff’s honor and loyalty? 4. Malcolm claims that his vices are plentiful and deep that in comparison to Macbeth, Malcolm’s vices are ---. 5. Name the virtues that Malcolm pretends to lack: 6. Macduff, not realizing Malcolm’s test, is shocked by the deepness of Malcolm’s evil and decides Malcolm is ---. 7. When does Malcolm decide that Macduff has passed “the test”? 8. How many troops does Malcolm say are ready to fight Macbeth? 9. Ross tells readers about the condition of Scotland. What does he Say? 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________

10. How does Ross feel initially about giving Macduff the news regarding his family? 11. Who was killed in Macduff’s home, according to Ross? 12. Malcolm says to Macduff, “Be comforted, Let’s make us medicines of our great revenge, to cure this deadly grief.” 13. Malcolm tells Macduff that Macduff should convert his grief to ---. 14. What is the comparison being made in the following: “Macbeth is Ripe for shaking, and the powers above, put on their instruments.” 15. According to the conversation between Malcolm and Macduff in scene 3, what has happened to Scotland during Macbeth’s reign?

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 5.1 TO 5.3 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. In the beginning of Act 5, Lady Macbeth is found… 2. What does the Gentlewoman report to the Doctor? 3. The Gentlewoman reports that Lady Macbeth has been trying to --- for a quarter of an hour? 4. Lady Macbeth says, “What we need fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account.” What does she mean? 5. How does the Doctor react to Lady Macbeth’s ramblings? What does he recommend? 6. Name the three characters introduced in Act 5.2. 7. What is the setting of Act 5.2? 8. The Scottish rebels in question six are joining… 9. Angus says, “Now does he feel his title hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief.” What is Angus suggesting? 10. In Act 5.3 Macbeth states that the witches have convinced him he is… 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17._____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. After Macbeth yells at his servant, Macbeth in a soliloquy demonstrates his change in behavior. Explain. 12. Macbeth demonstrates his anxiety when he tells Seyton to… 13. In Act 5.3, what can readers infer about Macbeth’s actions? 14. Describe how Macbeth feels about medicine. What does he tell the Doctor? 15. What is so ironic about Macbeth’s statement to the Doctor? 16. Readers can surmise that the throne gave Macbeth power, but it did not give him… 17. Toward the end of Act 5.3, expresses his ultimate confidence by alluding to one of the witches prophecies. What is the prophecy?

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST NAME_______________________________ ENGLISH 11 – MR. FIGUEROA MACBETH: ACT 5.4 TO 5.8 PERIOD_________ DATE________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. In the beginning of Act 5.3, Macbeth expresses his confidence by mentioning one of the witches’ prophecies. Explain. 2. What does Malcolm order his men to do? 3. What is the setting of Act 5.4? 4. Macduff warns his major players that they need to… 5. Who is Seyton? 6. In Act 5.4, the presence of Malcolm, Siward, Macduff, Siward’s son, Menteith, Caithness, Angus, Ross, Lennox, and soldiers depicts Macbeth’s… 7. In Act 5.5, Seyton gives Macbeth solemn news. What is it? 8. How does Macbeth react about the news of his wife? 9. Macbeth compares life to… 10. What news does the messenger tell Macbeth about Birnam? How does Macbeth react to the messenger’s news? 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18._____________________________________________________________________________________________ 19._____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Once Macbeth realizes the truth of the messenger’s news, he begins to contemplate the truth of the witches. What does he question? 12. In Act 5.7, what does Macbeth compare himself to? 13. Who is the first to die in the battle against Macbeth? 14. In Act 5.7, Macduff tells readers about his ultimate goal. What is it? 15. What information does Macduff give Macbeth about Macduff’s birth? 16. Macbeth feels that he has been tricked by the witches. Explain. 17. What does Macduff bring as the ultimate prize of his victory against Macbeth? 18. Malcolm promises that he will reward all those which demonstrated devotion by giving them… 19. What does Malcolm ask of God?