Macbeth Acts I & II
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Open Place | witches agree to meet with Macbeth on a heath |
| Camp | a captain tells Duncan about the battle |
| Macdonwald and Cawdor | traitors |
| Macbeth and Banquo | heroes |
| Norway | in battle against it |
| Thane of Cawdor | title given to Macbeth by the king; is unaware of it |
| Heath | witches predict the futures of Macbeth and Banquo |
| Macbeth | will become king of Cawdor |
| Banquo | will be the father of kings |
| King Duncan | praises Macbeth and Banquo; says Malcolm will be the next king |
| Lady Macbeth | reads letter her husband wrote to her; learns of the witches' predictions |
| Lady Macbeth | plots to kill the king; welcomes evil spirits into her heart |
| Lady Macbeth | welcomes Duncan and they wait for Macbeth to return from the celebration |
| Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | debate about killing the king |
| Macbeth | after much debating, finally agrees to kill the king and blame the guards |
| Banquo and Fleance | discuss how dark and ominous the night is in Act II i |
| Macbeth | thinks about killing the king alone; sees an imaginary dagger pointing towards Duncan |
| Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | meet after the murder |
| Macbeth | is very disturbed about the deed (murder) |
| Lady Macbeth | takes the dagger back to finish the job and plant evidence |
| Macduff | knocks on the door; enters and talks to the drunken porter |
| King Duncan | his body is discovered |
| Macbeth | tries to cover up the murder by shanking (stabbing) the guards to death |
| Malcolm | goes to England |
| Donalbain | goes to Ireland |
| Old Man and Ross | discuss how strange the night was; it reflected the king's death |
| Macduff | is suspicious of Macbeth and goes back to Fife |
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