Macbeth

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What is Shakespeare's believed DOB
April 23 1564
What is Shakespeare's DOD
April 23 1616
Where is shakespeare born
Stratford upon Avon england
Who did shakespeare marry
Anne hathaway
What were the names of shakespeares children
Judith, Susanna, and hamnet
How many sonnets did shakespeare write in his lifetime
154
How many plays did shakespeare write in in his lifetime
37
Name the theater n which shakespeare was part owner
Globe theater
Shakespeare became a founding member of an acting company in 1594. Name the company
Lord chamberlains men
A ______by William Shakespeare
Tragedy
The ______ play is based loosely on an episode from history, the death of ____ ______ at the hands of his kinsmen ______
Scottish, King Duncan, Macbeth
Scotland at this time was a ______ and ____ country
Violent, troubled
The castle was the ______ of each rivals aristocrats (thane) power
center
Political murder and revenge were not unusual means to gain ______
Power
This play is the ______ of Shakespeare's tragedies without divisions or subplots
Shortest
It chronicles macbeths seizing of power and subsequent ________
Destruction
It is considered Shakespeare's ________ work
Darkest
Macbeths rise and fall are the result of blind _______. _________: the action of killing the king
Ambition. Regicide
The _______ explains the situation
Introduction
The first scene brings us at once into the ________ atmosphere
Suspenseful
The second scene describes the _____ deeds of Macbeth, the man who is yield to the _________ suggestions
Brave, supernatural
The _________ begins with the next scene and extends to the third scene of the third act
Rising action
Macbeth returning from his victories is _________ to try for the throne, and In the attainment of this aim he is spurred on by the _______ and _________
Tempted, witches, lady macbeth
The ______ is the turning point in the play
Climax
It this play it occurs in the third scene of the _____ act when Banquo is murdered and fleance escapes
Third
Macbeth has become ______. He is ______
Evil, doomed
The ______ runs with little interruption from the banquet to the end of the play
Falling action
Characters that is in the first scenes were kept in the background, now come to the front _______ and _______
Malcolm and macduff
The _______ is the tragic end
Catastrophe
Macbeth like Romeo and juliet has a ___________, the death of _______ and the fall of ________
Double catastrophe, lady macbeth, macbeth
_________ is proclaimed the king and Scotland is no longer in ______ now that the rightful king has been restored
Malcolm, chaos
For whom did shakespeare write this play
King james 1
He was from _______ so the setting would have appealed to him
Scotland
He had a Scottish ancestor by the name _____, so the fact that ______ was one of the ______ chAracters would have played him
Banquo, Banquo, Good
He believed in _______ as being responsible for evils and temptation, so he would have liked how the witches tempt macbeth with their ________
Witches, prophecies
He was the king who believed in the _________ so he would have liked that macbeth gets his due (death) and the _______ is restored to the throne
Divine right, rightful king
A remark by a character in a play intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters
Aside
Lines that have a strict meter but do not rhyme. The meter used is IAMBIC PENTAMETER. 5 iambs per line. The first syllable is unstressed/second syllable is stressed
Blank verse
Allowing the possibility of several different meanings as a word of phrase especially with intent to decieve or misguide susceptible of double interpretation deliberately open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
Equivocation
The witches prophecy is that what
Macbeth shall be named thane of cawdor
Who is the goddess of witchcraft in the play
Hecate
Who does macbeth fear may benefit from his murder of king Duncan
Banquos sons
Why is lady macbeth unable to kill Duncan when she has the chance
He reminds her of her father
the scene with the porter at the gate is used to
Provide comic relief and a break in the tension
Who kills macbeth ending his tyrannical reign
Macduff
How do the murders sent to kill Banquo leave the Job incomplete
Banquos son fleance escapes
which prophecy does not come true during the course of the playy
Banquos sons will be king
Malcolm lies to macduff in order
To test his loyalty
When macbeth returns to the banquet table who does he find sitting in his char
Ghost of Banquo
The orginal thane of cawdor was
A traitor to Scotland
When lady macbeth hears king Duncan is coming to see them she
Is pleased by the opportunity it gives to her and macbeth
what nations arm does Malcolm bring with him to Scotland to overthrow macbeth
England
Macbeth suggests the doctor cure lady m by
Erasing troubling memories from her mind
What symptoms does lady m exhibit to the doctor
She rubs her hands together as if washing them
Macbeth first meets the witches when he is returning home from
A battle he has won
Who flees Scotland immediately after Duncan's murder
Malcolm
after Duncan is discovered his two sons immediately leave the country because they
Fear they will be murdered too
Why is macbeth fearless in the final battle
The witches told him no man born of woman could harm him
During his second visit with the witches what is the last piece of information macbeth demands to know
If Banquos sons will become kings
Before macbeth murders duncan he sees
An apparition of a bloody dagger
Who is knocking at the gates as macbeths complete the murder of king Duncan
Macduff
What problem does Duncan face at the opening of the play
Scottish men launch a protest against him and Scotland is at war with Norway
Coronations for Scottish kings occur in
scone
Who says fair is foul and foul is fair. What literary term is shown:
What is the meaning or importance of this quote
Witches, equivocation, the witches are meeting to discuss finding macbeth and messing with his life. Macbeth is fair be he will end up foul. The witches are deliberately misleading with their use of equivocation From the beginning so we know they are up to no good
Lesser then macbeth And greater
Speaker
What literary term is shown
Meaning or importance
Witches. Equivocation. The witches are being vague. They are saying that Banquo will not be king like macbeth will, but Banquos sons will be king
Cannot be ill cannot be good
Speaker
Literary term
Importance
Macbeth. Equivocation. He is contemplating prophecies that the witches stated to him. Doesnt know what to think of that he will be the thane of cawdor
Yet I do fear thy nature. It is too full the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way.
Speaker
Literary term
Importance
Lady m. Ambition. She is talking about her husband and thinking that he is too kind to do anything evil in order o make the prophecy about becoming king come true
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