Macbeth

William Shakespeare

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1. Who kills Macbeth?

2. How many men reign as king of Scotland throughout the play?

3. Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?

4. Who kills Banquo?

5. Which of the following best describes Lady Macbeth’s death?

6. Who discovers Duncan’s body?

7. Whom does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?

8. What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?

9. With whom are the Scots at war at the beginning of the play?

10. Which nation’s army invades Scotland at the end of the play?

11. Who is the goddess of witchcraft in the play?

12. Who kills Donalbain?

13. What happens to Lady Macbeth before she dies?

14. Who kills Lord Siward’s son?

15. Where are Scottish kings crowned?

16. Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches’ prophecy?

17. Where is Duncan killed?

18. Who flees Scotland to join Malcolm in England?

19. What was the weather like the night Duncan was murdered?

20. Who kills Lady Macbeth?

21. Who flees Scotland immediately after Duncan’s death?

22. Who jokes that he works at “hell gate”?

23. What title is Macbeth given after his victory described in Act 1?

24. Who tells Macduff that his family has been killed?

25. How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane?

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by BookWorm189, March 20, 2013

“Fair is foul and foul is fair
Hover through the fog and filthy air”

One of the main themes rampant in Macbeth is that of deception. There is a disconnect between appearance and reality. Hypocrisy is everywhere and what is good for one person may be bad for others in the play.

The first scene of the play highlights this. We are introduced to the witches, who speak in ambiguous equivocations. The quote “Fair is foul…filthy air” portrays that what is ‘fair’ or good or wholesome for humans is ‘foul’ or unwh... Read more

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Relation between Macbeth and his Supernaturalistic World,including its Impacts.

by Shehanaz, May 21, 2013

By Shehanaz

“Man is not the creature of circumstances

Circumstances are the creatures of man.”

Macbeth, throughout the play, is presented as one much above the ordinary beings, and, as such, he fulfils the basic -requirements of being a tragic hero. Shakespeare, introduces him as a brave general, a bold, resolute man of action who through as also referred to “Valor’s minion”, “Bellona’s bridegroom’’, the king’s ‘’valiant cousin’’, a very “eagle’’ among ... Read more

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