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Macbeth
William Shakespeare
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Act 1, scenes 1–4
Act 1, scenes 5–7
Act 2, scenes 1–2
Act 2, scenes 3–4
Act 3, scenes 1–3
Act 3, scenes 4–6
Act 4, scenes 1–3
Act 5, scenes 1–11
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
The Three Witches
Banquo
Macduff
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
How is Macbeth a Tragic Hero?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Ambition
Guilt
Children
Patriotism
Quotes By Section
Act 1, Scenes 1-4
Act 1, Scenes 5-7
Act 2, Scenes 1-2
Act 2, Scenes 3-4
Act 3, Scenes 1-3
Act 3, Scenes 4-6
Act 4, Scenes 1-3
Act 5, Scenes 1-11
Quotes By Character
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
The Three Witches
Banquo
Macduff
Further Study
Context
Witchcraft in Shakespeare’s England
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Act 1, scenes 1-4
Act 1, scenes 5-7
Act 2, scenes 1-2
Act 2, scenes 3-4
Act 3, scenes 1-3
Act 3, scenes 4-6
Act 4, scenes 1-3
Act 5, senes 1-11
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Act 1, scenes 5-7 Quiz
Act 1, scenes 5-7 Quiz
1
of 5
What does Lady Macbeth resolve to do?
Talk to the three witches
Kill Duncan herself
Protect Duncan from Macbeth’s blood lust.
Whatever necessary to help Macbeth become king
2
of 5
What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?
Modesty
The manliness to follow through on his ambitions
The ambition to ever become someone notable
The intelligence to be a king
3
of 5
What do Lady Macbeth’s words “unsex me here” mean?
She vows not to have sex with Macbeth until he becomes king.
She wants to set aside feminine sentiments that could hinder bloody ambitions.
She wants her chambermaids to disguise her in men’s clothes.
She wants to have sex with evil spirits.
4
of 5
What does Macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan’s murder?
Other than satisfying his own ambitions, it will make everything worse.
It will be a simple and tidy route to achieving all his ambitions.
Though he will become King, he’ll lose his hold on Cawdor.
If the witches are right, he will become both a king and an immortal.
5
of 5
What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for murdering Duncan?
Macbeth will pour poison in his ear while he sleeps and blame the King’s brother.
Macbeth will hire three murderers to ambush Duncan when he’s returns to the castle on horseback.
Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants.
Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle.
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Macbeth: Popular pages
NO FEAR
No Fear Macbeth
CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Macbeth: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
How is Macbeth a Tragic Hero?
QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
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