| Figurative Language |
| #1 |
The quote “… husbandry in heaven” is an example of... |
Alliteration |
| #2 |
“Knock, knock, knock” is an example of... |
Onomatopoeia |
| #3 |
When Macduff says, “…oh gentle lady, / ‘Tis not for you to hear what I can speak” to Lady Macbeth, this is an example of... |
Irony |
| #4 |
In Act II, Macbeth mentions 'Pale Hecate.' This is an example of a[n]... |
Classical allusion |
| #5 |
At the beginning of Act II, Banquo and his son, Fleance, are at Inverness, Macbeth’s castle. It is nighttime, but Banquo cannot sleep, despite a great weariness and exhaustion. Banquo keeps thinking about the witches’ prediction about Macbeth becoming king, and these thoughts of foreboding will not “give way to repose.” This is an example of...? |
Foreshadowing |
| Mad Man Macbeth |
| #1 |
It disturbs Macbeth that he is unable to utter this word after killing Duncan |
Amen |
| #2 |
Alone on stage Macbeth sees a ________ and is not sure if it is real or imaginary. It is a hallucination and presages both Duncan’s demise and Macbeth’s fate. |
A bloody dagger |
| #3 |
Whilst murdering Duncan, Macbeth hears a voice shout, '______ no more! Macbeth does murder ______' |
Sleep; Sleep |
| #4 |
After killing Duncan, Macbeth states, 'Wake Duncan with thy knocking. I would thou couldst.' What does he mean in saying this? |
He feels remorse for killing Duncan and wishes he could undo the deed |
| #5 |
In Act II, scene i Macbeth states, 'Thy very _________ prate of my whereabouts' in a soliloquy. |
Stones |
| Pour One Out for Duncan |
| #1 |
Banquo relates that King Duncan was in a very generous mood that night, giving money to the servants; he “sent forth a great largess to your offices,” and presenting Lady Macbeth with a ________. |
Diamond |
| #2 |
Lady Macbeth states that she would have killed Duncan herself, but something stops her. What is it? |
Duncan looks like her father |
| #3 |
List 3 examples from the text that show the natural order of the world has gone awry as a result of Duncan's murder. |
Horses eating each other; An owl killed a falcon; The sun has not risen; Chimney blew down; Strong winds and owls hooting all night long; Multiple characters heard voices screaming out in the night; An earthquake |
| #4 |
After hearing Macbeth clumsily explain why he killed the chamberlains, Lady Macbeth faints. What is it that made her faint? |
She was creating a diversion |
| #5 |
After the death of King Duncan, ________ has been named king and is to be crowned in ________. |
Macbeth; Scone |
| Miscellaneous |
| #1 |
The Porter drunkenly compares ____________ to __________. |
Inverness; #!!##!!##!!##!!# |
| #2 |
The Porter's inclusion in the play is predominantly for what purpose? |
Comedic Relief |
| #3 |
Why are Donalbain and Malcolm now the prime suspects in the murder of their father? |
They fled the country |
| #4 |
Malcolm and Donalbain fear they may be the next victims, and in order to protect themselves, they decide to flee to different countries, “Our separated fortune / Shall keep us both the safer.” Malcolm escapes to _________, and Donalbain leaves for ________. |
England; Ireland |
| #5 |
Throughout the play there is a recurrent motif of _______ and it symbolizes _________. |
Blood; Guilt |
