Macbeth Act I Test Review
What is Macbeth's first line of the play?
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
What did Macbeth do with Macdonwald's dead body?
"fixed his head upon our battlements" (stuck it on our walls)
Who is Ross?
One of the king's messengers
What do we learn in scene 2, Act 1?
The scene starts with King Duncan asking a wounded Sergeant about the battle. We learn that Malcolm fought in the battle and the Sergeant fought and was injured protecting him. We learn that Macbeth, a brave soldier killed Macdonwald. At Scotland's weakness, the Norwegians attacked. The Sergeant doesn't know anything after that because he was injured. Ross, a messenger to the King, then talks about how the thane of Cawdor betrayed Scotland and helped Norway. But in the end Macbeth was able to defeat the Norwegians. Duncan orders the thane of Cawdor to be put to death and he refuses the Norwegian king's peace treaty. They make the Norwegian king pay a lot of money before he can bury is dead.
T/F: Scene 3 ends with Macbeth expressing his desire to chat further about the day's events with Banquo at a later time.
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What is Lady Macbeth's plan on how to kill king Duncan?
When Duncan is asleep, she plans to make the guards drunk, stab him, and stage the murder as if the guards did it.
What do we learn in scene 1, Act 1?
When the uproar and battle is done, the three witches will meet Macbeth, before the setting of the sun and in the fields.
Who is Banquo?
a general in Duncan's army and Macbeth's friend
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the _________________! Thy letters have transported me beyond this ignorant present, and I feel now the future in the ____________."
all-hail hereafter; instant; the speaker is Lady Macbeth; the quote suggests that she already feels she is queen, she is very confident he will be king.
What is a heath?
an open area of land or field
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly ... might be the ________ and ______ here"
be-all; end-all; the speaker is Macbeth; the quote suggests that if the murder can be done quickly, it has to be done now.
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "For brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name- _____________, with his brandished steel"
disdaining fortune; the speaker is the Sergeant; the quote illustrates Macbeth's bravery and success
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "O, never shall sun that morrow see! ... look like the __________, but be the __________ under't ... you shall put this night's great business into my dispatch"
innocent flower; serpent; the speaker is Lady Macbeth; the quote suggests that she is certain what will happen, Duncan will not see tomorrow. She wants them to act innocent and nice on the outside, but be the serpent on the inside. She also told Macbeth to leave it to her to do what is needed.
Act 1 ends with Macbeth deciding to not kill/ kill the King?
kill
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "bring forth men-children only! For thy undaunted mettle should compose nothing but ________."
males; the speaker is Macbeth; he says this because he believes that she will only have male children, due to the fact that she is so strong and ambitious, just like a man.
Which scene shows Lady Macbeth's value of ambition and manliness?
scene v
Which scene reveals a changed and indecisive Macbeth?
scene vii
What does Lady Macbeth do to convince Macbeth to kill king Duncan?
she emasculates him
"Hie thee thither, that I may pour my ________________________ and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes from the _______________, which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crowned withal." What does this suggest?
spirits in thine ear; golden round; this suggests that Lady Macbeth wants to pour her inspirations and thoughts to Macbeth about killing king Duncan. She believes that the strength of her words will convince Macbeth to overcome his fears that stand in between being king.
"All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, _______________! All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, ________________! All hail, Macbeth! that shalt be _________________"
thane of Glamis; thane of Cawdor; king hereafter
ID Speaker and finish the quote: "An oftentimes, to win us to our harm, ______________________________, win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence."
the instruments of darkness tell us truths; Banquo speaks this to Macbeth
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "Prithee, peace: I dare do all that may become a man; who dares do more is none"
the speaker is Macbeth; in this quote he is defending himself, he says he does all to be a man
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "We will proceed no further in this business"
the speaker is Macbeth; the quote is when Macbeth tells his wife that they will not kill king Duncan
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air nimbly and sweetly ... our honoured hostess ... fair and noble hostess, we are your guest to-night"
the speaker is king Duncan; the quote shows his naivety because he fully trusts Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, when in reality, they are plotting to kill him.
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "____________ must hide what the ____________ doth know."
False face; false heart; the speaker is Macbeth; the quote represents deception.
What occurs in scene 7, Act I?
In this scene Macbeth ponders on the idea of killing Duncan. He comes to the conclusion that he does not want to kill him because it would be purely for his own selfish benefit. However, Lady Macbeth is able to convince him to do it by calling him less than a man and that he is not strong enough to do it. Lady Macbeth tells him her plan of getting the guards drunk, stabbing Duncan and then staging it as if the guards are guilty.
ID Speaker: "The service and the loyalty I owe, in doing it, pays itself. Your highness' part is to receive our duties: and our duties are to your throne and state, children and servants; which do but what they should, by doing everything safe toward your love and honour."
Macbeth
ID Speaker: "We will speak further"
Macbeth
ID Speaker: "Yes; As sparrows, eagles; or the hare, the lion"
Sergeant
Who is the Norwegian King?
Sweno
Who striked when the Scots were tied up in dealing with the Rebels?
The Norwegians
Prince Malcolm is named what by the King?
The Prince of Cumberland
Who is Lennox?
A Scottish nobleman.
Lady Macbeth=
A believer in superstition and an ambitious minded individual
What is the setting of scene 2, Act I?
A camp near Forres
What is the setting of scene 1, Act I?
A desert place, thunder and lighting (violent weather)
What is the setting of scene 3, Act I?
A heath, thunder is occuring
Witches=
A pilot's thumb holder
What occurs in scene 3, Act I when the witches talk to Macbeth and Banquo?
After the witches finish chanting, they meet Macbeth and Banquo. The witches then tell Macbeth, who is already thane of Glamis, that he is going to be thane of Cawdor and king thereafter. Then, Banquo asks the witches about his future. They tell him that he won't be king, but his sons will be kings. Macbeth starts to become anxious and he wants to know more. The witches then vanished.
Who is Bellona?
Ancient goddess of war
Who is Angus?
Another messenger to the King
What is the setting of scene 6, Act I?
At Macbeth's castle
What occurs in scene 4, Act I?
At this point that thane of Cawdor has been executed. Malcolm spoke to someone who had seen the execution. The thane of Cawdor confessed his treason before execution, begged for pardon and was deeply sorry. Duncan then meets with Macbeth and Duncan. After Duncan praises Macbeth and Banquo, he crowns his oldest son, Malcolm heir to the throne. Now, Macbeth is wondering how his is going to become king now.
ID the Speaker: "Two truths are told... this supernatural soliciting cannot be ill; cannot be good."
Macbeth
What reasons does Macbeth have for not killing the king?
1) Duncan has been only but kind to him 2) He is the host, he should be protecting Duncan from the murderer, not being it himself
ID Speaker: "There if I grow, the harvest is your own"
Banquo
ID Speaker: "Upon her skinny lips: you should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so"
Banquo
ID Speaker: "Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear your favours nor your hate"; and suggest what this shows
Banquo; shows foil, he contrasts Macbeth
What is ironic when King Duncan continuously calls Macbeth worthy?
Because he is plotting to kill for his benefit only, that is not a worthy thing to do
"For brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name- disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, which smoked with ____________ execution, like valour's minion carved out his passage till he faced the slave..."
Bloody
Who is Macbeth?
Brave warrior, Thane of Glamis and a general in Duncan's army, later Thane of Cawdor and King
ID Speaker: "He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust"
Duncan is saying this about the thane of Cawdor who betrayed him
ID Speaker and explain what it means: "My plenteous joys, wanton in fulness, seek to hide themselves in drops of sorrow... sons, kinsmen, thanes, and you whose places are the nearest, know, we will estate upon our eldest, Malcolm"
Duncan is the speaker and he is telling everyone that his eldest son, Malcolm is the heir to the throne. This poses a big problem for Macbeth.
A sailors wife=
Enjoys eating chestnuts
What is the setting of scene 7, Act I?
Inside Macbeth's castle
What is the setting of scene 5, Act I?
Inverness, inside Macbeth's castle
What occurs in scene 6, Act I?
It is a brief scene in which king Duncan meets Lady Macbeth and Banquo outside of Macbeth's castle.
What is "Fair is foul and foul is fair" and what does it suggest?
It is a paradox and it suggests there is a fine line between appearance and reality, good is bad and bad is good
What is significant about this quote: "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir."?
It is significant because Macbeth uses the word chance. This means he is becoming superstitious and the quote is saying that if fate will make him king, fate will do it without any intervention on his part.
What is the tone and significance of this quote, "Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter"?
It is significant because it reveals her superstitious ambitions and reveals her intentions of Macbeth being queen. The tone she uses is an excited one because she is happy about what she believes will happen in the future.
ID Speaker: "O worthiest cousin! The sin of my ingratitude even now was heavy on me."
King Duncan
ID Speaker: "What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won"
King Duncan
Who is the King of Scotland?
King Duncan
What is the setting of scene 4, Act I?
King Duncan's palace
Which characters do we meet in scene 2 of Act I?
King Duncan, Malcolm, the injured Sergeant, Lennox and Ross.
Which new characters do we meet in scene 5 of Act I?
Lady Macbeth
What occurs in scene 5, Act I?
Lady Macbeth reads a letter from Macbeth. In it she finds out about the witches and their predictions. The moment she finds out about his prediction to be king, she has no doubt that will come true. She is willing to do anything to ensure this. Then, a messenger comes to tell her the king is coming tonight. This causes her to start thinking about what she's going to have to do, i.e. killing King Duncan. She then meets with Macbeth and explains that Duncan will not see the light of tomorrow, they are going to kill him. The scene ends with Macbeth telling Lady Macbeth that they will speak further on this topic.
"_________ than Macbeth, and ____________. Not so ___________, yet much __________"
Lesser; greater; happy; happier
How does Macbeth compare Duncan's ruling vs Lady Macbeth's determination?
Macbeth compares Duncan's ruling to that of an innocent baby.While Lady Macbeth compares her determination with plucking the baby from her nipple and dashing his brains out.
What does "So foul and fair a day I have not seen" suggest.
Macbeth hasn't seen a day so bad due to weather and equally good due to their victory.
Which new characters do we meet in scene 3 of Act I?
Macbeth, Banquo and Angus
ID Speaker: "Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires: the eye wink at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears, when it is done, to see"
Macbeth, he is coming to the reality of killing the king
ID Speaker: "Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day"
Macbeth- it means that whatever comes, the roughest day has finally passed.
Who is the cruel rebel leader?
Macdonwald
Who is King Duncan's oldest son?
Malcolm
Who are King Duncan's sons?
Malcolm and Donalbain
ID Speaker: "The king hath happily received, Macbeth, the news of thy success ..... thy praises in his kingdom's great defence, and poured them down before him"
Ross
Who tells Macbeth that he is Thane of Cawdor?
Ross
What occurs in scene 3, Act I after the witches vanish?
Ross and Angus, messengers of the King, show up to speak with Macbeth. They inform Macbeth that the king is very pleased with his success. They inform him that the king has made him the thane of Cawdor. At first, Macbeth does not believe them because he thinks the thane of Cawdor is still alive. So, they inform him that the thane of Cawdor is being put to death for his betrayal of Scotland. At this point, Macbeth believes in the witches and is starting to give into superstition. But, Banquo warns him that evil sometimes uses things that are known in order for them to use larger things. There is now a change in Macbeth. He is already starting to imagine killing king Duncan. But, he says that if fate crowns him, then it will, without an act on his part. Finally, the two go to meet the king.
"Come what come may, time and hour runs though the ______________"
Roughest day
"Glamis, and thane of Cawdor: _____________________"
The greatest is behind; this suggests that Macbeth believes he will be king next
ID Speaker: "Fair is foul and foul is fair"
The three witches
Which characters do we meet in scene 1 of Act I?
The three witches
What does "Yes; As sparrows, eagles; or the hare, the lion" suggest when talking about Macbeth and Banquo?
The two warriors were not discouraged, they were as frightened as eagles are of sparrows or lions are of rabbits.
What occurs at the start of scene 3, Act I?
The witches meet. The 2nd witch says shes been killing pigs. The 1st witch says that the captain of the Tiger's wife wouldn't give her any chestnuts and she wants to cause trouble. Both the 2nd and the 3rd witches say that they give the 1st one wind to help her get to the boat. The 1st witch says that she will control all winds, drain him dry of grain, make him thirsty and he will live under her curse. She said she will not sink her ship but for nine times nine weary weeks, they will suffer. Then, the witch shows the others the thumb of the ship's pilot that was drowned sailing home. The three hear drumming, this means Macbeth is coming.
ID Speaker: "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none: so all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!" and suggest what this means.
The witches; it suggests that even though Macbeth will not be King, his sons will be kings.
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "He's here in _____________... as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself"
double trust; the speaker is Macbeth; the quote suggests that king Duncan has his absolute trust, Macbeth should be the one protecting him from his murderer, not actually murdering him.
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "Was hope _____ wherein you dressed yourself? hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so _____________ at what it did so freely? ... Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem"
drunk; green and pale; the speaker is Lady Macbeth; in this quote, Lady Macbeth is questioning Macbeth's manliness, she starts off by asking if his ambition was drunk or asleep and now it's sick. Then she goes on to say a coward at heart cannot be a good king.
"For brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name. Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution ... carved out his passage ... ___________________."
from the nave to the chops
"What he ______________, noble Macbeth ____________."
hath lost; hath won
ID Speaker and explain what this suggests: "What thou art promised: yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o'th' ______________________ to catch the nearest way"
milk of human kindness; the speaker is Lady Macbeth; it suggests that she worries Macbeth is too soft-hearted to do what must be done to make him king.
ID Speaker and finish quote: "My thought whose murder yet is but fantastical, shakes so my single state of man that function is smothered in surmise and ___________________."
nothing is but is not; Macbeth is the speaker and this is the first time he imagines killing the king.
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "Have ___________________from his boneless gums, and __________________out, had I so sworn as you have done to this"
plucked my nipple; dashed the brains ; the speaker is Lady Macbeth; the quote emphasises her ruthlessness and desire to be queen, it shows what she is willing to do
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "The ________ himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements."
raven; the speaker is Lady Macbeth; the raven foreshadows death and she is saying that the king will die at her castle.
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "Come you spirits, that tend on mortal thoughts, ___________ me here, and fill me from the ________ to the toe top-full of direst _________! Make thick my ________ .... come to my woman's breasts and take ____________________"
unsex; crown; cruelty; blood; my milk for gall; the speaker is Lady Macbeth; the quote suggests that Lady Macbeth wants to be made a man, so she can do what has to be done.
What is a hurlyburly?
uproar/ trouble
ID Speaker and suggest what this means: "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only ________________, which o'erleaps itself, and falls on th'other"
vaulting ambition; the speaker is Macbeth; the quote means that Macbeth has come to the conclusion not to kill the king, because the only reason he has is superficial ambition, which if it leaps to high, can miss its goal.
