Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee after Duncan’s murder?
They fear they will be the next targets and believe their lives are in danger.
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How does Lady Macbeth persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan?
She questions his masculinity, calls him a coward, and claims she would dash her own baby’s brains out rather than break a promise like he is doing.
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What does Macduff’s reaction to the death of his family reveal about him?
It shows his humanity and depth of emotion, and also sets him up as Macbeth’s moral opposite.
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What is Lady Macbeth doing when the audience first meets her, and what are her first thoughts in this scene?
She is reading Macbeth’s letter about the witches’ prophecy and worrying that Macbeth is not strong enough to force fate's hand to get what he wants (the crown)
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What is Macbeth’s motivation for arranging the murder of Banquo and Fleance?
He fears Banquo’s descendants will take the throne, as the witches prophesied Banquo would "get kings."
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Where does Macduff go after he leaves Scotland?
To England to seek both Malcolm’s and the King of England's help in overthrowing Macbeth.
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How does Lady Macduff react to her husband’s departure, and what ultimately happens to her?
She feels abandoned and betrayed, but is murdered along with her son by Macbeth’s assassins.
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Who is Hecate, and why is she angry with the witches?
She is the goddess of witchcraft, angry that the witches acted without her and manipulated Macbeth recklessly.
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Who discovers Duncan’s body?
Macduff
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What vision does Macbeth have before killing Duncan?
A dagger floating in the air, leading him to Duncan’s chamber.
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Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches’ prophecy?
Because he was born by Caesarean section—“from his mother’s womb untimely ripped”—so not technically “of woman born.”
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What message does the doctor give Macbeth about Lady Macbeth’s condition?
That her illness is beyond his physical help and “more needs she the divine than the physician.”
