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Macbeth plot revision

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    Recap and warm up for renewed study of Macbeth
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  • Which of these is NOT a theme in Macbeth?
    Power and ambition
    The supernatural
    Coming of age
    Jealousy
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  • Who is the first person that Macbeth kills?
    Banquo
    Macduff
    Malcome
    King Duncan
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  • Where is the play set?
    Scotland
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  • Whose ghost does Macbeth see in the middle of the play?
    Lady Macbeth
    King Duncan
    Banquo
    Macduff
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  • What does Lady Macbeth repeatedly do as she starts to lose her mind?
    Wash her hands
    Visit the witches
    See ghosts
    Scream
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  • What do the three witches predict for Macbeth at the start of the play?
    That he will become the king of Scotland.
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  • What is Macbeth's fatal character flaw?
    Excessive ambition
    Being blinded by love
    Jealousy
    Loyalty
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  • Who is blamed for the death of King Duncan?
    Banquo
    Lady Macbeth
    The servants who were guarding his room.
    The three witches
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  • True or false? Macbeth himself murders Banquo by stabbing him with a dagger.
    False - Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son, however Banquo's son escapes.
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  • What do the witches say to Macbeth to make him think he will not be harmed?
    That God is on his side.
    That they will protect him.
    That he is stronger than everyone else.
    That no man born of a woman can harm him.
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  • Why does Macbeth decide to kill his friend Banquo?
    Because the witches said that Banquo's sons will become heir to the throne.
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  • When is Macbeth crowned king?
    At the end of the play.
    After he kills Banquo.
    After King Duncan's sons flee.
    At the start of the play.
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  • Who kills Macbeth in the end?
    Macduff
    The Witches
    Lady Macbeth
    King Duncan's sons
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