What predictions did the witches make at the start of the play?
Macbeth will be the Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth will be King of Scotland and Banquo's child will one day become king
What is an equivocation?
A statement that is intentionally ambiguous or confusing.
What does Lady Macbeth do to a Jacobean audiences expectations of women?
She subverts them
What is the meaning of duplicitous?
Someone who is deceitful or 'two faced'
What is the term for the way Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband?
Emasculation
Which character does Macbeth fear most?
Banquo
Who does Lady Macbeth Macbeth call upon to 'unsex her'?
The spirits
True or False: King Duncan was betrayed by the original Thane of Cawdor
True
What is the name of the drunken gatekeeper?
The Porter
What does Macbeth see in his hallucination in Act 2 Scene 1?
A floating dagger
“Will all great _______ ocean wash this ______ clean from my ______?”
“Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?”
Who are Scotland at war with at the start of the play?
Norway