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Macbeth Act 3

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  • How does Macbeth’s reaction to Banquo’s ghost affect the other characters?
    Suspicions arise
    Plan to kill him
    Leave in terror
    They laugh
  • What is Macbeth’s tragic flaw that starts to emerge in Act 3?
    Unbridled ambition
    Trusts Banquo
    Honesty
    Kind & merciful
  • How does Act 3 develop the theme of ambition?
    Banquo seeks kingship
    Drops his power quest
    Kills for crown
    Wife regrets ambition
  • What literary device is used in ‘O, full of scorpions is my mind’?
    Alliteration
    Simile
    Personification
    Metaphor
  • Why does Macbeth want to visit the witches again?
    Wants curse on Macduff
    Seeks future aid
    Plans to kill witches
    Wants Banquo revived
  • Why does Lennox suspect Macbeth?
    Heard Macbeth's secret plots
    Banquo blamed him
    Saw Macbeth with witches
    Deaths have boosted Macbeth's power
  • What does the appearance of Banquo’s ghost symbolize?
    Wife controls him
    Macduff suspects
    His guilt & fear
    His love for Banquo
  • What concern does Banquo express at the beginning of Act 3?
    Macbeth cheated crown
    Worries about heirs
    Suspects Macduff plot
    Worried 'bout his wife
  • What does Lady Macbeth say about Macbeth’s behavior at the banquet?
    Notes his odd reaction
    Admits Macbeth's guilt
    Says he's grief-struck
    Mentions lifelong fits
  • Why does Macbeth not tell Lady Macbeth about his plan to kill Banquo?
    Wants a surprise
    Goes secretive
    Fears her stopping him
    Thinks she'll tell him
  • Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead?
    Banquo plots coup
    Banquo slighted wife
    Macbeth fears Banquo aid
    Witch prophesied heirs
  • How does Act 3 continue the motif of darkness?
    Banquo with torch
    He goes blind
    Night scenes show evil
    Witches silent
  • What concern does Banquo express at the beginning of Act 3?
    Worries about heirs
    Macbeth cheated crown
    Worried 'bout his wife
    Suspects Macduff plot
  • How does Lady Macbeth react to Macbeth’s visions?
    Shares his fear
    Seeks witch help
    Calls them false
    Suggests doctor visit
  • How does Macbeth convince the murderers to kill Banquo?
    Labels Banquo enemy
    Threatens family death
    Offers gold bribe
    Claims Banquo conspired
  • What does blood symbolize in Act 3?
    Divine law
    Battle wins
    Guilt & murder
    Royal blood
  • What does Macbeth mean when he says, ‘O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife’
    Mind full of danger
    Suffers headache
    Worried about his wife
    Poisoned by foes
  • How does Fleance’s escape affect the plot?
    Macbeth feels wins
    Wife goes mad
    Secures his crown
    Lineage lives on
  • What literary device is used in ‘We have scorched the snake, not killed it’
    Simile
    Alliteration
    Metaphor
    Personification
  • Why is Macduff’s absence from the banquet significant?
    He suspects Macbeth
    Fears Banquo's ghost
    Plans a rebellion
    Not invited
  • What does Hecate plan to do?
    Warn Banquo's heir
    Boost Macbeth's hubris
    Crown Fleance
    Aid Macbeth's reign
  • Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead?
    Banquo plots coup
    Witch prophesied heirs
    Banquo slighted wife
    Macbeth fears Banquo aid
  • Why does Macbeth not tell Lady Macbeth about his plan to kill Banquo?
    Thinks she'll tell him
    Goes secretive
    Wants a surprise
    Fears her stopping him
  • What does Lennox imply about Macbeth in his speech?
    Innocent? Not so.
    Needs witch advice
    Tyrant behind slay
    Fate's victim
  • What does the appearance of Banquo’s ghost symbolize?
    His love for Banquo
    Macduff suspects
    His guilt & fear
    Wife controls him
  • What theme is reinforced by the witches’ involvement in Act 3?
    Hospitality risks
    Loyalty matters
    Honesty counts
    Fate vs. free will
  • What role does fate play in Act 3?
    Controlling fate fails
    Fleance doomed
    Witches leave him weak
    Banquo alters fate
  • How does Macbeth convince the murderers to kill Banquo?
    Labels Banquo enemy
    Claims Banquo conspired
    Threatens family death
    Offers gold bribe
  • What does Macbeth see at the banquet?
    Banquo’s ghost
    Floating dagger
    Fleance as king
    The witches
  • What is the purpose of Hecate’s speech?
    Calls more witches
    Praises Macbeth's rule
    Foreshadows Macbeth's fall
    Curses kin
  • What role do the witches play in Act 3?
    They vanish
    Warn Fleance
    Make him overconfident
    Aid Banquo's flight
  • What is the effect of Banquo’s ghost appearing only to Macbeth?
    Banquo will king
    Banquo lives on
    Ghost seeks revenge
    Shows inner guilt
  • How does Macbeth feel about killing after Banquo’s murder?
    Plans to flee
    Won't kill again
    More ruthless
    Feels regret
  • How does Shakespeare use dramatic irony in Act 3?
    Wife confesses
    Audience knows all
    Ghost speaks out
    Macbeth unaware
  • How does Act 3 develop the theme of ambition?
    Wife regrets ambition
    Banquo seeks kingship
    Drops his power quest
    Kills for crown
  • What is ironic about Macbeth toasting Banquo at the banquet?
    Banquo is present
    Banquo not invited
    Planned Banquo's death
    Wife interrupts
  • How does Act 3 foreshadow Macbeth’s downfall?
    Ignores warnings
    Flees Scotland
    Paranoia leads to fall
    Bonds with Macduff
  • What does Macbeth see at the banquet?
    Fleance as king
    The witches
    Banquo’s ghost
    Floating dagger
  • What does Macduff do at the end of Act 3?
    Flees to England
    Slays a spy
    Challenges Macbeth
    Joins witches
  • What does Lady Macbeth say about Macbeth’s behavior at the banquet?
    Admits Macbeth's guilt
    Says he's grief-struck
    Notes his odd reaction
    Mentions lifelong fits
  • How does Fleance’s escape affect the plot?
    Secures his crown
    Macbeth feels wins
    Wife goes mad
    Lineage lives on
  • What does the banquet scene symbolize?
    Fleance crowned
    Says wife controls
    Witches rule
    Power & guilt unravel
  • What mistake do the murderers make?
    Attack Banquo openly
    Confess too soon
    Miss Fleance
    Kill wife by error
  • What does Hecate suggest will be Macbeth’s downfall?
    His hubris
    Fears Banquo
    Loves his wife
    No ambition
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