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Macbeth Act I REVIEW 2026

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  • In "Stars, hide your fires," the "black desires" symbolize...
    Evil thoughts/Murder
    A dark night
    Fear of the dark
    The Witches
  • Device: "So foul and fair a day I have not seen" is a...
    metaphor
    paradox
    similer
    imagery
  • Who said: "So foul and fair a day I have not seen"?
    Macbeth
    The Witches
    Banquo
    King Duncan
  • Banquo asks "can the devil speak true?" showing what character trait?
    Ambition
    Cruelty
    Skepticism
    Cowardice
  • Device: "False face must hide..." supports which major Theme?
    Revenge
    Fate vs. Free Will
    Guilt
    Appearances vs. Reality
  • Who says: "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face"?
    The Witches
    Lady Macbeth
    King Duncan
    Macbeth
  • Device: "If chance will have me king" relates to the theme of:
    Fate vs. Free Will
    Revenge
    Childhood
    Nature
  • Who is the "disloyal traitor" that Macbeth replaces as Thane?
    Thane of Glamis
    Macduff
    Thane of Cawdor
    Banquo
  • "Look like the innocent flower, but be the ___ under't."
    Dagger
    Ghost
    Serpent
    Traitor
  • Device: "The instruments of darkness..." is an example of:
    Foreshadowing
    hyperbole
    imagery
    irony
  • Lady M says Macbeth is too full of the "milk of ___ ___."
    Human weakness
    Human kindness
    Royal blood
    Gall and vinegar
  • What is the final step of the plan to kill Duncan?
    Burn the palace
    Kill Malcolm too
    Poison the wine
    Frame the guards
  • What motif is used to foreshadow a loss of peace and sanity?
    Storms
    Sleep
    Blood
    Daggers
  • The Witches predict Banquo will be the father of ___.
    Soldiers
    Kings
    Witches
    Traitors
  • Device: Macbeth's "vaulting ambition" is an example of:
    Characterization
    Onomatopoeia
    Similie
    Setting
  • What is Macbeth's "Tragic Flaw"?
    Vaulting Ambition
    Too much trust
    Physical weakness
    Lack of luck
  • Who said: "False face must hide what the false heart doth know"?
    Duncan
    Banquo
    Macbeth
    The Witches
  • Why does Lady Macbeth ask spirits to "unsex" her?
    To become invisible
    To find the Witches
    To be cruel/ruthless
    To be a man
  • Device: "Screw your courage to the sticking-place" shows:
    Symbolism
    Person Vs. Person Conflict
    Person Vs. Self Conflict
    Setting
  • Which famous paradox is the Witches' "spell" in Scene 1?
    Sleep no more
    All hail Macbeth
    Foul is gold, gold is fair
    Fair is foul, foul is fair
  • Which title is given to Malcolm, making him next in line for King?
    Duke of York
    Prince of Cumberland
    Thane of Cawdor
    Earl of Scotland
  • "False face must hide what the false ___ doth know."
    Soul
    Mind
    Deed
    Heart
  • Who said: "The instruments of darkness tell us truths"?
    Lady Macbeth
    Banquo
    Macbeth
    Duncan
  • Who said: "But screw your courage to the sticking-place"?
    Lady Macbeth
    The Witches
    Banquo
    Macbeth
  • What does Lady Macbeth use to make the guards pass out?
    A sleeping potion
    A magic spell
    Heavy food
    Wine/Alcohol
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