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19 Cards in this Set
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What do the Weird Sisters first prophecize for Macbeth?
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he will be king (even though Duncan is currently king); he will be Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor
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What do the Weird Sisters first prophecize for Banquo?
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he will be the father of kings, even though he himself will never be one
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What happened to the Thane of Cawdor for the sisters' first prophecy?
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he committed treason (confessed) by helping the enemy Macdonwald and was overthrown (a.k.a. executed)
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Does MacBeth initially want to kill Duncan like his wife does?
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no, he thinks Duncan is a compassionate ruler and MacBeth has fought for him as a kinsman
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Describing wine: "it provokes and unprovokes...makes him, and mars him, it sets him on, and it takes him off..." Who said this?
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the porter
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When MacBeth goes in to look at Duncan's body, what does he unexpectedly reveal?
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that he himself had killed the servants: he claimed to have caught the murderers red-handed and in his love for Duncan, killed them
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What strange natural occurances happen on the night of Duncan's murder?
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falcon attacked by owl; Duncan's horses broke their stalls
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What about Duncan's death makes the sisters' prophecy even more true?
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MacBeth is named king
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Why did MacBeth want to kill Banquo and what happened in this attempt?
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so Banquo would not have son's that would take the throne from him; but in the attempt, only Banquo was killed - Fleance (Banquo's son) escaped
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What was done with Banquo's body?
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buried in a ditch
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What does MacBeth see at the dinner party that no one else sees?
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Banquo's ghost sitting in MacBeth's seat
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What four apparitions do the witches show MacBeth in their second prophecy?
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armed head, bloody child, child wearing a crown and carrying a tree, show of 8 kings and Banquo last
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What does each apparition say?
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-armed head: beware of MacDuff
-bloody child: no man born of a woman will harm him -child wearing crown and carrying tree: MacBeth will not be "vanquished" until Birnam Wood goes to Dunsinane Hill -kings: all look like Banquo |
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What happened to MacDuff's family?
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MacDuff had fled to England; they are attacked by MacBeth's murderers
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What is wrong with Lady MacBeth by the end of the novel?
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she has been walking in her sleep
-rubs her hands as if washing them -reliving the horrors of the murder |
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After receiving word of Lady MacBeth's death, what does MacBeth ponder?
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the meaning of life
-life is short -relates life to a walking shadow -an actor who "struts and frets his hour upon the stage" and then is never heard from again -life is a "tale told by an idiot" |
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True or False.
MacBeth allowed MacDuff to kill him, having discovered that MacDuff was not born from a woman. |
False. MacBeth decided to fight to the death.
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Who is killed prior to MacBeth's meeting with MacDuff?
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Siward's son (Young Siward)
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Who is named king of Scotland following MacBeth's death?
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Malcolm (Duncan's son)
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