Starter quiz
- Match the four scenes of Act 2 of 'Macbeth' to their plot points.
- Act 2, Scene 1⇔Macbeth hallucinates a dagger and commits regicide. ✓
- Act 2, Scene 2⇔Macbeth regrets regicide; Lady Macbeth frames the guards. ✓
- Act 2, Scene 3⇔The porter's scene; regicide revealed. ✓
- Act 2, Scene 4⇔Macbeth crowned; Duncan's sons flee Scotland. ✓
- In Act 1, Scene 3 of 'Macbeth', what do the witches tell Banquo?
- 'The charm's wound up'.
- 'You shall be king'.
- 'Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!'
- 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'.
- 'Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.' ✓
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- In 'Macbeth', what is the name of Banquo's son?
- Malcolm.
- Fleance. ✓
- Macduff.
- Lennox.
- Donalbain.
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- Which of the below, all taken from 'Macbeth', are metaphors?
- 'Your children shall be kings'.
- 'Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness'. ✓
- 'Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't'. ✓
- 'Is this a dagger I see before me?'
- 'Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done't'.
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- Why is Macbeth considered a 'noble' Thane in Act 1 of 'Macbeth'?
- He fights loyally for King Duncan. ✓
- He is ambitous.
- He has a good relationship with his wife.
- He is a powerful warrior. ✓
- He kills the Thane of Cawdor.
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- Who does Macbeth describes as his 'partner of greatness' in Act 1 of 'Macbeth'?
- Duncan.
- Banquo.
- The witches.
- Lady Macbeth. ✓
- The Thane of Glamis.
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Exit quiz
- Match the scenes from the first half of Act 3 of 'Macbeth' to their plot points.
- Act 3, Scene 1 Part 1⇔Banquo and Macbeth are suspicious of each other. ✓
- Act 3, Scene 1 Part 2⇔Macbeth arranges Banquo and Fleance’s murder. ✓
- Act 3, Scene 2⇔Macbeth hides his plans from Lady Macbeth. ✓
- Act 3, Scene 3⇔Banquo is murdered; Fleance escapes. ✓
- In Act 3 of 'Macbeth', Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. What does this event reveal about Macbeth?
- He is a noble warrior.
- He can now be happy.
- He is still under Lady Macbeth's control.
- He is a paranoid ruler. ✓
- He is no longer the noble Thane of Act 1. ✓
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- In Act 3, Scene 1 of 'Macbeth', Macbeth worries about Banquo's sons because the witches prophesied that Banquo's sons would be kings. Macbeth says the witches 'put a ______ sceptre in my grip'.
- 'barren' ✓
- In Act 3, Scene 1 of 'Macbeth', Macbeth worries about Banquo's sons because the witches prophesied that Banquo's sons would be kings. Macbeth says 'for Banquo's issue have I ______ my mind.'
- 'filed' ✓
- How does Lady Macbeth feel as monarch in Act 3 of 'Macbeth'?
- Happy.
- Unhappy. ✓
- Isolated. ✓
- Feminine.
- Legacy.
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- In Act 3, Scene 2 of 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth says describes how she feels as monarch: '______ had, all's spent, Where our desire is got without content'.
- 'Nought's' ✓
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Key learning points
- The witches prophesied that Banquo's children would be kings in Act 1, Scene 3
- Macbeth, now King of Scotland, is paranoid about Banquo and his son, Fleance
- Macbeth arranges to have Banquo and Fleance murdered
- The murderers kill Banquo, but Fleance, his son, escapes
- Neither Macbeth nor Lady Macbeth seem to enjoy their status as monarchs
Common misconception
Macbeth is solely worried about Banquo and Fleance in this scene.
Macbeth's focus is Banquo and his son, but his language reveals his worries about the regicide, his soul and his immediate future.
Keywords
Legacy - A legacy is something that is passed on following someone’s death. This could be money, property or a title.
Barren - If something is barren, it is unproductive or infertile - cannot produce offspring or children.
Sceptre - A sceptre is a long stick made of metal. A sceptre is an object which is given to monarchs. It is meant to be a symbol of their power.
Metaphor - A metaphor is a literary device which describes something by comparing it to something else.
Scorpion - A scorpion is a small creature with eight legs and a tail filled with poison that can sting you.
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