Starter quiz
- In 'Macbeth', why is Macbeth's reign over Scotland unnatural?
- He is Jacobean, not Scottish.
- He committed regicide to get the throne. ✓
- The witches were involved in his ascension to the throne. ✓
- Lady Macbeth is monarch too, and it should just be Macbeth.
- The rightful heir, Malcolm, is alive ✓
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- In Act 1 of 'Macbeth', why does Malcolm, King Duncan's eldest son, flee to England?
- Banquo tells him to, suspecting Macbeth of regicide.
- Macbeth forces him to.
- He wants to rule England, not Scotland.
- He wants to escape the responsibility of being King.
- He is scared that the person who killed his father will also kill him. ✓
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- At the end of Act 3 of 'Macbeth', what does Macbeth decide to do?
- Hire murderers to kill Fleance.
- Ask the witches to kill Banquo's ghos.
- Separate from Lady Macbeth.
- Kill Banquo.
- Ask the witches for more information about his reign. ✓
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- On the night King Duncan was killed in 'Macbeth', Lennox says the weather was terrible: "the earth Was feverous and did ______."
- 'shake' ✓
- In Act 3, Scene 5 of 'Macbeth', Lennox and a Lord talk about Macbeth. They describe him as a 'tyrant'. What is a tyrant?
- A tyrant is someone who uses their power morally.
- A tyrant is a monarch.
- A tyrant is someone who uses their power in an unjust way. ✓
- A tyrant is someone who uses supernatural power to get what they want.
- A tyrant is a character in a play who does evil things.
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- In Act 3, Scene 1 of 'Macbeth', Macbeth complains that he has no legacy as Banquo's sons will become kings. He says the witches put a "Barren ______ in my gripe."
- 'sceptre' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the scenes from Act 4 of 'Macbeth' to their plot points.
- Act 4, Scene 1⇔Macbeth seeks the witches; they give further prophecies. ✓
- Act 4, Scene 2⇔Lady Macduff and her son are killed by hired murderers. ✓
- Act 4, Scene 3⇔Malcolm and Macduff prepare an army to overthrow Macbeth. ✓
- How does Act 4, Scene 1 of 'Macbeth' show Macbeth's increasing desperation?
- He asks Lady Macbeth to come to see the witches with him.
- He doesn't mind if the witches have to destroy things to tell him his prophecies ✓
- He decides to kill Macduff's family - a woman and child. ✓
- He puts his trust in witches, not his subjects or wife. ✓
- He asks the witches to make Scotland stronger; he no longer feels he is able to.
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- In Act 4, Scene 1 of 'Macbeth', the witches give Macbeth three further prophecies. What do they say?
- "Beware Malcolm."
- "None of woman born Shall harm Macbeth." ✓
- "None of Scotland born Shall harm Macbeth."
- "You can't be harmed 'until' Birnam wood come to Dunsinane." ✓
- "Leave Dunsinane for Birnam wood 'until' it's safe."
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- In Act 4, Scene 3 of 'Macbeth', Macduff hears of his wife and child's murder by Macbeth. Malcolm tells him "let grief Convert to ______".
- 'anger' ✓
- In Act 4, Scene 3 of 'Macbeth', Macduff describes Scotland. He calls it "O nation ______."
- 'miserable' ✓
- In Act 4, Scene 3 of 'Macbeth', Macduff describes Macbeth. He calls him a 'tyrant ______'.
- 'bloody-scepter'd' ✓
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Key learning points
- Scotland is unstable under Macbeth’s leadership
- In Act 4, Scene 1, the witches give Macbeth further prophecies
- Macduff is a loyal Scottish Thane whose family is killed by Macbeth
- Macbeth feels the witches’ prophecies make him invincible
- Malcolm and Macduff prepare to go to war with Macbeth in order to restore Scotland to strength and stability
Common misconception
Malcolm is an immoral person.
Malcolm pretends he is filled with lust and greed, but this is to test Macduff's loyalty.
Keywords
Precarious - If something is precarious, it is insecure or unstable.
Malevolent - If you are malevolent, you want to do harm to others.
Contrast - Contrast is a synonym for difference.
Stable - Something stable is secure or solid. It is the opposite of something precarious.
Invincible - If someone is invincible, they can’t be defeated or killed.
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