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English (Edexcel)
Macbeth: Lady Macbeth as a machiavellian villain

Starter quiz

  • 'Macbeth' was first performed in 1606. What is the most precise term for the play's first audiences?
    • Victorian.
    • Elizabethan.
    • Scottish.
    • Jacobean.  ✓
    • Shakespearean.
  • What is one of 'Macbeth's' central themes?
    • Scotland.
    • Battle.
    • Prophecy.
    • Jacobean.
    • Ambition.  ✓
  • In Act 1, Scene 3 of 'Macbeth', what do the witches tell Macbeth and Banquo?
    • That their children will be kings.
    • That Macbeth will be king.  ✓
    • That Macbeth will betray King Duncan.
    • That Macbeth will commit regicide.
    • That they are supernatural.
  • Starting with the first scene, order these plot points from Act 1, Scenes 1 to 4 of 'Macbeth'.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Witches prepare to meet Macbeth.
    • 2
      ⇔
      An account of Macbeth’s bravery in battle; Macbeth promoted.
    • 3
      ⇔
      The witches give the prophecies.
    • 4
      ⇔
      Previous Thane of Cawdor killed.
  • Why does Macbeth have a good reputation at the start of 'Macbeth'?
    • He is the Thane of Cawdor.
    • He is told he will be King.
    • He is a noble warrior.  ✓
    • The witches think highly of him.
    • He is a loyal Thane.  ✓
  • How does Shakespeare signal that the supernatural will be an important feature of 'Macbeth'?
    • The play begins with witches, suggesting their power.  ✓
    • The witches help Duncan win the battle.
    • The witches promote Macbeth.
    • The witches give Macbeth and Banquo prophecies.  ✓
    • The witches kill the Thane of Cawdor so Macbeth can take his title.
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