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 ghost.
- 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' ✓
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