Macbeth

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Who wrote the play?
William Shakespeare
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Who kills Macbeth?
Macduff
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Who is the traitor that is killed at the beginning of the play?
Macdonwald
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Which title is given to Macbeth after the death of this traitor?
Thane of Cawdor
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How many times does Macbeth meet the witches?
Two
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Who says, "look the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't?"
Lady Macbeth
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How many sons does King Duncan have?
Two
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In whose house was Duncan killed?
Macbeth
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What is the name of the chief witch?
Hecate
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What relation is Fleance to Banquo?
Son
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What is Macbeth's fatal flaw?
Ambition
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Which type of play is Macbeth?
Tragedy
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What is on the dagger that appears to Macbeth?
Blood
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Who appears in Macbeth's seat at the banquet?
Banquo
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A dominant/recurring idea
Motif
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Where must Birnam Wood move to in order for the prophecy to be true?
Dunsinane
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When the audience is aware of things the characters aren't
Dramatic Irony
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A long speech by one actor
Monologue
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"All the ________ of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand"
Perfumes
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A remark only heard by audience
Aside
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What title does Macbeth have at the beginning of the play?
Thane of Glamis
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Who becomes King at the end of the play?
Malcolm
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Duncan's son that fled to Ireland
Donalbain
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'Fair is foul and foul is ___"?
Fair
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Where is Macduff the Thane of?
Fife
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What does Lady Macbeth carry with her in Act 5?
Candle
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Where is Macbeth set?
Scotland
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What word could Macbeth not say after he killed Duncan?
Amen
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Who is Macduff referring to when he says, "all my pretty chickens?"
Children
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Fill in the quote: 'She should have died .........'
Hereafter
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Who is framed for the murder of Duncan?
Guards
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With whom are the Scots at war at the beginning of the play?
Norway
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Who jokes that he works at “hell gate”?
Porter
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Who tells Macduff that his family has been killed?
Ross
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Who is the general of the English forces sent to aid Malcolm?
Siward
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What is the name of the era in which Macbeth was written and performed?
Jacobean
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What is the term for the belief that kings' authority came from God and that they were above earthly authority?
Divine Right of Kings
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What is the term for the hierarchical structure of the world thought to be God's intention, not to be disturbed?
Great Chain of Being
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What is the term for the murder of a king?
Regicide
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"something _____ this way comes!"
Wicked
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“For ____ Macbeth - well he deserves that name”
Brave
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How does Lady Macbeth die?
Suicide
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How many murderers does Macbeth send to kill Banquo and Fleance?
Three
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“Your children will be ____"
Kings
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"Let not light see my ____ and deep desires"
Black
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“Macbeth does murder ___”
Sleep
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“A little ____ clears us of this deed”
Water
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Who kills Macbeth?

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Macduff

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Who is the traitor that is killed at the beginning of the play?

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Which title is given to Macbeth after the death of this traitor?

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How many times does Macbeth meet the witches?

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