In Act I scene 1 of Macbeth, the witches claim, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” What theme does this line help to establish early in the play? Choose the best response. 

Based on his actions during the battle in scene 2, which of the following character traits best describe Macbeth?

What is a soliloquy? 

Who is Banquo? 

In Scene 2, Duncan says to Ross: “No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive / Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, / And with his former title greet Macbeth.” In these lines, Duncan orders Ross to:

In the opening of scene 3, the witches talk about a spell they cast on a sailor and his wife. The most likely purpose for including this scene is:

According to the witches’ prophecies in scene 3, what will happen to Macbeth and Banquo?

According to the following lines he speaks in scene 3, why is Macbeth conflicted about the prospect of becoming king?

“This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill,

Why hath it given me earnest of success,

Commencing in a truth? I am thane of Cawdor.

If Good, why do I yield to that suggestion

Whose horrid image doth unfix my haiR

And make my seated heart knock at my ribs…” 

In scene 4, to whom does King Duncan name Prince of Cumberland and heir to the Scottish throne?

Who is Lady Macbeth? 

In Scene 5, Lady Macbeth says Macbeth’s nature is “too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness.” She means that he lacks:

Based on her words and actions in scene 5, which of the following character traits best describe Lady Macbeth?

What is Lady Macbeth’s tone in the following lines she delivers to Macbeth after he refuses to go along with the plan to kill Duncan?

“Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dressed yourself? / Hath it slept since? / And wakes now, to look so green and pale / At what it did so freely? Such I account thy love.”

What do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan to do to cover up their murder of Duncan?

Which is a theme in Macbeth?