Macbeth Study Guide Matching 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

____Macbeth ____Lady Macbeth ____Banquo ____Duncan ____Hecate ____Ross ____Macduff ____Donalbain ____Malcolm ____Siward

Name: __________________________

a. King of Scotland as the play begins b. Angry that the witches did not include her too c. Royal son who went to Ireland d. Commits murder of the King e. Could not wash the blood off hands f. Went to England when Macbeth became King g. Returns to the banquet as a ghost h. Tells Macduff about the death of his family i. Worried that his son might have died a coward j. Kills Macbeth

Fill in the Blank 1. Macbeth and Banquo fight bravely in _________________________ army and fend off attacks from the West and Norway. 2. Three witches tell Macbeth he will be _________________________, _____________________________ and Banquo s heirs will be ____________________________. 3. Macbeth, fighting in Duncan s army, is named Thane of ____________________________ 4. A ___________________ from Macbeth raises Lady Macbeth s hopes of becoming queen. 5. ____________________ and his attendants arrive to spend the night at Macbeth s castle. 6. Lady Macbeth urges Macbeth to _______________________. 7. Lady Macbeth gives the guards _________________________ to make them sleep. 8. Macbeth finds it impossible to say ______________________________ after he has killed the king. 9. _________________________________ goes into the King s room to smear blood on his guards. 10. When Duncan s death is known, Macbeth kills the _______________________________ to keep from being suspected. 11. Macbeth hires murderers to kill ________________________________, his friend whose descendents are said to inherit the throne. 12. While hosting a banquet, Macbeth sees __________________________. 13. During his second visit to the witches Macbeth is shown three ________________________________. 14. The first apparition is _____________________________. 15. The second apparition is ________________________________________. 16. The third apparition is ______________________________________________.

17. The first apparition warns Macbeth to _______________________________________. 18. The second apparition says ______________________________________ can harm him. 19. The third apparition says Macbeth will not be killed until __________________________________________________________. 20. Macduff leaves the castle and goes to ___________________ to find _________________. 21. The Gentlewoman and the Doctor are concerned about ______________________________ s erratic behavior. 22. When Macduff finds him, at first Macbeth is going to ____________________ but then he decides to fight to the end. Thought Questions Answer the questions below in complete sentences. 1. Explain how the predictions Macbeth thought were going to protect him became his downfall.

2. Briefly identify two scenes where the weather mirrored the actions of the play. Why would Shakespeare use this technique?

3. Briefly identify two incidents where a character in the play has hallucinations. What purpose did the hallucinations serve?

4. Name one of Macbeth s tragic flaws and explain in a sentence or two how it brings him down.