Macbeth

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  • What does Macbeth's hamartia lead him to do?
    Commit heinous acts
  • The play raises questions about fate versus free will.
  • What psychological torment do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth experience?
    Guilt and conscience
  • Evil deeds in the play ultimately lead to self-destruction.

    True
  • Match the supernatural element with its influence in the play:
    Witches ↔️ Prophecies and foreboding
    Visions ↔️ Inner turmoil and guilt
    Apparitions ↔️ Moral consequences
  • "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" highlights the theme of appearance versus reality.
  • What is the destructive nature of misused power in "Macbeth"?
    Moral decay
  • "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" introduces the theme of appearance versus reality.

    True
  • What does Lady Macbeth advise Macbeth to look like in Act 1, Scene 5?
    An innocent flower
  • Macbeth expresses his guilt after Duncan's murder by asking if Neptune's ocean can wash the blood from his hand.
  • Macbeth hallucinates a dagger before killing King Duncan.

    True
  • What does Lady Macbeth repeatedly try to wash in her sleepwalking scene?
    Imaginary bloodstains
  • Macbeth reflects on the futility and fleeting nature of life in Act 5, Scene 5.

    True
  • "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
  • What irreversible realization does Lady Macbeth express in Act 5, Scene 1?
    What's done cannot be undone
  • Macbeth mourns the brevity of life after hearing of Lady Macbeth's death.
    True
  • Order the key moments in "Macbeth":
    1️⃣ The Witches' Prophecies (Act 1, Scene 3)
    2️⃣ Lady Macbeth's Persuasion (Act 1, Scene 5)
    3️⃣ The Murder of King Duncan (Act 2, Scene 2)
    4️⃣ Banquo's Ghost (Act 3, Scene 4)
    5️⃣ Macduff's Family Slaughtered (Act 4, Scene 2)
    6️⃣ Lady Macbeth's Madness (Act 5, Scene 1)
    7️⃣ Macbeth's Death (Act 5, Scene 8)
  • What does Macbeth realize about his violent path in Act 3, Scene 4?
    He cannot turn back
  • The witches' prophecies ignite Macbeth's ambition.

    True
  • Lady Macbeth resolves to push Macbeth towards murder to seize the throne.
  • What crime does Macbeth commit in Act 2, Scene 2?
    Murders King Duncan
  • Macbeth orders the murder of Macduff's wife and children.
  • Banquo's ghost appears during a banquet, revealing Macbeth's paranoia.
    True
  • What ominous warning do the witches give Macbeth about Birnam Wood?
    It must move to Dunsinane
  • Lady Macbeth's madness reflects the psychological cost of their crimes.

    True
  • How is the witches' prophecy about Birnam Wood fulfilled?
    Soldiers carry branches
  • Malcolm is declared king after Macbeth's death, restoring order to Scotland.

    True
  • Macbeth's attitude towards blood changes from honor to guilt to paranoia.
  • What does Macbeth feel trapped by after Duncan's murder?
    His own actions
  • Blood in "Macbeth" symbolizes guilt, violence, and the consequences of ambition.

    True
  • Violence in the play leads to intense guilt and paranoia.
  • What does Macbeth's initial murder of King Duncan set off in the play?
    A cycle of violence
  • Violence in "Macbeth" is a profound thematic element exploring ambition, morality, and unchecked power.
    True