Overview

• Who are the first characters introduced in Act 1, Scene 1 of Macbeth?

  The three witches
• What is established about the witches in Act 1, Scene 1?

  They have power over the events of the play and the characters
• What title is Macbeth to receive in Act 1, Scene 2?

  Thane of Cawdor
• What does the Captain report to Duncan in Act 1, Scene 2?

  He praises Macbeth for his bravery in battle
• In Act 1, Scene 3, who do Macbeth and Banquo meet on the heath?

  The witches
• How does Banquo react to the witches' prophecies in Act 1, Scene 3?


  He is sceptical
• What does Ross inform Macbeth of in Act 1, Scene 3?

  That he is now Thane of Cawdor
• What does King Duncan announce in Act 1, Scene 4?

  That his son, Malcolm, will be the next heir to the throne
• What does Lady Macbeth do in Act 1, Scene 5 upon reading Macbeth's letter?

  She doubts his strength but is determined to help him
• What do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan in Act 1, Scene 5?

  To kill King Duncan
• How does Lady Macbeth describe Macbeth's castle in Act 1, Scene 6?

  She describes it similarly to Eden
• What tactic does Lady Macbeth use to persuade Macbeth in Act 1, Scene 7?

  She insults his masculinity
• What unnatural phenomenon does Banquo discuss in Act 2, Scene 1?

  The unnatural darkness of the night
• What does Macbeth hallucinate in Act 2, Scene 1?

  A dagger leading him to kill Duncan
• What does Lady Macbeth do after Duncan's murder in Act 2, Scene 2?

  She remarks on her ability to plan the murder and drug the guards
• How does Macbeth feel after killing Duncan in Act 2, Scene 2?

  He feels guilty and is covered in blood
• What does the porter compare himself to in Act 2, Scene 3?

  A porter of hell
• What do Duncan's sons do after learning of his death in Act 2, Scene 3?

  They flee to England and Ireland in fear
• What do Ross and the old man discuss in Act 2, Scene 4?

  The reversal of the natural order
• What happens to Macbeth in Act 2, Scene 4?

  He is made king by the other lords
• What does Banquo reveal in Act 3, Scene 1?

  He has suspicions about Duncan's death
• What does Macbeth plot after Banquo leaves in Act 3, Scene 1?

  Banquo's murder
• What happens to Banquo in Act 3, Scene 3?

  He is murdered
• What does Macbeth see at the banquet in Act 3, Scene 4?

  Banquo's ghost
• Who scolds the witches in Act 3, Scene 5?

  Hecate
• What does Hecate instruct the witches to do in Act 3, Scene 5?


  To trick Macbeth into false security
• What do Lennox and the other lords discuss in Act 3, Scene 6?

  Recent events and suspicions about Macbeth
• What does Malcolm and Macduff plan to do in Act 3, Scene 6?


  Raise an army in England
• What do the apparitions warn Macbeth about in Act 4, Scene 1?

  To beware of Macduff
• What does the second apparition tell Macbeth in Act 4, Scene 1?

  That no one of "woman born" can harm him
• What does Lady Macduff accuse Macduff of in Act 4, Scene 2?


  Being a traitor
• What does Malcolm decide about Macduff in Act 4, Scene 3?

  To trust him after testing his loyalty
• What does Lady Macbeth do in Act 5, Scene 1?

  She sleepwalks and obsessively washes her hands
• What does the doctor say about Lady Macbeth in Act 5, Scene 1?

  That she is possessed and cannot be healed
• What does Macbeth do in Act 5, Scene 3?

  He shows hubris and is cruel to Seyton
• What does Malcolm instruct the army to do in Act 5, Scene 4?

  To carry boughs to disguise their numbers
• What news does Macbeth receive in Act 5, Scene 5?

  That Lady Macbeth has died
• What does Macbeth learn about the woods in Act 5, Scene 5?

  That the woods are moving towards Dunsinane
• Who reaches Macbeth's castle in Act 5, Scene 6?


  The army, including Malcolm, Siward, and Macduff
• What does Macduff reveal to Macbeth in Act 5, Scene 8?

  That he was born by caesarean section