Name: _________________________________________

Open Book/Notes – not a share activity with classmates!!!!

1. At the beginning of the play, the three witches meet on a foggy hill, what is significant about

the weather in this scene _________________________________________________________.

2. Duncan is the King of __________________________who has been fighting in a battle that

includes the traitor ______________________________________________________________.

3. The heroes of this battle are Banquo and __________________________________________.

4. Macbeth’s prophesy from witches: _______________________________________________

and Banquo’s prophesy from witches: ______________________________________________.

5. Immediately following the disappearance of the witches, Ross and Angus bring the news that

we, as an audience, already know regarding the Thaneship of Cawdor. This situation where the

audience knows more than the characters is called ___________________________________.

6. How does Banquo react to finding out that part of the prophesy by the witches, for Macbeth,

is true? ______________________________________________________________________.

7. Why is it ironic that Duncan says, about the previous Than of Cawdor, “He was a gentleman
on whom I built an absolute trust.”

_____________________________________________________________________________.
8. How does Macbeth feel about the new Prince of Cumberland?

_____________________________________________________________________________.

9. Who wrote a letter to Lady Macbeth? ______________________ what was the purpose of the

letter? ________________________________________________________________________.

10. From her response to the letter, how does Lady Macbeth feel about her

husband?_____________________________________________________________________.

11. Why does Lady Macbeth say: “Come, you spirits that end on mortal thoughts, unsex me here

and fill me from the crown to the toe top full of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, stop up the

access and passage to remorse…”__________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________.

12. What are 3 things that Macbeth talks about in his speech to himself at the beginning of

Scene 7: _____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________.

13. What can you say about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship after reading this scene?

_____________________________________________________________________________.

14. How long does Duncan plan to stay at Inverness? ______________________ Lady

Macbeth reacts to his plan by stating: ______________________________________________.