What is ironic about the fact that Lady Macbeth is constantly trying to wash the blood off her hands in Act V Scene I?
She told Macbeth that "a little water clears us of this deed" after the murder of Duncan.
Can you remember this!? Why do actors not like to say the title of this play, Macbeth?
It is considered unlucky. The play is thought to be cursed!
"Foul is fair and fair is foul" What literary device is this an example of?
Antithesis
Name all the people Macbeth kills by his own hands?
Duncan, the servants, Lord Siward`s son and Macdonald!!
Who is the pious King of England who serves as a contrast to the despicable Macbeth?
King Edward I
"Is this a __________ I see before me?" What word completes this famous line?
Potato.......no sorry DAGGER!
What word have we studied that means "to think something over"?
Mull
I have spent years making this quiz for you!! What literary device have I just employed?
Hyperbole
"Life`s but a walking shadow, a poor player" In this quotation what does "player" refer to?
An actor
Why were witches included in the play?
To please King James, who was interested in the subject
In Macbeth Act II, Macbeth saw a vision of a dagger. What is slightly wrong about this?
Use the present tense when talking about events in plays or novels
What word means to show "excessive pride or self confidence"? it often comes before a fall.
Hubris
What famous idiom have we studied that has its` origins in Act III of Macbeth?
The Ghost at the Feast