Track Macbeth

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Track Macbeth

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• Bloody Path

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Act I The Battle with the Vikings

• Where are Macbeth and Banquo fighting?(click on
  the right answer)
• The Western Isles
• Fife Castle

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Yes, the Western Isles are one of two fronts of
attack by the Norwegian Vikings.

• The Hebrides Islands are located off the
  northwest coast of the country.

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No, Fife Castle is located on the central eastern
coast.

• Fife Castle is the home of Macduff and his family
  and servants.

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With great skill and bloody execution (unseamed
from nave to chops/ And fixed his head upon our
battlements 1.2.22-23), Macbeth kills ________.

• The Thane of Cawdor
• Macdonwald
• King Duncan

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No, that traitor fights in Fife.

• Fife is probably being defended by the lord of
  the manor, Macduff.

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Yes, Scotland has several traitors fighting for
the enemy Vikings.

• The death of Macdonwald by Macbeth shows the
  power and violence in the Scottish general.

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No, not yet.
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What motif (recurring image) is shown when King
Duncan says that Cawdor was a gentleman on whom
he built/ An absolute trust (1.4.13-14)?

• Select the correct motif

Importance of family
The nature of evil
Loyalty
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Appearance vs Reality
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No, try again.
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Youre right. Duncan cant see the real man
hiding behind the mask.

• Other quotes echoing this motif
• Fair is foul, and foul is fair(1.1.10).
• Stars, hide your fires/ Let not light see my
  black and deep desires (1.4.50-51).
• Look like th innocent flower,/ But be the
  serpent under t (1.5.63-64).
• False face must hide what the false heart doth
  know (1.7.82).

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The weird sisters give six prophecies in Act
1.3. Which belong to Banquo?

• Hail..Thane of Cawdor.
• Not so happy, yet much happier.
• Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.
• Lesserand greater.
• Hailthat shalt be king hereafter.
• HailThane of Glamis.

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Yes, the witches tell Banquo

• Not so happy, yethappier--Banquo is happy in
  his loyalty to his country and king.
• Thou shalt get kings--Banquo shall produce a
  line of kings ruling through Shakespeares time
  (King James I).
• Lesserand greater--His generations shall be
  royalty though he isnt a king.

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No, these are Macbeths prophecies.

• Thane of GlamisMacbeths original title. (One
  wonders how the witches know who he is.)
• Thane of CawdorHere King Duncan gives the
  traitors title and castle to Macbeth (and not to
  the Scottish generalMacduffwho probably fought
  the battle at Fife).
• Hailking hereafterMacbeth will be king in the
  here and now, but not the future.

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What technique does Lady Macbeth NOT use in
persuading her husband to kill the king?

• Insulting him
• Begging for his help
• Saying hes afraid
• Blaming him of breaking
• his promise

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Not this choice.She DOES persuade him when she

• Insults--You look so green and pale (1.7.37).
• Calls him afraid Art thou afeared? (1.7.39).
• Blames him of promising her to kill Duncan-I
  wouldhave she says, dashed the brains out of
  a child had I so sworn (1.7.56-58).

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You are correct. Lady Macbeth never begs she

• pours her spirits in his ears (1.5.24) to
  convince him to be like her, filled from the
  crown to the toe top-full/ Of direst cruelty
  (1.5.40-41).

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Act II Hell on EarthWhats
happening at Macbeths Castle? (click on each
blueprint letter)A.Storm B.Dagger
C.Lady Macbeths role D.Sleep E.Suspicious
Sons
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Besides Duncans death, what other terrifying
things (3) happen this night?

• Tidal waves hit the castle
• Hurricane-force winds blow chimneys down
• A falcon hunts and kills an owl
• Cemeteries give up their dead
• The witches set a charm with dead crickets and
  owls
• Horses eat each other
• The devil visits the castle
• The earth shakes

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Yes, these events occur that same night.

• Our chimneys were blown down (2.3.49).
• The earth/ Was feverous and did
  shake(2.3.54-55).
• Duncans horsesbroke their stallsthey eat each
  other (2.4.14-18).
• Also, days before, a falconwas by a mousing owl
  hawked at and killed (2.4.12-13).
• Shakespeare uses a type of metaphor in which
  nature reflects mans emotions and deeds. Think
  of the night of storms on the eve of the Ides
  of March in Julius Caesar.

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No, look again.
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Is this a dagger which I see before me? (2.1.33)

• The dagger that Macbeth sees before he kills
  Duncan (3 are correct) . . .
• Reveals his feelings of guilt toward this act
• Lies in the hand of the sleeping guard
• Is an imaginary duplicate of the one he holds
• Is a signal by his wife that the guards are
  drugged
• Signals the end of his happiness and rest

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Yes, the floating dagger. . .

• Represents guilty Macbeths conscience (To know
  my deed twere best not know myself ) which
  tells him how wrong this act is (2.2.72).
• Is a mirage (from a heat-oppressed brain) which
  leads the way to the kings room (2.1.39).
• Marks the moment when Macbeths world changes,
  and he no longer sleeps peacefully Now over the
  one-half world/ Nature seems dead, and wicked
  dreams abuse/ The curtained sleep (2.1.49-51).

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No, . . .

• Lady Macbeth plants the bloodied daggers upon the
  guards.
• She signals with a bell to tell him that
  everything is readied.

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In Act I Lady Macbeth as Director initially plans
Duncans murder. In Act II, how does she play
the following roles?

• Starter (click)
• She rings the bell (the bell invites
  him) to set Macbeth on his bloody course
  (2.1.62).
• Fixer (click)
• When he forgets to leave the dripping
  daggers (infirm of purpose she says), she takes
  them back, smears the sleeping guards, plants the
  daggers (2.2.51-55).
• Assurer (click)
• She calms Macbeth (The sleeping and the
  dead/ Are as but pictures) and says that hes
  just imagining when he hears voices (2.2.52-53).
• Distracter (click)
• She faints (Help me hence ho) when
  Macbeth confesses to killing the guards in a fit
  of passion (2.3.112). She covers up his confusion.

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After he hears a voice say, Macbeth does murder
sleep, Macbeth describes sleep as that which
knits up the raveled sleeve of care (2.2.35-39).

• In that speech he means that sleep (click on best
  meaning). . .

saves our clothes
heals our stress
pieces together our thoughts
protects our memories
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No, look again.
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Yes, sleep knits up our worries and helps us
find relief.

• Like a bath or balm or feast, sleep heals
  and restores our physical and mental capacities.
  Macbeth realizes that he has lost both.

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Theres daggers in mens smiles (2.3.133).
Duncans son says this to his sibling as they
observe the crowd gathered after Macduff
discovers Duncans body.

• What is significant with this quote?
• People near to them are suspects.
• Macbeths dagger holds a magic spell.
• Those most happy will die next.
• Only the saddest Scot will be safest.

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No, look again.
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Yes, the young men sense that someone close and
hiding true motive is the killer or killers.

• So (click)
• The two will leave Scotland, Donalbain to Ireland
  and Malcolm to England (to gather an army ).
• The two sons also realize that they will probably
  be the next targets.
• The quote Theres daggers in mens smiles also
  reflects the same motif of appearance vs reality.

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Act III The New Kings Problems

• Banquo is King Macbeths major problem. He
  suspects that Macbeth playedst most foully for
  the crown (3.1.3).
• Macbeth also worries (3.1.48-72) about Banquos
  traits. Which does Macbeth NOT worry about?
• Nobility
• Intelligence
• Bravery
• Forgiveness
• Royalty

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No, Banquo has all of these good qualities that
Macbeth fears (click)

• Nobility --He has dauntless temper of mind
  (3.1.52).
• Intelligence--He hath a wisdom (3.1.53).
• Bravery Thus much he dares (3.1.51).
• Royalty He will be father to a line of kings
  (3.1.60).

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Yes, Banquo does not forgive Macbeth or forget
his loyalty to King Duncan.

• He reminds Macbeth earlier that he will keep
  his allegiance clear of any disloyalty (2.1.28).

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Banquo in death is still a problem. What is not
true about his appearance at the banquet?

• Lady Macbeth does not know about Banquos murder.
• The witches send his ghost to torment Macbeth.
• Banquo appears with 20 gashes in his head.
• Each time Banquo appears, Macbeth has an
  emotional fit.
• The missing Banquo sparks suspicions in some
  lords minds.

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Incorrect, this is true. (click)

• Lady Macbeth is innocent of the knowledge
  (3.3.45).
• Banquos body lies safe in a ditch/ With twenty
  trenched gashes on his head (3.4.26-27).
• Macbeth admits that there comes his fit again
  (3.4.21).
• Lennox wonders why Banquo failed/ His presence
  at the tyrants feast (3.6.21-22).

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CorrectThis is untrue.

• We dont know where the ghost comes from.
• Possibly it evolves from Macbeths
  heat-oppressed brain (2.1.39).
• Just like the sounds he hears when he kills
  Duncan, the ghost could be the same visions that
  come so poorly from his thoughts (2.2.71).

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The Witches receive scorn from Hecate (their
queen) for not involving her with Macbeths life.

• What does Hecate decide to do to add to the
  situation?
• Kill Macbeths enemies
• Send ghosts to his castle
• Send Macduff to kill Macbeth
• Brew her own storm
• Cause Macbeth confusion

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Yes, confusion and more.

• She shall draw him on to his confusion.
• He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear
• His hopes bove wisdom, grace, and fear
• (3.5.29-31).

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No, not Hecate.

• The witches cant kill, and she has designs only
  on Macbeth.

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Macbeths Solutions

• How does he handle these problems?
• Suspicious thanes (click)
• He sends out spies- Theres not one of them but
  in his house/ I keep a servant feed
  (3.4.131-132).
• His own worries about the future (click)
• He decides to go to the witches for more
  information- I will tomorrow to the weird
  sisters (3.4.132-133).
• Losing his humanity (click)
• Too late to turn back hell just keep killing-
  I am in blood/ Stepped in so far that, should I
  wade no more,/ Returning were as tedious as go
  oer (3.2.136-138).

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Act IV Prophecies, Killings, and Tests

• How does Macbeth respond to each apparition?
• The armed head says, Beware Macduff (4.1.72)
  (click)
• Macbeths suspicions of Macduff are confirmed.
• The bloody baby says, None of woman born/ Shall
  harm Macbeth (4.1.80-81) (click)
• Macbeth decides not to kill Macduff, then changes
  his mind.
• The crowned child holding a tree says, Macbeth
  shall never vanquished be (defeated) until/ Great
  Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come
  against him (4.1.92-94) (click)
• Macbeth confidently says, That will never be
  (4.1.94).

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Macbeth soon decides that the firstlings of
hisheart shall be/ The firstlings of his
hand (4.1.147-148). What is the first thing he
does?

• Returns to his loving wife
• Kills Macduffs entire family
• Searches out Banquos son
• Gives himself up to guards
• Murders Duncans sons

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No, Macbeth has other plans.
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Yes

• Macbeth feels in his heart the need to kill, and
  his actions wipe out Macduffs entire family,
  His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls/
  That trace him in his line (4.1.152-153).

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Malcolms ACT test (Against Cruel Tyrants)

• Malcolm (he knows Malcolm is kidding)
• Macbeth (he respects the kings love of family)
• His family (he quits and goes home)
• England (he just stays there)
• Exile
• Death

• Malcolms suspicions against Macduff force a test
  of Macduffs loyalty. He must choose between evil
  tyrant Macbeth or a lustful, greedy, chaotic
  Malcolm. What does Macduff choose?

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Yes, Macduff chooses exile and passes the test.

• He would rather live life away from his beloved
  country than fight for another tyrant.

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No, loyal Macduff has another answer.
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Act V The End of Macbeths TrailBelow click on
the wordles Sleepwalking Tomorrow
Riddles
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Sleepwalking Lady Macbeth

• What does she reveal in her last speech at the
  beginning of Act 5?
• Regret for losing the crown
• Fear of going to hell
• Connection to the witches powers
• Conscience-directed remorse

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No, like her, your eyes are openbut their sense
are shut (5.1.21-22). Look again.
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Yes, her guilty conscience causes sleeplessness.

• Duncan resembled/ Her father (2.1.12-13).
• Will these hands neer be clean? (5.1.38).
• The Thane of Fife had a wife, where is she now?
  (5.1.37-38).
• Whats done cannot be undone (5.1.58-59).

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Tomorrow and Tomorrow--Images

• Which image does NOT appear in Macbeths
  Tomorrow speech (5.5.19-28)?
• (Click the image that doesnt appear)

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Incorrect, these images are in the speech

• Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
• Creeps in this petty pace from day
  to day
• To the last syllable of recorded time,
• And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
• The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
• Lifes but a walking shadow, a poor player
• That struts and frets his hour upon the
  stage
• And then is heard no more. It is a tale
• Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury
• Signifying nothing.

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Youre right! This image doesnt appear.

• It does show up in Macbeths first soliloquy
• I have no
  spur
• To prick the sides of my intent, but only
• Vaulting ambition, which oerleaps itself
• And falls on th other (1.7.25-28).

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Riddles Revealed--Finally

• The juggling fiends (witches) foretell events
  that lead to the plays final outcome. Which
  prophecy is NOT from the witches?
• Lady Macbeths suicideby self and violent
  hands/ Took off her life (5.8.70-71).
• Macduffs birth--from his mothers womb/
  Untimely ripped (5.8.15-16)
• The attackLet every soldier hew him down a
  bough/ And beart before him (5.4.4-5).
• The future king BanquosmilesAnd points at
  kings for his descendants (4.1.123-124).

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No, this prophecy was foretold go back.
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Correct. The witches never tell Macbeth about
his wifes death.

• Macbeth really cant trust them at all. He says,
• And be these juggling fiends no more believed,
• That palter (riddle) with us in a double sense
• That keep the word of promise to our ear,
• And break it to our hope. (5.8.19-22)
• He has little else to hope for now.