MACBETH QUESTIONS
1. What is the setting of the opening scene?
2. How do the three witches greet Macbeth?
3. What do the three witches prophesy concerning Banquo?
4. How does Lady Macbeth react to her husband’s letter?
5. What does Lady Macbeth say will happen to King Duncan when she learns that he is coming to Inverness?
6. Why does Lady Macbeth tell her husband to leave all of the plans to her?
7. What is Lady Macbeth’s actual plan?
8. What does Macbeth do wrong, and how does Lady Macbeth fix it?
9. How does Macbeth feel after committing his crime?
10. How does Macduff react to finding Duncan murdered?
11. What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to do after learning of their father’s murder?
12. How does Macbeth become king?
13. Why is Macbeth upset over the witches’ prophecy about Banquo?
14. What does Macbeth decide to do to Banquo and his son? Is he successful?
15. What is Macbeth’s initial reaction to spotting Banquo’s ghost?
16. What are the witches chanting when Macbeth finds them?
17. How is Macbeth greeted by the witches?
18. What is the first apparition and what does it prophesy?
19. What is the second apparition and what does it prophesy?
20. What is the third apparition and what does it prophesy?
21. How does Macbeth plan to protect himself from Macduff?
22. What did Lady Macbeth do on page 79? Why?
23. What is Macbeth doing in preparation for the attack at Dunsinane?
24. What does Malcolm command the soldiers to do with the trees in Birnum Wood?
25. What happens to Lady Macbeth?
26. Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth?
27. What are the three things that the witches prophesy at the beginning of the play?
28. What are the three things that the witches prophesy at the end of the play?
29. Throughout the play, was Macbeth acting on free will or was it fate?
30. Why is Macbeth so angry at the prophesy predicting Banquo will be the father of kings?
List 27 (Greek & Latin roots)
Root Meaning Sample word
1. nav (l) ship circumnavigate
2. neg (l) no negative
3. neo (g) new neonatal
4. not (l) mark notable
5. nun, noun (l) declare enunciate
6. nov (l) new novelty
7. numer (l) number numerous
8. ocu (l) eye binocular
9. onym (g) name pseudonym
10. opt (g) eye optometrist