(Act One - Study Guide)
Write two or three lines explaining the action in this scene.
ACT ONE - SCENE 2:
1. The sergeant describes a battle in the war between
_________________ AND __________________.
2. Who were the heroes in that battle?
__________________ AND _________________.
3. The Thane of Cawdor was a Traitor. King Duncan sentenced him to death and gave his title to ___________________.
4. What do we learn about Macbeth's character in this scene?
ACT ONE SCENE 3:
1. What do the witches predict for Macbeth?
A)
B)
2. What do they predict for Banquo?
3. Explain the dramatic irony in the witches' first prediction.
4. When the prediction comes true immediately, what does Macbeth think about the other predictions?
5. What does Macbeth plan to do about the possibility of becoming king?
ACT ONE - SCENE 4:
King Duncan greets Macbeth and Banquo returning form battle. Duncan is in such good spirits he decides to name his successor.
1. To whom does king Duncan give the title Prince of Cumberland?
2. What does Macbeth think about this?
ACT ONE - SCENE 5:
1. Lady Macbeth reads a letter. Who sent it to her?
2. Lady Macbeth says of Macbeth: "Yet do I fear thy nature. It is too full O'the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way." What does she mean by this?
3. What message does the servant give to Lady Macbeth?
4. Explain Lady Macbeth's soliloquy (lines 44-58)
5. Macbeth arrives. What do he and Lady Macbeth discuss?
6. What advice does Lady Macbeth give her husband?
ACT ONE - SCENE 6:
King Duncan arrives at Macbeth's palace along with Banquo, Lennox, Macduff, Ross, Angus, his sons and attendants.
1. Explain the dramatic irony in this scene.
ACT ONE - SCENE 7:
In this soliloquy Macbeth is thinking over the plot to kill King Duncan. He is having second thoughts.
1. List four reasons Macbeth finds to talk himself out of committing the murder. (Lines 1-27)
A.
B.
C.
D.
2. How does Lady Macbeth convince him to go through with the murder?
