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What is Lady Macbeth's plan?
Get the guards drunk, kill Duncan, use the guards daggers and smear blood on them.
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What does Duncan give his hostess to show his gratitude?
Diamond
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Why can Banquo be considered a threat to Macbeth
The witches said Banquo's sons will be king, but Macbeth wants his sons and himself to be king.
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Where is Macduff and why isn't he with his family?
England helping malcolm
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How does Macbeth die?
Macduff fights him and beheads him.
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What does fair is foul, and foul is fair mean
Good things have bad consequences and bad things have good consequences
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What is Macbeth anticipating in his soliloquy about the dagger
Murdering Duncan
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What are Macbeth's motives for murdering Banquo
Macbeth wants his sons to be king, banquo knows of the prophecies
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What is Lady Macduff's attitude at the moment about her husband Macduff?
Lady Macduff is furious at her husband's abandonment-she calls him a traitor and a coward.
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Who will be the new king of Scotland?
Malcolm
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What predictions are made for Macbeth
That he will be Thane of Glam, Thane of Quarter, and king
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What is the significance of the ringing of the bell?
It means death. It is time for Macbeth to murder Duncan
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How many men does Macbeth employ for Banquo's murder?
2
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Why does Macbeth have Macduff's family and servants killed?
Macduff is not loyal to Macbeth, and Macbeth is angry.
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When does Macbeth know he is in trouble?
When he sees the Birnam Wood moving towards the castle.
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Who do the witches plan to meet when the battle is over
Macbeth
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What does Macbeth bring with him from the murder scene, which Lady Macbeth must return?
Bloody dagger
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How does Macbeth convince these men to murder Banquo?
Gives them motive by saying Banquo stripped the property
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Why does Malcolm test Macduff?
He wants to assure that Macduff is actually truthful in saying that he doesn't like Macbeth.
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What is Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's death?
He takes it very calmly, saying she would have died sooner or later, anyway.
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Who did king duncan give the thane of cawdor's title to
Macbeth
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What does Lady Macbeth intend to do with Duncan's blood if he's bleeding
Smear it on the guards
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Who else besides Banquo does Macbeth to be killed?
Fleance (Banquo's son)
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Why is malcolm in England
Malcolm flees to England because after his father, King Duncan, is murdered, he is afraid that he's next.
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How does Lady Macbeth die?
She commits suicide.
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