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Macbeth is the story of a man, Macbeth, whose ambitions run wild.

To
become King he first kills the current King, Duncan. Then he kills King’s
guards in an attempt to pin on them. He then plots to murder a
nobleman, Banquo, and his son, Fleance, because three witches have
predicted that Banquo’s offspring will become King. After Banquo is
slain, Macbeth thinks he sees Banquo’s ghost at a banquet. Later he
has the wife and children of a general, Macduff, slain after the three
witches warn him to beware Macduff. Before the play ends, Macbeth
kills Siward, a supporter of Macduff, in battle. Finally, in the last act,
Macbeth battles Macduff who slays him and displays Macbeth’s
“cursed head” for all to see. This is the story of how murder begets
another and how one man’s ambitions plague a nation.

Macbeth
Act 1 Review
Scene 1
1. What are the witches planning at the beginning of the act?

Scene 2
2. What does the Captain report about the battle to Duncan?

3. What title is given to Macbeth for bravery in the battle?

4. What happened to the original Thane of Cawdor and why did he lose his title?

Scene 3
5. How do the witches greet Macbeth after the battle?

6. What do the witches mean when they say, 'Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. Not
so happy, yet much happier. Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none'?

7. What news is brought by Ross and Angus?

Scene 4
8. What happens that causes Macbeth to recalculate his ease of becoming king?

Scene 5
9. What is the significance of Lady Macbeth's "unsex me" scene?

Scene 6
10. What has Lady Macbeth schemed to do to the King?

Scene 7
11. Why does the King come to Macbeth's castle?

12. How sure is Lady Macbeth that this plot will succeed?

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