Macbeth William Shakespeare

1. LISTENING

Listen to excerpts of William Shakespeare's “Macbeth” performance and

answer the questions.

1. What does the Captain compare Macbeth and Banquo to? Macbeth
2. How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill Duncan? Macbeth
3. What did Lady Macbeth suddenly become frightened of? Macbeth
4. What does Macbeth ask The Witches? Macbeth
5. What does Macbeth plan to do when he finds out that Macduff fled to England?
Macbeth
6. How many soldiers of which army are expected to attack Macbeth's castle?
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7. Why are the women crying? Macbeth
8. What information has Macduff revealed and what is Macbeth's reaction?
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READING

I. Read the introduction to William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and answer the

questions.

Macbeth, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written sometime in 1606–07

and published in the First Folio of 1623 from a playbook or a transcript of one. Some
portions of the original text are corrupted or missing from the published edition. The
play is the shortest of Shakespeare’s tragedies, without diversions or subplots. It
chronicles Macbeth’s seizing of power and subsequent destruction, both his rise and
his fall the result of blind ambition.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Macbeth-by-Shakespeare

1 When and where was William Shakespeare’s Macbeth published?

2 What is this tragedy about?

Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Macbeth-by-Shakespeare
II. Read the scenes below and answer the questions.

A)

3. What does King Sweno have to do to have his men buried?

4. What title does Macbeth receive at the end of Scene 2?
B)

5. What was Macbeth's initial reaction to Banquo’s death?

6. How does Macbeth feel about the news of Fleance's escape?
C)

7. How does Macbeth react upon hearing of his wife’s death?

2. VOCABULARY

A. Match the idioms with their meanings.

1. at one fell swoop

2. live a charmed life
3. a sorry sight
4. a foolish thought
5. lily-livered
6. lay on, Macduff

a. an unpleasant view
b. do all at the same time
c. to be very lucky in life
d. not brave
e. a stupid idea
f. go ahead and give it your best effort
 B. Complete the sentences with the idioms given above in the correct
forms.

1. He had ________________ of
playing truant with a friend at the
mall.
2. It was a "red inker " for them - an
easy way of closing several open
case files __________________.
3. Since winning the lottery, she has
_____________________.
4. Be a man and fight for that woman, you _____________
boy!
5. Most of his competitors scored only a few points. It was
________________.
6. My opponent keeps
trying to run this
smear campaign
against me. Well,
________________!
4. WORD SEARCH

Find and circle 22 words connected with William Shakespeare's “Macbeth”.

Then try to explain what the hidden sentence means.

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L I S F E C N A E L F A I R

1. The male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family.

2. There is one ….. who eternally exists as three persons (Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit).
3. The position of being the winner of a competition, especially a sports competition.
4. A woman who rules a country because she has been born into a royal family, or a
woman who is married to a king.
5. A man of high rank in the nobility - people of high social class.
6. Someone or something that is unpleasant to look at.
7. The title character in Shakespeare's book.
8. A long, narrow hole in the ground next to a road or field, which water can flow
through.
9. A person who is not loyal to their country or to a group that they are a member of.
10. A man who is getting married.
11. All the plants, animals, and things that exist in the universe that are not made by
people.
12. A polite way of saying 'woman'.
13. King of Scotland.
14. Macduff's cousin and initially a loyal Scottish nobleman.
15. Having or showing fine personal qualities that people admire, such as courage,
honesty, and care for others.
16. Lack of courage.
17. Macbeth's best friend.
18. Banquo's son.
19. This refers to the snake (Banquo) who is dead because Fleance is the worm.
Fleance is not a threat now, but he may be venomous (revengeful) when he grows.
20. Macbeth’s chief servant when his thanes are abandoning him.
21. Macbeth receives the title of thane of …….
22. She was a popular society girl, leading a ……………...

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REFERENCES

● Spectacle Macbeth (2020) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms5wRzOmqG8&t=205s
● Introduction to William’s Shakespeare Macbeth -
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Macbeth-by-Shakespeare
● The book Macbeth by William Shakespeare