ACT III
Characters and QuotationsMatch each character’s name with his/her own words.
A) MacbethB) Lady MacbethC) BanquoD) HecateE) Lennox
_____1) “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown
And put a barren scepter in my gripe.”
_____2) “Some holy angel fly to…England…that a swift blessing may soon return to this our
suffering country / Under a hand accursed!”
_____3) “It is concluded. Banquo, thy soul’s flight
If it find heaven, must find it out tonight.”
_____4) “ ‘Tis safer to be that which we destroy
Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy.”
_____5) “Thou marvel’st at my words, but hold thee still,
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.”
_____6) “And you all know security
Is mortal’s chiefest enemy.”
_____7) “We have scorched the snake, not killed it.”
_____8) “Thou hast it now—Cawdor, Glamis, all
As the weird women promised, and I fear
Thou played’st most foully for’t.”
A)MacbethB) Lady MacbethC) BanquoD) HecateE) Lennox
_____9) “O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!”
_____10) “O proper stuff!
This is the very painting of your fear.
This is the air-drawn dagger which you said
Led you to Duncan.”
_____11) “There is none but [Banquo]
Whose being I do fear, and under him
My genius is rebuked, as it is said
Mark Antony’s was by Caesar.”
_____12) “I had else been perfect,
Whole as the marble, founded as the rock,
As broad and general as the casing air.”
Scene 1
13) Banquo states that he suspects Macbeth of murdering King Duncan, but he decides to remain silent about the crime because
14) In his conversation with Banquo, Macbeth accuses Malcolm and Donalbain, the sons of
King Duncan, of the crime of ______.
15) How many times does Macbeth ask Banquo about his plans to go for a horseback ride? _____
Why is he so curious?
16) Macbeth’s speech in lines 48-72 is a ______.
17) He says that he has given “mine eternal jewel” to the “common enemy of man.”
What does he mean?
18) Macbeth uses the image of a “barren scepter” to symbolize that he will never accomplish what important goal?
19) Why is Banquo a threat to Macbeth?
20) After Banquo leaves, Macbeth convinces the murderers that Banquo deserves to die because
Scene 2
21) Write the 2 lines that indicate Lady Macbeth’s troubled conscience.
22) Write the 2 lines that indicate Macbeth’s willingness to continue the pursuit of evil.
23) Both of their statements are examples of what literary device? ______
Scene 3
24) What surprise character is introduced in this scene?
25) Who escapes in this scene? Why is this significant?
Scene 4
26) When Macbeth receives the murderer’s report, what is his reaction?
27) Macbeth expresses his regret that Banquo has not yet arrived. Since he knows Banquo
is dead, for him it is ______irony. Since his guests do not know that
Banquo is dead, for them it is ______irony.
When the ghost of Banquo appears, neither Macbeth nor the audience expected this,
so it is ______irony.
28) While Macbeth reacts to seeing Banquo’s ghost, how does Lady Macbeth react?
29) Who sees the ghost? ______
Scene 5
30) Who is Hecate?
31) Why is she angry?
32) How does she intend to ensure Macbeth’s downfall?
Scene 6
33) Lennox speaks of Macbeth’s nobility and loyalty in a ______tone.
34) This is an example of ______irony.