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Study Guide Questions

1.     Who was the ruler of England when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth?
2.     In what country does Macbeth take place?
3.     When Macbeth begins, the title character is is Thane of: a. Forth b. Glamis c. Cawdor d. Aberdeen
4.     Who is Macbeth's cousin and king?
5.     Who first gives Macbeth the idea that he might be king some day?
6.     Whom does the king proclaim to be his heir?
7.     Which major character in Macbeth is an invention, to glorify later monarchs?
8.     Who originated the plan to murder the king?
9.     Whose father is the king said to resemble?
10.     The royal family of England when Macbeth was written was: a. Stuart b. Tudor c. Bourbon d. Hapsburg
11.     The tension and horror of the assassination is broken by the drunken ramblings of Macbeth's: a. forester b. doctor c. porter d. captain of the guards
12.     Who discovers the murdered body of the king?
13.     Whom does Macbeth blame for the murder of the king?
14.     Who becomes king, following the assassination?
15.     Whose ghost arrives at a feast to plague Macbeth?
16.     Whose escape marks the end of Macbeth's string of successful plottings?
17.     What is the relationship between the words of the witches and Macbeth's ambition?
18.     Who is the goddess of sorcery and the leader of the witches?
19.     Who is omitted from the parade of Stuart rulers?
20.     Whom has Macbeth focused upon as his primary enemy?
21.     Why does Lady Macduff refuse to flee when warned of approaching danger?
22.     Who argues with Malcolm that he should return to Scotland?
23.     What was the "king's touch" supposed to cure?
24.     Who brings news of the slaughter at Macduff's and of the general rebellion in Scotland?
25.     Who has been driven insane by a guilty conscience?
26.     Whom do the Scots regard as the cure for their sickly country?
27.     Confident he could withstand a siege, Macbeth orders an attack upon his enemies. True or false?
28.     Who kills Macbeth?
29.     Who becomes the king upon Macbeth's death?
30.     What happens to Lady Macbeth?
31.     The old manner of selecting Scottish kings is called what?
32.     Can evil people truly be happy?
33.     What parallels, if any, do you see between Macbeth's career and the political world of today?
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