Act 2 Scene 1 Macbeth

Where is Act 2, Scene 1 set?

• Macbeth's castle

• King Duncan's castle

• Banquo's castle

• Upon the heath

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Who do we meet at the start of Act 2, Scene 1?

• King Duncan

• Macbeth and Banquo

• The Witches

• Banquo and Fleance

What does Macbeth see before him?

• A pen

• A dagger

• A fish

• A knight

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The setting of Macbeth take place in __________.

• England
• Norway
• Ireland
• Scotland

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What genre of play is Macbeth?

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• History

• All of the above

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How many witches are there in Act 1?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 3

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Before becoming Thane of Cawdor Macbeth is Thane of Glamis, but what is a Thane?

• A rank of English nobility

• A rank of Scottish nobility

• A rank of Irish nobility

• All of the above

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Shakespeare chooses to include the scene with the Porter in scene 3 to demonstrate what?

• Foreshadowing
• Dramatic Irony
• Comic Relief
• Situational Irony

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Why didn't Lady Macbeth murder King Duncan herself?

• She isn't heartless enough
• He looked too much like her father
• She couldn't find a weapon
• Macbeth got to him first

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Lady Macbeth cannot kill King Duncan because he looked too much like her father while he was sleeping. How does this fact develop her character?

• It makes her a round, dynamic character because she is more complex than we originally thought
• It reinforces that she is a flat, static character who is totally heartless and unreedemable

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