Match the following quote to the character that spoke it AND give the importance/relevance/meaning behind the quote.

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1 Macbeth Test Name Date Match the following quote to the character that spoke it AND give the importance/relevance/meaning behind the quote. a. Lady Macbeth b. Macbeth c. Ross d. Duncan e. Apparition f. Banquo g. Lennox h. Malcolm i. Macduff j. Lady Macduff k. Porter l. Donalbain m. Fleance n. Hecate o. Witches p. Caithness q. Angus r. Young Siward 1. Fair is foul, and foul is fair. 2. If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me. 3. Stars, hide your fires!/let not light see my black and deep desires.

2 4. Come, you spirits/that tend on mortal thoughts! Unsex me here,/and fill me from the crown to the toe. 5. Look like the innocent flower,/but be the serpent under it. 6. Is this a dagger which I see before me,/the handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee; 7. There s daggers in men s smiles; the near in blood, The nearer the bloody.

3 8. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. 9. We will establish our estate upon Our eldest,/ Malcolm, whom we name thereafter The Prince/Of Cumberland. 10 Yet do I fear nature; It is too full o th milk of human kindness/ To catch the nearest way.

4 11. But where fore could not I pronounce Amen/Stuck in my throat. 12. Be bloody, bold and resolute I/Laugh to scorn The pow r of man./for none of women born/shall harm Macbeth 13. Wisdom! To leave his wife, to leave his babes/ his mansion and his titles/in a place from whence himself does not fly? 14. Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear/things that sound so fair?

5 15. Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. 16. The Thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress me/in borrowed robes? 17. He was a gentleman on whom I built/an absolute trust. 18. These deeds must not be thought/after these ways; so it will make us mad.

6 19. Will all great Neptune s ocean wash this blood/clean from my hand.? 20. Who s there, I th name of Beelzebub? Who s there, in th other devil s name? 21. The night has been unruly./some say, the earth/was feverous and did shake. 22. This murderous shaft that s shot/hath not yet lighted, and our safest way/is to avoid the aim. Therefore to horse;

7 23. Gainst nature still./thriftless ambition, that will ravin up/thine own life s means! Then tis most like/the sovereignty will fall upon Macbeth. 24. Adieu,/Lest our old robes sit easier than our new! 25. Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all,/as the weird witches promised, and I fear/thou play sdt most foully for t.

8 26. Both of you/know Banquo was your enemy. 27. Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck. 28. Fly, fly, fly! Thou mayst revenge. 29. There the serpent lies; the worm that s fled/hath nature that in time will venom breed,/no teeth for th present.

9 30. The fit is momentary; upon a thought/he will be well again. 31. I am a man again. Pray you sit still. 32. We are but yet young in deed. 33. Spiteful and wrathful; who, as others do,/loves for his own ends, not for you 34. The gracious Duncan/Was pitied of Macbeth: marry, he was dead./and the right-valiant

10 Banquo walked too late;/whom, you may say, if t please you, Fleance killed,/for Fleance fled. 35. Something wicked comes this way. 36. Deny me this,/ And an eternal curse fall on you! 37. And damned all those that trust them!

11 38. I am not treacherous. 39. Through all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/yet grace must still look so. 40. That, when they shall be opened, black Macbeth/Will seem as pure as snow. 41. Such welcome and unwelcome things at once/ Tis hard to reconcile.

12 42. Alas, poor country! Almost afraid to know itself! It cannot/be called our mother but our grave. 43. The tyrant has not battered at their peace? 44. Let not your ears despise my tongue forever. 45. Not for their own demerits but for mine/fell slaughter on their souls.

13 46. Out, damned spot! Out, I say! 47. He cannot buckle his distempered cause within the belt of rule. 48. Those he commands move only in command,/nothing in love. 49. The devil damn the black, thou cream-faced loon!

14 50. Hang loose about him, like a giant robe/upon a dwarfish thief. 51. The water of my land, find her disease/and purge it to a sound and pristine health. 52. I have supped full with horrors./direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts,/cannot once start me. 53. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn,/brandished by man that s of a woman born.

15 54. I have no words:/my voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain/than terms can give the out. 55. The devil himself could not pronounce a title/more hateful to mine ear. 56. But thee get back! My soul is too much charged/with blood of thine already. 57. Hail, king! For so thou art: behold, where it stands/th usurper s cursed head.

16 58. So thanks to all at once and each one, /Whom we invite to see us crowned at Scone. Vocabulary Fill in the appropriate vocabulary word. a. plight b. deign c. wrought d. repentance e. harbinger f. rapt g. compunctious h. warder i. mettle j. infirm k. cloistered l. peal m. homage n. pernicious o. laudable p. avaricious q. verity r. taints s. assay t. doff 1. The doctor came in to, or examine, Lady Macbeth. 2. Macbeth needed to be, cause harm or ruin, to obtain the throne. 3. Macbeth is an person; he is never satisfied with his current power.

17 4. Macbeth wanted to seclude himself, or, in the castle to keep from being killed at Birnam wood. 5. Duncan wanted to pay to Macbeth by naming him the Thane of Cawdor. 6. All of the nobles wanted Macbeth to, or remove, the crown. 7. Banquo s knowledge of the prophecies caused him to face a, or unfavorable situation. 8. By telling Macduff that he would not fight him, Macbeth thought he would be offering for the murder of Macduff s family. 9. Duncan (ed) the Thane of Cawdor title to Macbeth. 10. Macbeth, in Act 5 admitted to his (ity) by stating, I have lived long enough (v,4, l 21) 11. In Act 5, scene 1, Lady Macbeth s conscience causes her to feel regarding her involvement in the murder of Duncan. 12. After the Witches prophecies, Macbeth became with gaining the crown. 13. Duncan awarded Macbeth the Than of Cawdor title because he was in battle. 14. The Porter guards the door to Macbeth s castle; this makes him a.

18 15. Duncan s unending trust caused him to believe that many men were although they were not. 16. Macbeth s questionable mentality became a, or truth, by the play s end. 17. Lady Macbeth is pushed over the edge mentally by the blood that her hands. 18. Man of the imagery and characters could be considered in Macbeth. The imagery and prophecies foreshadow the events of the play. 19. The of the bells throughout the play signal ominous events and the murder of Duncan. 20. Macbeth was Macbeth Test Name Date Match the following quote to the character that spoke it AND give the importance/relevance/meaning behind the quote. Fill-in-the-blank answers will vary based upon how teacher teaches and what teacher focuses upon. b. Lady Macbeth b. Macbeth c. Ross d. Duncan e. Apparition g. Banquo g. Lennox h. Malcolm i. Macduff j. Lady Macduff

19 k. Porter l. Donalbain m. Fleance n. Hecate o. Witches q. Caithness q. Angus r. Young Siward O 1. Fair is foul, and foul is fair. b 2. If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me. b 3. Stars, hide your fires!/let not light see my black and deep desires. a 4. Come, you spirits/that tend on mortal thoughts! Unsex me here,/and fill me from the crown to

20 the toe. a 5. Look like the innocent flower,/but be the serpent under it. b 6. Is this a dagger which I see before me,/the handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee; L 7. There s daggers in men s smiles; the near in blood, The nearer the bloody. o 8. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.

21 d 9. We will establish our estate upon Our eldest,/ Malcolm, whom we name thereafter The Prince/Of Cumberland. a 10 Yet do I fear nature; It is too full o th milk of human kindness/ To catch the nearest way. b 11. But where fore could not I pronounce Amen/Stuck in my throat.

22 e 12. Be bloody, bold and resolute I/Laugh to scorn The pow r of man./for none of women born/shall harm Macbeth J 13. Wisdom! To leave his wife, to leave his babes/ his mansion and his titles/in a place from whence himself does not fly? f_14. Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear/things that sound so fair? o 15. Lesser than Macbeth, and greater.

23 b 16. The Thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress me/in borrowed robes? d 17. He was a gentleman on whom I built/an absolute trust. a_18. These deeds must not be thought/after these ways; so it will make us mad. b 19. Will all great Neptune s ocean wash this blood/clean from my hand.?

24 k 20. Who s there, I th name of Beelzebub? Who s there, in th other devil s name? g 21. The night has been unruly./some say, the earth/was feverous and did shake. h 22. This murderous shaft that s shot/hath not yet lighted, and our safest way/is to avoid the aim. Therefore to horse; c_23. Gainst nature still./thriftless ambition, that will ravin up/thine own life s means! Then tis most like/the sovereignty will fall upon Macbeth.

25 i_24. Adieu,/Lest our old robes sit easier than our new! f 25. Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all,/as the weird witches promised, and I fear/thou play sdt most foully for t. b_26. Both of you/know Banquo was your enemy.

26 b 27. Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck. f 28. Fly, fly, fly! Thou mayst revenge. b_ 29. There the serpent lies; the worm that s fled/hath nature that in time will venom breed,/no teeth for th present. a 30. The fit is momentary; upon a thought/he will be well again.

27 b 31. I am a man again. Pray you sit still. b 32. We are but yet young in deed. n 33. Spiteful and wrathful; who, as others do,/loves for his own ends, not for you g 34. The gracious Duncan/Was pitied of Macbeth: marry, he was dead./and the right-valiant Banquo walked too late;/whom, you may say, if t please you, Fleance killed,/for Fleance fled.

28 o 35. Something wicked comes this way. b 36. Deny me this,/ And an eternal curse fall on you! b 37. And damned all those that trust them! i 38. I am not treacherous.

29 h 39. Through all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/yet grace must still look so. h_40. That, when they shall be opened, black Macbeth/Will seem as pure as snow. i 41. Such welcome and unwelcome things at once/ Tis hard to reconcile. c 42. Alas, poor country! Almost afraid to know itself! It cannot/be called our mother but our grave.

30 i 43. The tyrant has not battered at their peace? c_44. Let not your ears despise my tongue forever. i_45. Not for their own demerits but for mine/fell slaughter on their souls. a 46. Out, damned spot! Out, I say!

31 p_47. He cannot buckle his distempered cause within the belt of rule. q_48. Those he commands move only in command,/nothing in love. b 49. The devil damn the black, thou cream-faced loon! q_50. Hang loose about him, like a giant robe/upon a dwarfish thief.

32 b_51. The water of my land, find her disease/and purge it to a sound and pristine health. b_52. I have supped full with horrors./direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts,/cannot once start me. b 53. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn,/brandished by man that s of a woman born. i_54. I have no words:/my voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain/than terms can give the out.

33 r_ 55. The devil himself could not pronounce a title/more hateful to mine ear. b 56. But thee get back! My soul is too much charged/with blood of thine already. i_57. Hail, king! For so thou art: behold, where it stands/th usurper s cursed head. h_58. So thanks to all at once and each one, /Whom we invite to see us crowned at Scone.

34 Vocabulary Fill in the appropriate vocabulary word. a. plight b. deign c. wrought d. repentance e. harbinger f. rapt g. compunctious h. warder i. mettle j. infirm k. cloistered l. peal m. homage n. pernicious o. laudable p. avaricious q. verity r. taints s. assay t. doff s 1. The doctor came in to, or examine, Lady Macbeth. n 2. Macbeth needed to be, cause harm or ruin, to obtain the throne. p 3. Macbeth is an person; he is never satisfied with his current power. k 4. Macbeth wanted to seclude himself, or, in the castle to keep from being killed at Birnam wood. m 5. Duncan wanted to pay to Macbeth by naming him the Thane of Cawdor.

35 t 6. All of the nobles wanted Macbeth to, or remove, the crown. a 7. Banquo s knowledge of the prophecies caused him to face a, or unfavorable situation. d 8. By telling Macduff that he would not fight him, Macbeth thought he would be offering for the murder of Macduff s family. b 9. Duncan (ed) the Thane of Cawdor title to Macbeth. J 10. Macbeth, in Act 5 admitted to his (ity) by stating, I have lived long enough (v,4, l 21) g 11. In Act 5, scene 1, Lady Macbeth s conscience causes her to feel regarding her involvement in the murder of Duncan. f 12. After the Witches prophecies, Macbeth became with gaining the crown. i 13. Duncan awarded Macbeth the Than of Cawdor title because he was in battle. h_14. The Porter guards the door to Macbeth s castle; this makes him a. o 15. Duncan s unending trust caused him to believe that many men were although they were not.

36 g 16. Macbeth s questionable mentality became a, or truth, by the play s end. r 17. Lady Macbeth is pushed over the edge mentally by the blood that her hands. e 18. Man of the imagery and characters could be considered in Macbeth. The imagery and prophecies foreshadow the events of the play. l 19. The of the bells throughout the play signal ominous events and the murder of Duncan. c 20. Macbeth was