Macbeth Act 3

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Macbeth 

Act 3

After this lesson:

You will understand Macbeth Act 3

and you will gain insight into the main characters

What does Banquo wonder about the witches’ prophecy?

1. If perhaps they were wrong and he will become king after all
2. If there is any room left for free will or if it's all just fate now
3. If his descendants will really become kings
4. If he can bribe them to change the prophecy and change the future

How does Macbeth feel about Banquo?

1. He is afraid B. and his sons will cut short his time as a king
2. He thinks B. is a loyal friend
3. He is afraid B. plans to murder him
4. He forgets who B. is because he is going crazy

What does Macbeth hire three men to do?

1. Protect him and his wife
2. Kill Macduff and his family
3. Find the witches so he can talk to them
4. Kill Banquo and his son

Does Lady Macbeth think this murder of Banquo and his son are necessary?

1. No, but she is glad to help if Macbeth wants to do it
2. Yes, she thinks business isn't done until they are dead
3. She's not sure and thinks better safe than sorry (so kill them)
4. She is against it and tries to stop Macbeth

Do the assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance?

1. Yes, both are super dead
2. No, both get away
3. They kill Fleance but Banquo escapes
4. They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes

How does Macbeth feel about Fleance getting away unharmed?

1. It's not a big deal to him
2. It's okay because now he can blame Banquo's death on Fleance
3. He feels like Fleance's escape makes him extra vulnerable
4. It confirms his suspicion that the witches are lying to him

What does Macbeth see when entering the banquet?

1. Food, duh
2. The bloody ghost of Duncan
3. The bloody ghost of Banquo
4. More daggers

How does Lady Macbeth explain her husband's insane behaviour at the banquet?

1. She says he's sleepwalking
2. She says he is just tired from trying to save Banquo from 3 murderers
3. She says he was poisoned
4. She says it's okay because Macbeth has had weird visions since childhood

What does Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, plan for Macbeth?

1. To lure him into a cavern and have the witches kill him with a potion
2. To give him prophecies that say the opposite of the ones he first received
3. To show him visions that will falsely make him feel secure
4. To appeal to his conscience and make him fully understand his guilt

Why does Macduff go to England?

1. To ask King Edward for help in fighting Macbeth
2. To hide from Macbeth
3. To visit his grandparents
4. To talk to the king of Denmark

"They hailed him father to a line of kings.
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown"
What does "fruitless crown" mean here?

Why is Hecate pissed at the witches in scene 5?

Act 3, scene 6, where Macduff goes to England and people at the Scottish court are talking about that, is kind of a turning point in the play. What important change can we see here?

What do you expect / predict will happen in the last two scenes? :)

Any questions about act 4?