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Review for Final Exam- English IV
Macbeth and Elizabethan England
1. What are the main themes of The Tragedy of Macbeth?
betrayal
Murderers must live with guilt.
2. Why are the witches important?
foreshadowing
3. Why is King Duncan so grateful to Macbeth?
Fought rebels and Norwegians
4. Throughout Act I, Macbeth's plans and actions seem to be motivated most of all by:
His wife
5.
Near the end of Act I, Macbeth expresses doubt about murdering the king because:
Macbeth is his subject and host
6.
Why will Macbeth “sleep no more”?
guilt
7.
Duncan’s sons flee Scotland because they:
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Are afraid they will be murdered too
8.The natural disturbances that continue all through the night that Duncan is murdered symbolize
Macbeth’s evil deeds
9. The “barren scepter” Macbeth refers to is symbolic that
Macbeth has no children
10.
Why does Macbeth kill Banquo?
The witches’ predictions – Banquo’s children will be king
11.
Why happens at the banquet?
Banquo’s ghost appears
12.
Hecate knows the witches’ new prophecies will make Macbeth what?
overconfident
13.
Malcolm pretends that he is too sinful to become king. Why?
To test Macduff’s true intentions
14.
What happens to Lady Macbeth? Why?
Suicide - guilt
15. What is Macbeth’s tragic flaw?
Blind ambition
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16.
Who kills Macbeth?
Macduff
Historical - Elizabethan Age
17. When were plays performed during Shakespeare's time?
Day
18. What is another name for unrhymed iambic pentameter?
Blank verse
19. What is a soliloquy?
Actors thoughts revealed to audience while actors alone on stage
20. He was an actor, a poet, and a playwright - Shakespeare
21. He was known as the Renaissance king – Henry VIII
22. He was king during Shakespeare’s time – King James
23. She was known as the virgin queen – Queen Elizabeth
24. The wooden “O – The Globe Theatre
1 ESSAY QUESTION- AP PROMPT STYLE ON POETRY ANALYSIS- Annotate the poems and
compare/contrast them.