ENG 1D1: Macbeth
Acts 1 – 2, Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era Quest Review
Format:
Part A: Character Identification: Matching description (in quote) to character /10
Part B: Multiple Choice /25: Shakespeare, the Elizabethan Era, Content of Acts 1 – 2
Part C: Short Answer: Analytical questions on characters, themes, dramatic irony etc. (2 questions)
Part D: Quote Analysis: Analysis of the dramatic purpose of a quote (two from notes or discussions)
INSTRUCTIONS: To review for the quest (quiz/test), you should complete the crossword review below.
Please note that these questions are content based. To prepare for the written component of the quest
(short answer and quote analysis), review questions, class notes and activities.
Across
4. This son flees to Ireland.
7. A speech that reveals a character's innermost
thoughts.
10. This person discovers Duncan is dead.
11. Lady Macbeth "act[s] like the innocent __ but [is
really] the __ under't". (2 words)
14. Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that a little of this
"clears" them of "the deed".
16. All of Shakespeare's plays have this many acts.
17. This Thane was a traitor to Duncan and Macbeth
gains his title.
18. Malcolm holds the title the Prince of __.
20. The era in which queen Elizabeth 1 ruled.
21. These people are framed for the murder of
Duncan
22. This character provides comic relief.
25. The plan to murder Duncan is this person's idea.
28. The major disease that wiped out almost half of
England's population.
Down
1. The name for a crime committed against the
monarch.
2. "Fair is foul and foul is fair" is an example of this
device.
3. This character is told by the witches he will father
kings.
*crossword is on the next page*
5. Macbeth admits that his only reason for killing
Duncan is his "vaulting__" (his tragic flaw).
6. Duncan gives this to Lady Macbeth for being such
a gracious host.
8. Lady Macbeth summons these to "unsex" her.
9. Shakespeare wrote Macbeth during this
monarch's rule.
11. Lady Macbeth has this reaction after Macbeth
reveals he killed the guards.
12. The disorder in nature mirroring the disorder in
Scotland is an example of this device.
13. Macbeth sees this object in a hallucination.
15. Macbeth is classified as this type of play.
16. Lady Macbeth wasn't able to kill Duncan because
he resembled this person.
19. Lady Macbeth attacks Macbeth's __ to convince
him to murder Duncan.
23. The name of the theatre in which most of
Shakespeare's plays were performed.
24. Shakespeare was born in this town.
26. Shakespeare's wife's name.
27. A bloody and violent sport which entertained the
rich involved "baiting" this animal.
ENG 1D1: Macbeth