Part 1: Matching/Identifying
1. Duncan
2. Macbeth
3. Lady Macbeth
4. Banquo
5. Macduff
6. Malcom
7. Lennox
8. Ross
9. Young Siward
10. Hecate
11. Harbinger
12. Comic Relief
13. Pernicious
14. Scruples
15. Soliloquy
Part 2: Short Answer/Multiple Choice
1. What role do the witches play within Macbeth?
2. What predictions do the witches make in Act 1? In Act 4? For
Banquo?
3. What are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth driven by?
4. What is the plan to kill Duncan? Does this go to plan, if not what
happened?
5. Does Macbeth want to kill Duncan? Does Lady Macbeth want to kill
Duncan?
6. What four things do the witches show Macbeth
7. How does Duncan react when he learns that the Thane of Cawdor is
a traitor?
8. What vision does Macbeth have before killing Duncan?
9. How does Lady Macbeth’s emotional state change throughout the
play? Macbeth’s?
10. What is comic relief? Which scene in Macbeth exemplifies this?
11. What happens at Macbeth’s feast?
12. Why does Lady Macduff call her husband a traitor?
13. How does Malcom test Macduff’s loyalty?
14. What happens to Lady Macbeth after the death of Banquo?
Written Response: For your written response you may bring in one
standard half page (8.5 x 11”) of notes, quotes and points that you would
like to address in your written response. This will be handed in with your
test.
English 20-1
Choose ONE of the following and respond in the form of a
critical/analytical essay. You MUST hand in your response at the end of
two hours. You may refer to your playbook. Please quote lines and
reference by using Act, scene, line number. For example (III, ii, 160-170)
1.
Many critics see Lady Macbeth as a stereotyped symbol of evil;
others cite her human qualities as proof that Shakespeare meant
her to be a multifaceted character. Defend either interpretation.
2.
Even though the witches’ prophecies seem to negate Macbeth’s
free will, there seem to be instances of Macbeth willfully choosing
evil over good. Discuss whether or not Macbeth was the ‘puppet’
of the witches or his own man.
3.
As with any Shakespearean play, Macbeth is partly developed
through the use of skillful imagery. Images of blood, darkness,
and animals are used throughout the entire play. Choose ONE
type of imagery and discuss how it develops character, theme,
and tone, etc.
Your writing will be evaluated according to the Alberta Education writing
rubric as follows:
Thought and detail
Support
10
Organization
Choice
Correctness
10
5
5
5
English 20-2
Choose ONE of the following and respond in the form of a
critical/analytical essay or formal letter. You MUST hand in your response
at the end of two hours. You may refer to your playbook. Please quote
lines and reference by using Act, scene, line number. For example (III, ii,
160-170)
1.
You have been asked by Alberta Education to assess whether or
not Macbeth should continue to be taught in the classroom.
Write a formal letter to the Education Minister expressing your
views.
2.
What is your opinion of the idea that the choices we make can
have unforseeable consequences?
3.
What is your opinion of the idea that we find it difficult to live with
feelings of guilt?
Your writing will be evaluated according to the writing rubric as follows:
Thought and support
Organization
Matters of Choice
Matters of Correctness
10
10
5
5