Macbeth | Act I Questions and Answers
Study Questions
1. What atmosphere is established in Scene 1?
2. How does Banquo describe the Witches when he first sees them upon the heath?
3. Macbeth is reported to be a valiant soldier in Act I. The line, “Till he unseamed him from the nave to th’chops And fixed his head upon our battlements”, paints a different Macbeth. What can you infer from that line?
4. In Scene 1 the Witches say, “Foul is fair and fair is foul.” Which characters do you consider fair or foul?
5. Why do you think Shakespeare opened Scene 3 with the Witches discussing an evil deed...
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