The Tragedy of Macbeth 1606
Test Your Knowledge of Macbeth!
Are you a fan of Shakespeare? Do you think you know all there is to know about his tragic play, "Macbeth"? Take our quiz to find out!
Test your knowledge with questions covering:
- Theatre history
- Characters and their motivations
- Thematic elements
- Quotes and their meanings
The audience at the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare’s plays were performed:
Came from all levels of society
Were limited to aristocrats and royalty
Watched the plays in rapt silence
Bought their tickets online
Hated "Macbeth"
"Macbeth" becomes ambitious after hearing a prophecy from:
A magic bean
An old fortune teller
Three witches
His fellow nobleman, Banquo
A talkative uncle
Lady Macbeth sees a bloodstain on her hands because she:
Is obsessively clean
Is wracked with guilt
Is literally covered with blood
Has much better eyesight than the average person
Loves to revel in the violence of her crimes
Shakespeare’s audiences would have been worried about kings being overthrown because:
Elizabeth I was overthrown by her advisers
Louis XVI had been guillotined only one year earlier
There had recently been an assassination attempt on James I
The Prince of Wales had a tendency to “overthrow” his cricket balls into a neighbor’s yard and the neighbor would not give them back
James I’s son was not considered fit to rule
Shakespeare borrowed the story of "Macbeth" from:
An old folktale
Recent political events
The library
A talkative uncle
A sixteenth century historical chronicle
Which quote is from "Macbeth"?
"Life's but a walking shadow" (= the futility of life)
What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.” (=family name, origins have nothing to do with love)
"All the world's a stage" (=people play different parts in their lives)
"All that glitters is not gold." (=shiny doesn't mean valuable)
"My kingdom for a horse" (=sthg that usually is not important can become quite important when in need)
"To be or not to be, that si the question" (=to live or to die)
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