Name: ______
Act I
Vocabulary & Summary
Directions: Define vocabulary and complete the following summaries using the words in the Word Bank.
scene i
On a ____________ night in Scotland ______witches appear. They plan to __________again after the battle to confront Macbeth.
scene ii
King __________ asks for news of the battle between the Scots and the ________ invaders. Duncan is told that the generals, Macbeth and _________ fought with great courage and that Macbeth ______the Irish leader, Macdonwald. Duncan is also told that the __________ of Norway has been driven out and that the Thane of ______________ has been captured. King Duncan __________that the Thane of Cawdor be put to _________ and that Macbeth be given the _________of the Thane of Cawdor.
scene iii
Near the battlefield, ___________rolls and the ______ appear. The drum beats and one witch cries that ______is coming.
Macbeth and Banquo come upon the witches and are ______. The witches refer to Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis and as the ______of Cawdor. Macbeth is ______because he has not yet heard of Duncan’s decision. The witches also tell Macbeth that he will be ______one day.
Macbeth asks for more ______but the witches ignore him. The witches tell ______that he is “lesser than Macbeth, and greater.” They also tell Banquo that he will not be king but his ______will sit upon the throne. Then the witches ______.
Macbeth and Banquo talk about the strange event and ______if it is true. They meet ______from the king and Macbeth learns that he has been given the title of Thane of Cawdor. Part of the ______has come true and Macbeth is excited. Banquo tells Macbeth that ______often tell things that are only half true in order to get people to the dark side. Macbeth ______him.
Macbeth thinks about being king and wonders if he will just be given the title or if he will have to ______an evil task.
scene iv
Duncan ______Macbeth and Banquo for their heroism. They both state that they are ______to Duncan. Next, Duncan tells everyone that his son, Malcolm, will ______the throne. Macbeth ______to be happy but thinks to himself that now ______stands between him and the throne. Duncan is to have ______at Macbeth’s that night, so, Macbeth hurries ______to tell his wife.
scene v
Lady Macbeth reads the ______that her husband wrote to tell her about his promotion as well as the meeting with the ______. She knows that Macbeth is ______but realizes that he is too kind to do whatever he needs to do in order to be king.
Lady Macbeth realizes that she must be ______and help Macbeth succeed. She tells Macbeth that King Duncan will never see tomorrow and that she will make the plans for the ______of the king.
scene vi
King Duncan ______and is greeted by Lady Macbeth. She is ______and kind. They go to meet Macbeth whom Duncan ______dearly.
scene vii
Macbeth thinks about ______Duncan. However, he is ______that even more bad things will happen if he kills the king. Then he thinks of reasons ______to kill Duncan. These reasons include: that Duncan is related to him, Duncan is the king, Duncan is a good man and Duncan is a ______in his house. ______is the only reason to kill Duncan.
Macbeth tells his wife that he ______his mind and will not kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth is ______and calls Macbeth a coward and questions his manhood.
She shares her plan: while Duncan is sleeping she will give the guards wine and get them ______. Then she and Macbeth will kill the sleeping king and smear his ______on the guards so that they look guilty .
Macbeth is ______at how smart and daring she is and agrees to kill the king.