Macbeth--symbols In The Play
Some of the major symbols of the play are examed.
- 1.The witches chorus in Act I, Scene I: "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." This quote is
- A.
A paradox(a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.)
- B.
A complete contradictory statement that rarely makes sense
- C.
Both a paradox and a prophecy
- D.
A statement about the weather
- 2.When Macbeth says, "Methought I heard a voice cry, 'Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep'" The voice which Macbeth hears is:
- A.
Really the voices of the witches
- B.
Really the voice of his conscience
- C.
Really the admonishing voice of his wife
- D.
Really the voice of the ghost of Duncan
- 3.A dagger floating through the air, Banquo's ghost sitting in a chair at a feast, Lady Macbeth's bloody hands, are all symbols of
- A.
Supernatural signs of the Macbeths' guilt
- B.
Representations of the play's violence
- C.
Visions and hallucinations
- D.
The conflict between reason and passion
- 4.Much of the play centers on the struggle between light and darkness. The "light" in the first two acts is:
- A.
King Duncan
- B.
Banquo
- C.
Lady Macbeth
- D.
Fleance
- 5.The dark and isolated fiendish actions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are interrupted by the porter's knock at the gate. This could represent:
- A.
The Macbeths' better hurry and hide the deed
- B.
That Macduff and Lennox know that something is wrong from the unnatural disturbances of the night
- C.
A return to the real world and the guilt of the night's murder
- D.
The porter's drunkenness and lack of awareness
- 6.Thunder and lightning represent_________________ in nature.
- 7.To help Macbeth not call off the murder, Lady Macbeth questions his _________________.
- 8.Macbeth can be seen as a play about the __________________ of order through evil.
- 9.Time is of cental importance in Macbeth.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.We have a continual vision of blood in Macbeth.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Banquo is the first person to say Macbeth's name in the play?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Back to top