Macbeth Act 3 Quiz

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1. Why does Banquo suspect Macbeth?

2. What plan does Macbeth make regarding Banquo and Fleance?

3. Why does Macbeth see Banquo as a threat?

4. What does Lady Macbeth mean by “doubtful joy”?

5. What happens to Fleance during the attack?

6. What does Banquo urge Fleance to do before dying?

7. What does Macbeth see at the banquet that terrifies him?

8. What does Macbeth plan to do after the banquet?

9. Where has Macduff gone?

10. How has Macbeth changed since the beginning of the play?

11. What is ironic about Macbeth's desire for security?

12. How do the hired murderers differ from Macbeth?

13. What does Banquo’s ghost symbolize?

14. What does Fleance’s escape symbolize?

15. What literary device is used in Macbeth’s line, “O, full of scorpions is my mind”?

16. What does Macbeth mean when he says, "Rather than so, come, fate, into the list / And champion me to the utterance"?

17. What does blood symbolize in Act 3?

18. How does the banquet scene show dramatic irony?

19. Which character is most skeptical of Macbeth by the end of Act 3?

20. What does Macbeth mean by "blood will have blood"?

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