Macbeth Act 1 and 2
Across
- 4. The "fatal vision" Macbeth sees floating in the air before the murder.
- 6. – A Scottish title of nobility, similar to an Earl.
- 7. – The people Lady Macbeth frames for the murder by smearing them with blood.
- 8. The title Macbeth inherits after the previous holder is executed for treason.
- 11. The virtuous King of Scotland whom Macbeth murders.
- 14. – Macbeth’s home, Inverness, where the murder takes place.
- 15. – Macbeth’s original title at the start of the play.
- 17. – The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth (a major theme of the Porter’s speech).
Down
- 1. – The drunken castle door-keeper who provides comic relief.
- 2. – The Thane of Fife who eventually discovers the King's body.
- 3. – The specific term for the act of killing a king.
- 5. – The nobleman who delivers the news that Macbeth has been named Thane of Cawdor.
- 9. – Macbeth’s "vaulting" primary motivation for his crimes.
- 10. – The emotion that immediately haunts Macbeth after the murder, symbolized by "blood on his hands."
- 12. MACBETH – The character who "unsexes" herself to steel her nerves for the crime.
- 13. brave comrade who receives a prophecy that his descendants will be kings.
- 16. SISTERS – The supernatural trio who prophesy Macbeth’s future.