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This Jeopardy game explores Macbeth's character flaw and the significance of the witches in Act I of Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Discover the motivations, feelings, and beliefs of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and learn about important vocabulary words used in the text.

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  1. Jeopardy Hosted by Mrs. Herring

  2. Choice1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Choice 4 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. Row 1, Col 1 His desire for power Based on the information in Act I, what appears to be Macbeth’s character flaw?

  4. 1,2 Foreshadow events to come What important role do the witches play in Act I?

  5. 1,3 Info about what is happening on the stage What do stage directions give the reader?

  6. 1,4 They explain unfamiliar words Why are annotations like footnotes important when reading texts like Macbeth?

  7. 2,1 He values bravery and loyalty Based on Act I, what can you infer about King Duncan?

  8. 2,2 Tortured uncertainty What are Macbeth’s feelings about assassinating the king?

  9. 2,3 He’s not cold-hearted enough What does Lady Macbeth believe is Macbeth’s greatest issue when it comes to achieving power?

  10. 2,4 Lady Macbeth What seems to motivate Macbeth’s plans and actions most throughout Act I?

  11. 3,1 She doesn’t hesitate like Macbeth In what way is Lady Macbeth stronger than her husband?

  12. 3,2 valor What is a synonym for bravery?

  13. 3,3 Imperial and sovereign What two vocab words mean “having supreme authority”?

  14. 3,4 surmise What vocab word means “guess based on incomplete facts”?

  15. 4,1 treason What term describes a betrayal of one’s country?

  16. 4,2 betrayal What is the central theme of Act I?

  17. 4,3 Bellona Who is the ancient Roman goddess of war?

  18. 4,4 antithesis What is the rhetorical device where the author places an idea next to one to which it is sharply contrasted or directly opposed?

  19. 5,1 With words For someone watching a play at the Globe Theater in Shakespeare’s day, how were illusions of time and space portrayed?

  20. 5,2 Ancient Greece and Rome Elizabethan tragedies were modeled on plays from where?

  21. 5,3 Not based on religion What difference in Macbeth and other Elizabethan plays showed a major shift in English drama?

  22. 5,4 Use permanent performance spaces What did theater companies begin to do during the Elizabethan period?

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