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Shakespeare: Macbeth
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55 AQA GCSE English Literature questions on Shakespeare: Macbeth, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What do the witches tell Macbeth when they first greet him?

  1. That he will be killed by his friend Banquo
  2. That he will lose the war against Norway
  3. That he will be Thane of Cawdor and then king
  4. That his own sons will rule Scotland
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✓ Answer: C — That he will be Thane of Cawdor and then king
Award 1 mark. The witches hail him as Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and future king. They do not say Banquo will kill him or that he will lose the war, and it is Banquo, not Macbeth, whose descendants they say will be kings.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Where is King Duncan murdered?

  1. At Macbeth's castle in Inverness
  2. On the battlefield against Norway
  3. At the royal palace in Forres
  4. In Macduff's castle in Fife
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✓ Answer: A — At Macbeth's castle in Inverness
Award 1 mark. Duncan is murdered as a guest under Macbeth's roof, which makes the crime a betrayal of hospitality too. He is not killed on the battlefield against Norway, in his palace at Forres, or at Macduff's castle.
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