| What is the signal Lady Macbeth gives to let him know that she has taken care of the guards? | She will ring a bell |
| What excuse does Lady Macbeth for not killing Duncan herself | He looks like her father |
| After Macbeth kills Duncan, he goes to Lady Macbeth and is concerned about not being able to say “Amen”. What is her advice to him? | Don’t worry about it |
| Then, Macbeth is worried about hearing a voice saying, “Macbeth does murder sleep”. What does Lady Macbeth tell him to do? | Wash his hands. Wash off the evidence |
| Why won’t Macbeth take the daggers back to the scene of the crime? | he doesn’t want to go back there and relive it. |
| Who was knocking | Macduff and Lennox |
| What is comic relief and who provides it? | comic relief is something a character does to lighten the mood of the audience. The porter provides it |
| How does Lennox describe the night | Band Storm outside. What happens inside, happens outside |
| What did Macduff discover | Duncan’s murdered body |
| Macduff says, “Oh, gentle lady, ‘Tis not for you to hear what I speak. the repetition, in a woman’s ear, Would murder as it fell.” what is ironic about this? | She is the one who planned the murder |
| What excuse or explanation did Macbeth give for killing the guards (grooms)? What is his real reason? | He says he did it because of his anger towards them fro killing Duncan. He actually did it because he was covering his tracks. |
| Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave? Where do they go? | They believe they will be harder to kill if they are split up. Malcolm goes to England and Donalbain goes to Ireland |
| Who is Fleance? | Banquo’s son |
| theme of soliloquy #2 | guilt causes his (Macbeth) hallucinations of a dagger, Macbeth right before murdering Duncan |
| Difference between Macbeth in act I verse now | Act I – Brave MacbethAct II – Murderer |
| “Has he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t” | Lady Macbeth, |
| What does Macbeth say while looking at his bloody hands | ” this is a sorry sight” |
| What was going on in the room next door to Duncan while Macbeth was murdering him | Duncan’s sons were praying, at the end of the prayer Macbeth also wanted to say “Amen” but couldn’t. |
| “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand” | Macbeth |
| what does Macbeth wish he could do to Duncan at the end of scene i? | Wake him up. Stop this feeling of guilt and anxiety |
| What is a porter? | person who answers the door to the castle |
| Why is Lennox’s description of a “bad storm” relevant | Whatever goes on inside affects what happens outside. |
| What does Macbeth’s action of killing the guards tells us? | he didn’t consult his wife, there was no soliloquy. He is changing into a murder with no guilt. |
| “let us meet and question this most bloody piece of work” | Banquo |
| What is Banquo’s thoughts after finding out Duncan is dead | he believes it was an inside job, not the guards who killed Duncan. He wants to investigate. |
| “where we are, theres daggers in mens smiles” | Donalbain |
| Why are Malcolm and Donalbain suspects | because they fled immediately after their father was killed |
| What is a scone? | where Scottish kings were crowned |
| Fife | where Macduff’s castle is located |
| What is Macduff’s action of not showing up to Macbeth’s coronation going to cause? | tension between Macbeth and Macduff |
| “where we are, theres daggers in mens smiles” | Donalbain |
Act II – Macbeth
August 25, 2019