| What “cursed thoughts” does Banquo have? | he is suspicious of Macbeth, haunted by the witches prophecies |
| Banquo would be suspicous because | he saw witches prophecy, he saw how mc reacted |
| What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo? | he has no thoughts of the witches |
| What is the meaning of Banquo’s answer to Macbeth? | he is going to be loyal as king as long as I dont have to be disloyal to Duncan |
| What causes Macbeth to think he sees a dagger? | he is nervous/guilty about killing Duncan so he hallucinates |
| At the end of Scene 1, a bell rings. What is the significance of this? | its time to murder Duncan (the time is right) |
| what was to be lady macbeth’s role in murder? | 1) get the guards drunk, 2) stay with them until they pass out, 3) ring the bell when its time to murder |
| What omen of death does Lady Macbeth hear? | an owl screeching (sign of death) |
| Why does Lady Macbeth say she didn’t commit the murder herself? | sleeping Duncan looked like her dad |
| What words about himself does Macbeth believe he hears? | “Macbeth is murdered sleep” meaning he wont ever be able to sleep in peace again |
| How did Macbeth mismanage the murder? | he forgot to leave the dagger |
| what mistake did lady macbeth make? | she told Macbeth to wash his hands before he went and smeared the blood on the guards |
| Both Macbeth and his lady comment upon the effectiveness of water in cleansing away their involvement in the deed. How do they differ? | Lady Mac thinks if you get rid of the evidence then you didnt do it, but Mac is filled with guilt |
| Why has Macduff come to Macbeth’s castle? | to be at Duncan’s command |
| What unusual things happened to Macduff and Lennox during the night? | screams during the night, stormy nigh with chimineys being blown down t, screech of death (owl), the earth trembled |
| Who discovers the murder? | Macduff |
| Why does Macbeth kill the king’s men? | so they won’t talk and try to prove their innocnece or accuse him |
| how many people have been killed by Macbeth at this point | at this point Macbeth has killed 3 people |
| Why might Lady Macbeth pretend to faint? | to take the attention off Macbeth so he wont say something and mess up |
| What actions do Malcolm and Donalbain take? where do each of them go | they flee the country, go separate ways Maclolm goes to England and Donalblain goes to Ireland |
| Ross and the Old Man discuss the strange events occurring. How are these strange events similar? | they are all unnatural acts (shows that nature is out of whack) ; an owl killed a falcon, dark during the day, horses ate each other, children are killing their parents |
| How does popular opinion account for the murder? | people think Malcolm and Donalbain did it (hired the kings guards to do it) |
| Who has been named king?where did he go to be crowned | Macbeth, he went to Scone to be crowned |
| Why does Macduff not plan to attend Macbeth’s coronation? | he’s suspicious of Macbeth’s rapid succesion of the throne |
| kings castle | Foress |
| Macduff’s home | Fife |
| Name the characters who have shown they are suspicious of Macbeth’s rapid ascent to the throne | Banquo and Macduff |
| “to know my deed, ‘twerp best not know myself” | Mac to Lady it’s better to be lost in my thoughts than aware of what I have done |
| “A little water clears us of this deed.” | -lady macbeth to macbeth -water will clean their hands in a physical sense and she plans for it to wash away her guilt |
| Macbeth’s castle | inverness |
English Act 2 Macbeth
July 5, 2019