| Who is with Banquo at the beginning of Act 2? | Fleance (his son) |
| What does Banquo say he dreamed of the night before? | the three witches |
| What does Macbeth attempt to get Banquo to do? | to leave and he succeeds |
| What does Macbeth see before him in Scene 1? | a dagger |
| What is the signal for murder? | Lady Macbeth ringing the bell |
| What is Macbeth doing while Lady Macbeth is talking at the beginning of Scene 2? | Killing Duncan |
| What does “Amen” mean? | God’s blessing |
| Why was Macbeth upset that he could not say “Amen”? | he was guilty and cut all ties with God |
| Macbeth delivers a famous speech on sleep in Scene 2. What does he mean when he says,”Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more”? | Glamis was Macbeth’s original title and his new title is now the Thane of Cawdor and Macbeth murdered sleep i.e. he cannot sleep anymore |
| Who takes the bloody daggers back and smears the sleeping guards with blood? | Lady Macbeth |
| Who is knocking at the gate? | Macduff and Lennox |
| In a famous quotation by Macbeth he mentions Neptune. Who is Neptune? | God of the sea |
| What does Macbeth say at the end of Scene 2 that indicates he regrets killing Duncan? | Wake Duncan with my knocking, I would if I could |
| Where does the porter think he is? | the lowest level of hell |
| What has Macduff just discovered? | Duncan is dead |
| Macduff mentions a gorgon. What is a gorgon? | Medusa basically |
| What is “this chance” Macbeth refers to? | Duncan’s passing |
| Who does Lennox say murdered the king? | the guards |
| What did Macbeth admit to doing to the guard? | killing them |
| Why did he say he did it? | uncontrollable rage because they killed King Duncan |
| Who faints? | Lady Macbeth |
| Where does Malcolm flee to? | England |
| Where does Donalbain flee to? | Ireland |
| How old is the old man? | 70 |
| Ross and the old man talk about strange happenings. The old man mentions a falcon being killed by a mousing owl. What is each bird symbolic of? | Falcon= Duncan Owl= Macbeth |
| Who is being crowned? | Macbeth |
| Where is he being crowned at? | Score |
| Is Macduff going to the coronation? | no |
| Give Macduff’s lines at the end of Act 2 that seem to indicate that he is suspicious of the new king. | “Lest our old robes sit easier than our new!” |
| Why would Malcolm and Donalbain have fled the country? | Guilty of murder or they are scared for their lives |
Macbeth- Act 2
August 8, 2019