| What is the mood (atmosphere) as this scene opens? | Eyre night |
| What color best symbolizes the play thus far? | Black |
| What do you suppose is Banquo’s “cursed thoughts?” | He’s worried that the witches’ prophecy will come true. |
| How can Macbeth’s ” vaulting ambition” bring great success? How can it bring destruction? | – Being king- They could figure out that he killed the king |
| What is it that Macbeth thinks he sees in his “fatal vision?” | A floating dagger |
| As this scene opens, what has Lady Macbeth done? | She drugged the servants with alcohol and some kind of sleeping potion. |
| Why did Lady Macbeth not kill Duncan? | The king looked like her father sleeping there |
| Of what significance is it that Macbeth is unable to say AMEN? | He was to guilty. |
| What does Macbeth mean by saying he has “murdered sleep?” | He has murdered his own ability to sleep, because he feels so guilty. |
| What benefits of sleep are specified here? | You heal when you sleep and it refreshes you. |
| What does Macbeth do with the daggers after the murder? | He comes out with the bloody daggers |
| Why does this bother Lady Macbeth? What does she do with the daggers? | She wants to put them in the guards hands. |
| What is ironic about Lady Macbeth’s remark “A little water clears us of this deed?” | It washes away the evidence |
| What does Macbeth wish? Why? | He wishes that he could wake Duncan. |
| What does the drunken porter imagine he is doing? | He thinks that he is the gate keeper of hell |
| How do the porter’s comments on the people arriving at “hell’s gate” mirror Macbeth’s situation? | It mirrors Macbeth’s guilt |
| Who is knocking? Why? | Macduff and Lennox |
| Who first learns that a murder has taken place? | Macduff |
| What action does Macbeth take against the guards? From this, what more can we expect from Macbeth? | -They kill the guards so that they can’t talk. -More guilt |
| What do you think causes Lady Macbeth to “faint?” | So she would look innocent. |
| Why do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee? | They think that it will be blamed on them. |
| How do the strange natural occurrences affect the atmosphere? | Strange, Eyre, unnatural setting |
| How do the natural catastrophes relate to the night’s events at Iverness Castle? | A way to create more evil chaos. |
| Why do Malcolm and Donalbain become prime suspects? | They are the kings heirs, so they are the ones that will become king. |
| Explain how night, blood, and water, are symbolic in Macbeth. | Night:Bad thingsWater:Rinsing the evidence awayBlood:A lot of blood was shed |
| What is revealed about the minds and characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? | Macbeth is consumed with guilt and shame, but Lady Macbeth is happy that the task is done. |
| At the end of Act II, what do you think Macbeth and Lady Macbeth look like? | Unhappy murderers |
| At the end of Act II, who is being crowned king of Scotland? | Macbeth |
Macbeth (Act 2)
August 12, 2019