(Scene 1)1. About what time is it at the beginning of this Act? | It is 12:00 A.M. |
2. Why can’t Banquo sleep? | Because he had a bad dream about, “The Weird Sisters”. (Witches) |
3. What did the King give lady Macbeth? What kind of mood was the King in before he went to bed? | He gave her a diamond. He was in a good mood. |
4. What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo? | Tells Banquo that he doesn’t believe in the witches. |
5. What does Macbeth “see”? | A dagger in front of him, luring him to go to the King’s dungeon. |
6. In his soliloquy, what lines indicate that Macbeth has been having nightmares? | Lines 45-52 |
7. What does the bell indicate? | The time to go kill Duncan. |
(Scene 2)1. What does Lady Macbeth mean by “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold”? | She means that by getting the guards drunk, she’s ready to do what she had planned to do. |
2. Why does Lady say she couldn’t murder Duncan herself? | Because Duncan reminds her of her father. |
3. What happened to spook Macbeth while he waited to kill Duncan? | Guards started to yell, “murder.” |
4. What does Macbeth then thinks he hears? Why do you think he “hears” this? | Macbeth hears, “Sleep no more…Macbeth does murder.” He “hears” this because he knows that he is guilty. |
5. What mistake does Macbeth make? | He forgot to leave the daggers in Duncan’s room. |
6. How does lady fix his mistake? | She places the daggers back inside Duncan’s room. |
7. What evidence from the murder upsets Macbeth the most? | All of the blood everywhere on his hands and on the daggers. |
8. Lady Macbeth says, “A little water clears us of this deed, how easy is it then!” Is this true? How does this seem like an understatement? | Yes, this is true. It seems like understatement because she wants all of the blood to wash away and disappear. |
9. What line reveals that Macbeth is now regretting what they have done? | Line that says, “Wake Duncan with thy knocking. I wouldst thou couldst.” |
(Scene 3)1. This scene with the Porter provides some comic relief. Why is this scene important to the audience at this time? | Because they all know that Duncan had been murdered/killed. |
2. What is ironic about his statement “but this place is too cold for hell”? | Macbeth’s castle is turning into misery for him because of what he did to the King. |
3. According to the Porter, how is drink an “equivocator of lechery”? | It can take away someone’s passion and need for doing something they want to do. |
4. Why is Macduff up so early? | Because in order to get the King out of bed. |
5. Explain why Lennox said the night was “unruly”. | It felt like the whole Earth was shaking and that birds were making a huge racket that night. |
6. Who found Duncan’s body? | Macduff found his body. |
7. What does Macbeth confess to Macduff? What does he give as the reason he did it? | He confesses that he drugged up the guards and killed them. The reason he did it was of the killing of King Duncan. |
8. What is Lady Macbeth’s reaction to hearing this? Do you think this was sincere? | All of a sudden, she faints on the ground. This wasn’t sincere because she was part of the killing by telling Macbeth to kill the King. |
9. What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to do? Why? | They run away because they’re sad that their father, The King was murdered. |
(Scene 4)1. What strange events have been happening? | Crazy things happened like, horses eating away at each other and an owl that had killed a hawk. |
2. Who have become suspects in Duncan’s murder? Why? | Malcolm and Donalbain became suspects because they ran away and never came back. |
Macbeth Act 2 Comprehension Check answers
August 4, 2019