| Which character provides comic relief in Act 2? | the porter |
| Why does Lady Macbeth say that she could not kill Duncan herself? | the king reminded her of her father as he slept |
| Who are Malcolm and Donalbain? | Duncan’s sons |
| Name one of the effects of alcohol as described by the porter. | sleep, urination, lechery/impotence, red nose |
| Describe Macbeth’s visual hallucination. | He sees a dagger, floating in the air, pointing toward Duncan’s bedroom. Suddenly, it is covered in blood. |
| Describe Macbeth’s auditory hallucination. | After he kills Duncan, he hears a voice which says, “Macbeth murders sleep. Macbeth shall sleep no more.” |
| Where do Malcolm and Donalbain go after Duncan’s murder? | Ireland, England |
| Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee? | they fear that they will be harmed |
| What is one of the repercussions of Malcolm and Donalbain’s flight? | 1. Malcolm and Donalbain appear guilty2. Macbeth is crowned king of Scotland |
| Name one of the strange occurrences that happened on the night of Macbeth’s murder which point to the reversal of the natural order of the world. | solar eclipse, horses become cannibalistic, earthquake, falcon eat an owl (predator/prey reversal) |
| What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “A little blood clears us of this deed”? | Go wash your hands and no one will ever know that you’ve killed Duncan |
| What does Macbeth mean when he says, “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood/ Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/ The multitudinous seas incarnadine, /Making the green one red”? | Will all of the water in the oceans wash the blood from my hands? No. Rather, the blood on my hands will stain the green oceans red. |
| Name one motif employed in Act 2. | light vs darkness; bloodshed |
| What does Donalbain mean when he says, “There’s daggers in men’s smiles”? | We cannot trust anyone because one could smile at us but then try to kill us |
| Which literary device is in the following quote:”With Tarquin’s ravishing strides, towards his design [he moves].” | allusion |
| What does Duncan give his hostess to show his gratitude? | A Diamond |
| Banquo wants the prediction made by the witches to come true for his sons. What does he refuse to do so that the prediction does come true? | Kill Duncan |
| What is Macbeth anticipating in his soliloquy about the dagger? | Murdering Duncan |
| What is the significance of the ringing of the bell? | It means death. It is time for Macbeth to murder Duncan. |
| What did Lady Macbeth do to the guards to make them sleep? | Got them drunk. |
| Why couldn’t Lady Macbeth murder the king herself? | He looks like her father |
| What does Macbeth do or say to show his near hysteria after the murder? | He can’t sleep, he can’t say amen, he won’t go back, and he called the murder scene a “sorry sight” |
| What does Macbeth bring with him from the murder scene, which Lady Macbeth must return? | Bloody dagger |
| What does Lady Macbeth intend to do with Duncan’s blood if he’s bleeding? | Smear it on the guards |
| How does Lady Macbeth react to the murder of Duncan? | Not as disturbed, takes charge |
| In the opening comic interlude, the porter is pretending that he’s the gate keeper in ____ | Hell |
| What evidence does Lennox give of nature harmonizing with man’s violence or the disruption of the Great Chain of Being? | Windy, screams, the combustion, birds clamoring, earthquakes, horses went crazy and broke stalls |
| Who announces that Duncan has been murdered after finding his body? | Macduff |
| What appearance does Lady Macbeth fake at the news? | Fainting |
| Who is accused of the murder? | The guards |
| Who kills the guards, and what reason does he give for his actions? | Macbeth. He said he was angry |
| Why do Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, leave? | Because their father was murdered and they don’t want to be next |
| Where does Malcolm go? | England |
| Where does Donalbain go? | Ireland |
| Who is now suspected of the murder and why? | Malcolm and Donalbain, because they left |
| Who is the new king? | Macbeth |
| What is Macduff implying when he says, “Lest out old robes sit easier than our new”? | He doesn’t like Macbeth being kind |
| What are the two animals that are omens? | Owls and crickets |
| Who refuses to attend the coronation of Macbeth at Scone? | Macduff |
| Macbeth indicates that he wishes he had died before he saw this hour–the time that Duncan was dead. This is an example of | Irony |
Macbeth Act 2 Review
August 6, 2019