Scene 1 opens with BQ and his son Fleance talking. What is wrong with BQ here? | He cannot sleep bc he is worrying about MB & the witches |
When BQ brings up the witches on pg. 20 what does MB say about them? | “I think not of them”Which is a lie |
Rephrase MB’s quote:”If you shall cleave to my consent, when ’tis,/ it shall make honor for you.” | If BQ agrees to to MB’s plan (to kill KD) it should give him honor. |
a) What is BQ’s reply to MB’s statement statement -(if he agrees, it’ll bring him honor)b) And what does this show about their relationship? | a) I will agree if I lose no honor and my heart is kept cleanb) They are not very close |
MB is alone on pg. 20 what illusion is he seeing? | MB is seeing a bloody dagger with the handle directed towards him |
Where does MB say the illusion is coming from? | His mind as a false creation |
What does he notice about the dagger in his illusion? | It’s covered in blood but it was not before |
How does MB explain the illusion he sees? What does he say caused it? | His “eyes are made fools of the other senses” and it’s caused by his fear of having to kill Duncan |
At the end of scene 1 pg. 21, a bell rings. What does MB say the bell is for? | His wife would ring the bell to signal him to go and kill Duncan |
Paraphrase:”If I lose none/… But still keep/ my bosom franchised and allegiance clear,/ I shall be counsell’d.”Who said this and to whom? | If I lose no honor and keep my heart clean and loyalty clear I will agree.BQ to MB |
Paraphrase:”I see thee still,/ and on thy blade and dungeon gouts of blood, which was not so before. There’s no such thing.”Who said this and to whom? | I still see the dagger and with blood on it that wasn’t there before.MB to himself |
Paraphrase:”It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes.”Who said this and to whom? | The fear of having to commit this murder causes him go have these illusions.MB to himself |
Paraphrase:”I go, and it is done. The bell invites. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.”Who said this and to whom? | I go and kill him. The bell signals me to go in and kill Duncan/OR (the bell signals me to go in. Duncan shall be dead.) |
Macbeth Act 2, Scene 1
September 3, 2019