MACBETH ACT II

what is the central idea of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II? A murderer must live with his conscience
For which of the following reasons did Shakespeare probably choose to write The Tragedy of Macbeth in blank verse? to create an effect of natural speech
In Scene II, Lady Macbeth’s purpose in drugging the servants is so they will sleep through the King Duncan’s murder
Which of the following symbols in Scene II signals that the murder has been accomplished an owl’s scream and the crickets’ cries
Macbeth declares he will “sleep no more” because he believes his conscience will never let him rest
What does Macbeth really mean when he indicates that the blood on his hands will redden all the seas? it is a comment on his profound guilt
In the Old Man’s dialogue in Scene IV, which of the following symbolizes King Duncan the falcon symbolizes King Duncan. The owl symbolizes Macbeth
In the following quotation from Banquo, what does he say the purpose of meeting should be? to know the bloody piece of work further
Which of the following characterizes the line “This night’s great business into my dispatch” as blank verse
When Lady Macbeth says “My hands are of your color, but I shame / To wear a heart so white” she means that her hands are red with king Duncan’s blood, but, unlike her husband she is not afraid
Why do you suppose Shakespeare made Banquo the last person Macbeth sees before he murders King Duncan? Banquo, who is loyal to the king, represents Macbeth’s last chance to do what is right and call of his murder plan
What reason does Lady Macbeth give for not killing King Duncan herself she says the king looks too much like her father
Unrhymed iambic pentameter is also called blank verse
To make sense of blank verse, you must read and analyze each full sentence no matter where the line breaks
Which of the following sentences is correct?