| How does Shakespeare help his audience know that it is night time for Scene 1? | Banquo and Fleance are holding a torch. |
| Approximately what time is it in Act 2 scene 1? | Sometime after midnight |
| Macbeth tells the servant to have his wife ring the bell when his drink is ready. What is supposed to happen when the bell rings? | Macbeth will go upstairs to kill Duncan when the guards are passed out. |
| What does Macbeth see before his eyes? | A dagger |
| Whose blood is it covered with? | Duncan’s blood |
| What has made him conjure up the image of a dagger? | He is looking for a sign to kill Duncan, he wants to be king |
| What has helped to make Lady Macbeth bold? | She is drunk |
| Who is the “fatal bellman”? | The owl |
| Why couldn’t Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself? | He looked too much like her father |
| When did the owl shriek? | When Duncan was killed |
| What is happening to Macbeth’s character after he kills Duncan? | He is overcome with guilt, is having a breakdown |
| What is death being compared to? | Death of each day’s life, sore labors bath, balm of hurt minds, great natures second course; meaning innocent sleep is no longer possible |
| What has Macbeth forgotten to do? | Plant the daggers on the guards |
| What does Macbeth use to describe the depth of his guilt? | The ocean; the whole ocean cannot wash his hands clean |
| What is ironic about the porter asking who is at the gate in the name of Beelzebub? | That would infer the Macbeth is the devil |
| What is the porter asking for when he opens the entrance and says, “I pray you, remember the porter”? | He is asking for a tip |
| According to the porter, what does drink do? | Makes your face red, pass out, have to pee, lechery |
| Paraphrase what Lennox describes of the camp last night. | Storm at the camp, fires went out, owl screaming, earthquake |
| Where is Malcolm going? | England |
| Where is Donalbain going? | Ireland |
| What is happening with the weather in Act 2 Scene 4? | An eclipse |
| What happened to Duncan’s horses? | They ate each other |
| According to Macduff, what part did Macolm and Donalbain play in Duncan’s murder? | They bribed the chamberlains to kill Duncan |
| What does Banquo reveal about Macbeth at the beginning of Act 3? | He thinks Macbeth had something to do with Duncan’s death |
| What does Banquo reveal about himself? | He hopes his prophecies will come true. |
| What does Macbeth mean when he says that the witches places a “fruitless crown” on his head and a “barren scepter” in his hand? | He and his wife are unable to have children. |
| What is Macbeth trying to say when he compares men to dogs? | There are different types of men, like there are different types of dogs. |
| What does Macbeth equate with sleep? | Peace |
| Why has a murderer been added? | Macbeth told him to |
| How are the murderers sure that the person approaching is Banquo? | Everyone else is already there |
| What happens at the murder of Banquo? | The torch gets knocked out |
| How is Macbeth arranging his guests? | By social rank |
| Describe Banquo’s murder according to the murderer | Neck was cut, head was bashed 20 times |
| Why can’t Macbeth sit down? | Banquo’s ghost is in his seat |
| How does Lady Macbeth explain her husbands actions? | He has fits |
| How does Lady Macbeth get her husbands attention? | Asks him if he is a man |
| According to Macbeth, what is wrong with nature? | The dead are supposed to stay dead |
Macbeth Acts 2-3
November 26, 2019