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How does Macbeth try to persuade the murderers to kill Banquo? Why? He lies and tells them that Banquo was responsible for their ruination and downfall. He does this so they have a personal interest in killing Banquo and to…

About what time is it at the beginning of this act? after midnight Why can’t Banquo sleep? He’s having nightmares about the witches What did the King give Lady Macbeth? He gives Lady a diamond. What kind of mood was…

Nothing in life become him like the leaving it Act 1 Scene 4. Referring to the death of the Thane of Cawdor. What I believe, I’ll wail; What I know, believe; and what I can redress, as I shall fiend…

Who will the witches meet? Macbeth What does Malcom ask the Captain to tell Duncan? Tell the king what you know about the battle when you left. What name does Macbeth deserve? Brave Macbeth The captain says, “Till he unseamed…

What is the first warning that the visions give Macbeth? A helmet that says, “Beware Macduff!” What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing? What do they decide to do? She is sleepwalking, talking about the murders, and…

“Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts! unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top full Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, Stop up the access and passage to remorse, That no compunctious…

Out, damned spot! Out, I say!—One, two. Why, then, ’tis time to do ‘t. Hell is murky!—Fie, my lord, fie! A soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?—Yet who…

who do the witches plan to meet when the battle is over macbeth what does fair is foul, and foul is fair mean? a paradox, good things have bad consequences and bad things have good consequences what further new is…

Banquo There’s husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out. Take thee that too. A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, and yet I would not sleep. Merciful powers, Restrain me in the cursed thoughts that nature Gives way…

Witch Two says “By the pricking of my thumb, Something wicked this way comes.” Who arrives? Macbeth Arrives What is Macbeth’s attitude towards the witches this time? Macbeth’s attitude towards them is demanding. What 4 things do the witches show…