Act 2

Question 1

“Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle towards my hand”

Answer 1

Macbeth - Act 2 Scene 1

Shows Macbeth is about to kill Duncan, he is hallucinating a dagger.

Question 2

“Hear it not, Duncan for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell”

Answer 2

Macbeth - Act 2 Scene 1

Macbeth is going to hear Duncan, don’t hear the bell because it means your death.

Question 3

“I have done the deed”

Answer 3

Macbeth - Act 2 Scene 2

Macbeth to LM, I killed Duncan.

Question 4

“Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep”

Answer 4

Macbeth - Act 2 Scene 2

Can’t sleep anymore as Macbeth has killed an innocent man in his sleep.

Question 5

“Will all the great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? … making the green one red”

Answer 5

So much blood on Macbeth’s hands that the ocean would turn red.

Question 6

“A little water clears us of this deed”

Answer 6

Guiltless at this point