Act 2 Flashcards
Scene 1 - 4
What does Banquo say at the beginning of A2S1 to show how everything is black?
‘There’s husbandry in heaven’
What quote from A2S1 shows how Macbeth has finally made his mind on Duncan and how he may be imagining as well?
‘the handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee’
What does Macbeth say in A2S1 to show where the dagger has come from?
‘A dagger of the mind, a false creation’
What does Lady Macbeth say to show what she needs to make her more masculine?
‘drunk hath made me bold’
What quote said by Lady Macbeth shows how the natural world is connected and has felt the death of Duncan?
‘I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry’
What does Macbeth say to show how he views his hands after the murder of Duncan in A2S2?
‘hangman’s hands’
What does Macbeth say to show how he has murdered his own sleep?
‘Macbeth does murder sleep’
What metaphor does Lady Macbeth use to show how Macbeth is too pure?
‘to wear a heart so white’
What does Macbeth say at the end of A2S2 to show his first and only admittance of guilt?
‘Wake Duncan with thy knocking’
In A2S2 there are a lot of short frantic sentences between the two Macbeth’s. Why has Shakespeare done this?
To show how they are both scared of being caught and the reprucutions of the murder.
What does the porter say in A2S3 to show how Macbeth’s castle may now be hell?
‘porter of hell gate’
What quote from A2S3 shows how nature is again connected with the world and reacting to Duncan’s death?
‘Some say the earth was feverous and did shake’
What does Macduff call Macbeth to show how Macbeth his still a ‘good man’ till this point?
‘worthy Thane’
What syntax is used by Macduff to show his clear distress after Duncan’s death?
Short Sentences
What does Macduff say to show how sleep can lead to death? (Macbeth cannot die and must live with consequences.)
‘death’s counterfeit’
