Act 2, Scene 2

Question 1

Lady Macbeth says she would have killed Duncan if he hadn’t looked like her father

Answer 1

Had ne not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t

Question 2

Short quote highlighting Macbeth’s heartless nature

Answer 2

Consider it not so deeply

Question 3

Macbeth becomes extremely restless after murdering Duncan and believes he is hearing voices

Answer 3

Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep’

Question 4

Lady Macbeth is very practical and tells Macbeth to wash the blood of his hands

Answer 4

Go get some water, and wash this filthy witness from your hand

Question 5

Macbeth refuses to go back to Duncan’s body and feels very guilty

Answer 5

I’ll go no more: I am afraid to think what I have done

Question 6

Macbeth is overwhelmed with his actions and believes his hands would turn the sea red

Answer 6

No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red

Question 7

Lady Macbeth says water will wash off the consequences of their actions

Answer 7

A little water clears us of this deed

Question 8

Macbeth regrets killing Duncan and wishes the knocking he hears would wake him

Answer 8

Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!