act 2, scene 2: murder aftermath

Question 1

LM: “a little [1] clear us of this [2].”

Answer 1

[1] - water
[2] - deed

proleptic irony, prosaic remark

Question 2

macbeth: “shall [1] no more.”

Answer 2

[1] - sleep

recurring motif in play; his guilt will stop him from resting peacefully since he took advantage of the king in his most vulnerable (while asleep).

Question 3

macbeth: “i had most need of [1] and ‘[2]’ stuck in my throat.”

Answer 3

[1] - blessing
[2] - amen

he feels that he has broken his bond between god by going against the divine right of kings.

Question 4

LM: “had he not [1] my [2] as he slept, i had done’t.”

Answer 4

[1] - resembled
[2] - father

Question 5

macbeth: “methought i heard a voice cry ‘[1] no more, [2] does murder sleep…”

Answer 5

[1] - sleep
[2] - macbeth

Question 6

macbeth: “great nature’s [1] course, [2] nourisher in life’s feast.”

(in reference to sleep and its importance)

Answer 6

[1] - second
[2] - chief

Question 7

macbeth: “i’ll go no more: i am [1] to think what i have [2]; look on’t again i [3] not.”

(when LM tells him to “smear the sleepy grooms with blood.”)

Answer 7

[1] - afraid
[2] - done
[3] - dare

Question 8

LM: “[1] of purpose!”

Answer 8

[1] - infirm

Question 9

LM: “tis the [1] of [2] that fears the painted [3].”

Answer 9

[1] - eye
[2] - childhood
[3] - devil

(mocking his masculinity - or lack thereof)

Question 10

macbeth: “will all great [1] [2] wash this blood clean from my [3]?”

Answer 10

[1] - neptune’s
[2] - oceans
[3] hand