Act 2 Scene 2 speeches - B

Question 1

6) A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight

Answer 1

There’s one did laugh in ’s sleep, and one cried. “Murder!”

That they did wake each other. I stood and heard them.

But they did say their prayers, and addressed them

Again to sleep.

Question 2

7) There are two lodged together

Answer 2

One cried, “God bless us!” and “Amen” the other,

As they had seen me with these hangman’s hands.

List’ning their fear I could not say “Amen,”

When they did say “God bless us!”

Question 3

8) Consider it not so deeply

Answer 3

But wherefore could not I pronounce “Amen”?

I had most need of blessing, and “Amen”

Stuck in my throat.

Question 4

9) These deeds must not be thought after these ways; so, it will make us mad.

Answer 4

Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more!

Macbeth does murder sleep”—the innocent sleep,

Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care,

The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath,

Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course,

Chief nourisher in life’s feast.

Question 5

10) What do you mean?

Answer 5

Still it cried “Sleep no more!” to all the house.

Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.

Macbeth shall sleep no more.”