Act 2 Scene 4 MACBETH

Question 1

Summary (1)

Answer 1

-Ross and an old man recall the dreaful night of the muderder .
-Macduff eneters and tells them that Duncan’s two sons are suspected of paying th eguard to commit the murder beucase htey have on fled ..

-macbeth has been onoimed King , nd hs gon to Scone to be crowned .

-ROss asks Macdfuff whether he will go to the crowining . Macduff says he will not , but will return home to Fife , Ross intends o go . Highlighting his unceratingity

Question 2

Why is this scene importan (1)

Answer 2

-Shakespeare uses this scene as a buffer between the high drama of the previous scne and the nexr when we meet the new king , Macbth .
-This scene also acts as a commentary on all tht has happened .

Question 3

Why is this scne improtant (2)

Answer 3

-The old man is also important becuase he represens the poeople in hsi moremoru of these crime are unparaleleed .
-SHakespeare impie that Macudff is SUSPCIOSU OF macveth - he observes thathte murderes were those ‘Macbeth had lain and so could not be questioned - and he will not go for Macbeth’s corontion .

Question 4

Key STRUCTURE

Answer 4

aCT ii IS ACTION PACKED . iN IT WE SE THE cULMINATION OF mACBETH;S TEMPETATION . wHERE aCT1 IS ABOUT mACBETH’S DESIRE FOR kINGSHIP , IN aCT 2 DELIERS HIS TREAHERY AND MUDER , iN SCNE 1 WE SEE MACEBTH FOLLWING THE DAGGER .
-SVENE 2 WE SEE HEAR THE TWO CONSPIRATORS AFTER THE MURDER IS DONE AND WITNESS AMCBETH;S FEAR ND TERRO .
-In scne 3 th eporter opens hell gate nd the murdrered body is discoevred causing , frantic commotionh .

Question 5

Key structure ; narrative pace (2)

Answer 5

Now in scne 4 , Shakespeare allows us to pause , to reflect on the actions and events , ye at the same time , provides us with further isnights into the charactes ,
-SHakekespeare subtly paints essential difference between Roos and MACDUFF .
-Macduff wil avoid the coronation whiel Ross plans to attend it .
-The old mn a minor character , rpovides an unbiased commentry on the UNATURAL EVENTS tha ve occured .
-int his ay skespere prepared us for the next round of monstrous murders that Macbeth will intiaitr . HE IS simple minded and superstitious

Question 6

KEY QUPOTATION ; MOUSING OWL

Answer 6

-SHakespeare se if umagery reminds u of how the nautrla order has been turned upside down .
-The odl man ephaiseis how ‘strange ‘ and ‘unantural; the word has seemed ssince Ducnan w murdered .
-He descired how a ‘facon towering in her pirde of place , was b y a mousignowl hawed nd kiloled ;

There is a pralel betwene flcon an dKin duncan hose life also comes to a naturla end .

SHOWS HOW ducnan offered stability , but his death is breaking the order all disoreders . REFERECE CHNAGE OF BEING

bad is corruping good .