act 3, scene 2: the downfall of their marriage

Question 1

LM: “say to the [1] i would [2] his [3] for a few [4].”

(talking to a servant)

Answer 1

[1] - king
[2] - attend
[3] - leisure
[4] - words

(shows a deterioration in their relationship; she adresses him formally and needs to ask before meeting her husband).

Question 2

LM (on her own): “[1] had, alls spent, where our [2] is got without [3].”

Answer 2

[1] - nought’s
[2] - desire
[3] - content

Question 3

LM (on her own): “tis [1] to be that which we [2], than by [3] dwell in [4] joy.”

(she envies duncan and would much rather be dead than suffer lack of contentment and misery)

Answer 3

[1] - safer
[2] - destroy
[3] - destruction
[4] - doubtful

Question 4

LM (now talking to m): “ things without [1] should be without [2]. what’s [3] is done.”

Answer 4

[1] - remedy
[2] - regard
[3] - done

Question 5

LM: “you [1] leave this.”

Answer 5

[1] - must

Question 6

macbeth: “o, full of [1] is my mind, [2] wife!”

(inversion draws attention to the fricative ‘f’, emphasisng the extent of his metaphor. scorpions sting their prey; leaving it in agony - like macbeth)

Answer 6

[1] - scorpions
[2] - dear

Question 7

macbeth: “be [1] of the [2], dearest [3]”

Answer 7

[1] - innocent
[2] - knowledge
[3] - chuck