Macbeth Act 2 Flashcards
What lie did Macbeth tell banquo regarding the witches predictions ?
Banquo has been dreaming of them, but Macbeth says he hasn’t thought about it
How will lady Macbeth know that she has taken care of the guards?
She will ring a bell
What excuse does lady Macbeth give to not killing Duncan herself?
He looked like her father sleeping
After the murder Macbeth is concerned about not being able to say “amen”. What is her advice to him?
Do not think to much, or you’ll go crazy
What does lady Macbeth instruct Macbeth to do when he worries about hearing “Macbeth does murder sleep” ?
Go to bed and wash your hand and get over it
What reasons does Macbeth give to not return the daggers to the scene of the crime?
He’s afraid to look at the crime he committed
Who was at the door ?
Lennox and Macduff
What did Macduff discover?
The king dead
Macduff says “oh gentle lady Tis not for you to hear what I can sneak the repetition in a women’s ear, would murder as it fell” what is ironic about this?
That she was the mastermind behind the murder
What excuse or explanation did Macbeth give for killing the guards?
He was “mad” and getting “revenge”
Why did Malcolm and Donalbain leave?
The men are fake
And they thought they will be next
Why does Ross not believe Malcolm and Donalbain were responsible for Duncan’s murder ?
Because it’s against nature that his kids killed him
Whom or what is Macbeth addressing in this speech (soliloquy)
The dagger
What does the soliloquy suggest about macbeths state of mind
Hallucinations feeling guilty before killing
What do these sentence structures suggest about the pace and emotions with which characters, speak these lines
Agitated and nervous about what they did
