| What is Banquo’s attitude toward Macbeth at the beginning of this act? | He is suspicious of Macbeth |
| How does Macbeth refer to Banquo? | chief guest |
| Where does Banquo plan to go with Fleance? | Banquo planned to go on a ride away from the castle with Fleance |
| What have Duncan’s sons not confessed to? | killing Duncan |
| Why must a Macbeth have Banquo and Fleance killed? | Macbeth is afraid of Banquo and doesn’t want Fleance to be king |
| Who will stop the murderers from being successful? | Fleance |
| What does Macbeth want the murderers to do to Banquo? | Macbeth wants to murderers to kill Banquo |
| What does Macbeth compare men to? | dogs |
| What must the men do? | WHY COULDNT I FIND AN ANSWER |
| How does Macbeth convince the murderers that they must be men? | questioning their manliness???? |
| Macbeth convinces the murderers that Banquo was their _____? | enemy |
| What reason does Macbeth give for not killing Banquo himself? | He is king and has authority to give others orders. He wants to keep suspicion off of himself |
| Where is the murder to take place? | outside of the castle |
| Why? | to keep things quiet and avoid suspicion??? |
| Lady Macbeth says that Macbeth should stop thinking about what he has done. Why? | “What’s done is done.” |
| Macbeth replies that they have only gashed the snake, not what? | “We have scorched the snake, not killed it.” |
| What has been shaking Macbeth and his wife nightly? | terrible dreams |
| Why does Macbeth almost envy Duncan? | Because he is dead, he doesn’t have to deal with anything anymore. “After life’s fitful fever, he sleeps well.” |
| Their faces must be what of their hearts? | vizards. |
| What is Macbeth’s mind full of? | scorpions |
| Macbeth tells his wife there is to be a deed of dreadful night. When she asks what it is, what does he reply? | He isn’t going to tell her so she will be innocent. “Be innocent of knowledge.” He is basically protecting her. |
| What does Macbeth call on to cancel the bond the witches gave Banquo? | His hand. |
| Night is associated with? | Night is associated with evil, death, and sleep. |
| How many murderers are there? | 3 |
| How are the murderers bungled? | One of them puts the light of the torch out???? |
| What happens to Fleance? | He flees |
| How were the noblemen seated at the banquet table? | by rank, or degree |
| What does Macbeth observe about the murderer at the door? | The blood on the murderer’s face |
| How does Macbeth react to the news of Fleance’s escape? | He reacts with fear |
| What have the murderers done to Banquo? | stabbed him 20 times in the head and put him in a ditch |
| At the mention of Banquo’s name, what appears? | Banquo’s ghost |
| Who is sitting in Macbeth’s place? | Banquo’s ghost |
| What is Macbeth’s reaction? | He almost confesses due to his guilt |
| What does Macbeth say to the ghost? | “Never shake thy gory locks at me” |
| What excuse does Lady Macbeth make for Macbeth’s actions? | She says he is not well |
| Macbeth says the ghost and the dagger are what? | Just in Macbeth’s head (his imagination) |
| Lady Macbeth says his imaginary stories would make good material for what? | a grandma’s stories at the fire |
| What would men do when their brains were out? | They would die when their brains were out |
| What do the dead return to do? | “push us from our stools” or haunt them instead of just being dead??? |
| How does Macbeth explain his behavior? | He said he has a strange disorder “I have a strange infirmity” |
| Macbeth makes a mistake which causes the ghost to return, what is it? | He calls Banquo’s name |
| What 4 things would Macbeth fight? | a bear, rhinoceros, a tiger and Banquo |
| The ghost exits and Macbeth tries to recapture the joy of the banquet. What does he tell Lady Macbeth? | He is a man again |
| Why is Lady Macbeth forced to dismiss the guests hurriedly? | Macbeth begins to act/get crazier |
| What speech does Macbeth make which foreshadows that more murders will occur? | Lennox’s soliloquy |
| Who refused to come to the palace? | Macduff |
| How will Macbeth find out what Macbeth is doing? | servants |
| Whom does Macbeth plan to meet early the next morning? | the witches |
| What does Lady Macbeth say will solve all of Macbeth’s problems? | sleep |
| What literary device is this? | dramatic irony, Macbeth will never sleep again??? |
| Why was Hecate angry with the other witches? | They excluded her in the events with Macbeth |
| What does Hecate say is mortal’s chiefest enemy? | security |
| Who is suspicious of Macbeth in scene 6? | Lennox |
| A lord tells Lennox that Malcom has been received in the court of whom? | Edward the confessor |
| Where has Macduff gone and why? | To England to join Malcom and ask Edward for help in Scotland. |
Act 3 of Macbeth
August 16, 2019