| a murderer must live with his conscience | What is the central idea of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Act 2? |
| suspenseful | What atmosphere is created after Scene 1 of Act 2? |
| death | What does the bell symbolize in Macbeth’s dagger scene? |
| so they will sleep through King Duncan’s murder | Why does Lady Macbeth drug the servants? |
| the moonless night | What helps the atmosphere the night of the murder? |
| the owl’s scream and the crickets’ cries | What symbolizes the murder has been accomplished in Scene 2? |
| his conscience will never let him rest | Why does Macbeth declare he will sleep no more? |
| it is a comment on his profound guilt | What does Macbeth mean when he says the blood on his hands will redden all the seas? |
| break the grim time of unfolding events | The purpose of the Porter’s speech in Act 2 is to what? |
| falcon | What animal symbolizes King Duncan? |
| augment | to make greater; enlarge |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt |
| stealthy | sly; furtive |
| multitudinous | existing in great number |
| equivocate | tell falsehoods |
| anointed | declared |
| predominance | superiority |
| anoint | the Porter refers to a liar who could not ______ to Heaven |
| Augment | Banquo tells Macbeth he does not want to lose any of his honor “in seeking to _______ it” |
| multitudinous | The _______ seems incarnadine |
| palpable | In form as _______ |
| predominance | Is it the night’s _______, or the day’s shame? |
English 12 Macbeth Act 2 Selection Test
August 11, 2019