| What is Macbeth’s lie to Banquo about the witches’ predictions? | When he says he doesn’t think about them, he really does because the witches told him he’ll be king by killing the king. |
| What is the signal Lady Macbeth is to give Macbeth to let him know that she has takencare of the guards (grooms)? | She rings a bell. |
| What excuse does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself? | He looks like her dad when he sleeps. |
| After Macbeth kills Duncan, he goes to Lady Macbeth and is concerned about not beingable to say “Amen.” What is her advice to him? | Don’t think about it to much. |
| Then, Macbeth is worried about hearing a voice saying, “Macbeth does murder sleep.”What does Lady Macbeth then tell him to do? | Go get some water and wash your hands. |
| Why won’t Macbeth take the daggers back to the scene of the crime? | He doesn’t want to see what he did. |
| Who was knocking? | Macduff and Lennox |
| What three things does drinking provoke? | Nose-painting, sleep and urnie |
| How does Lennox describe the night, and what is Macbeth’s response? | They had a bad night and heard all these weird noises. Macbeth said he had a bad night too (casting it off like it was nothing). |
| What did Macduff discover? | He found the dead bodies. |
| Macduff says, “Oh, gentle lady, ‘Tis not for you to hear what I can speak. The repetition,in a woman’s ear, Would murder as it fell.” What is ironic about this? | She was part of the murder and told Macbeth to do it. |
| What excuse or explanation did Macbeth give for killing the guards (grooms)? Whatis his real reason? | He killed them because he was so mad. The real reason was so they don’t rat him out. |
| Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave? | They are scared because they think that they are going to be killed |
| Why does Ross not believe Malcolm and Donalbain were responsible for Duncan’smurder? | Its not something they would do. |
Macbeth Act 2
July 22, 2019