| What do Macbeth and Banquo discuss in the middle of the night–when neither of them can sleep? | The wtiches’ prophecy |
| What “vision” does Macbeth see after Banquo and Fleance leave him in the hall? | A dagger–with the handle pointing toward Macbeth and the point pointing toward Duncan |
| What does the bell toll signal? | That the chamberlains are asleep–and it’s time to kill Duncan |
| Who is with Macbeth as he goes to kill Duncan–urging him to be brave like a man? | His wife–Lady Macbeth. She is behind the killing. She prepared the daggars, etc. |
| Why couldn’t Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself? | She says he looked too much like her father as he slept. |
| How does Macbeth act after killing Duncan? | Shaken. He tried to say “Amen” with the chamberlains as they went back to sleep–but the word got stuck in his throat. |
| What did Macbeth hear a voice saying as he was murdering Duncan? | “Sleep no more; Macbeth does murder sleep” |
| What does Macbeth forget to do after killing Duncan–and who has to take care of it for him? | Leave the daggars with the chamberlains to frame them—Lady Macbeth does it and calls her husband a coward |
| What does Macbeth hear after he has murdered Duncan? | Knocking. |
| Who is at the door? | Macduff and Lennox |
| Who discovers the dead King Duncan? | Macduff |
| Who, then, does Macbeth kill–supposedly out of revenge? | The Chamberlains—he does this so that they cannot protest the blame of killing Duncan |
| Does Macduff believe the story about Macbeth killing the chamberlains out of rage? | NO. He is suspicious-So Lady Macbeth “faints” as a distraction |
| What do Malcolm and Donalbain do after all of this killing? | They flee–they fear for their lives. Malcolm goes south to England, Donalbain north to Ireland |
| Who is now appointed the new King of Scotland? | Macbeth |
| According to Ross (a thane)–what strange omens have happened lately to foretell the doom that has happened in the castle? | 1) An owl killed a falcon 2) Macduff’s well trained horses ate eachother |
| Who is being suspected of the murder now? | Malcolm and Donelbain–the princes. They think the chamberlains were paid to kill Duncan. NO ONE SUSPECTS MACBETH! |
| Who is the comic relief of this act? | The drunken porter |
| How does Macbeth’s mood and attitude quickly change once Duncan’s body is discovered and the chamberlains have been blamed? | He is now feeling powerful and unstoppable. |
| Who tells the audience about the coronation of Macbeth? | Ross, Macduff and the old man |
Macbeth: Act 2
August 25, 2019