| What is part of the largess that is for Lady Macbeth? | a diamond–from Duncan |
| What does Banquo dream of? | the 3 witches and their prophecies |
| What does Macbeth say in response to Banquo’s dream? | Macbeth says he hasn’t thought about it (lie) |
| Macbeth tells Banquo that if he sticks (“cleave”) with him, he will give him honor. Banquo responds, “So I lose none/ IN seeking to augment it.” What does Banquo mean? | He won’t be tempted to condone Duncan’s murder and betray him, he is an upright man |
| What “fatal vision” does Macbeth have? | The daggar coming towards him–the handle side–to go kill Duncan with |
| Where is Macbeth going at the end of his soliloquy at the end of Act 1, scene 1? | to go kill Duncan |
| What reason does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself? | he looks like her father |
| What has Macbeth forgotten? | To leave the daggers with the groomsmen to make them look guilty |
| What reason does Macbeth give for not returning to Duncan’s bed chamber? | afraid to look at the murder scene again, so Lady Macbeth does it |
| Who is knocking on the door? | Macduff and Lennox |
| What does the porter say alcohol does? | provokes: nose-painting (loose women), sleep and urine |
| What does Macduff say the king commanded him to do? | To come and see him early in the morning |
| What does Lennox say about the evening? | Chimney’s blew down, screams of death, the birds sang all night, and the earth shook |
| Macduff uses the metaphor of a Gorgon. What is the tenor of this metaphor? What is Macduff comparing to a Gorgon? | Gorgon= Madusa and if your looked at her you turn to stone compared murder scene to Gorgon that you can’t look at it because it’s so horrible, it is like you turn to stone |
| What is Macduff’s response to Lady macbeth when she asks what has happened? | Calls her a gentle lady and says she can not even here what had happened |
| What does Macbeth say he has done in response to the murder? | That he killed the chamberlains |
| Macbeth says, “Th’ expedition of my violent love/ Outrun the pause, reason/” What does he mean and why does he say this? | That he killed them for his love for the king |
| What does Lady Macbeth do at this moment of commotion? | She faints |
| What does Banquo say he will fight against? | to solve the murder |
| Where do Donalbain and Malcom decide to go? | Donalbain goes to IrelandMalcolm goes to England |
| The Old Man says, “Tis said they eat each other.” What is he talking about? | horses are eating each other |
| What is the thought of Malcolm and Donalbain because they left Scotland? | they think they are guilty of their father’s death |
| Where had Macbeth gone and why has gone there? | Scone to be crowned king |
Macbeth Act 2
August 27, 2019