| What does Banquo dream of? | About the witches (weird sisters) |
| What does Macbeth say in response to Banquo’s dream? | He says he does not think of the witches. |
| 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 will do it, as long as it does not go against his morals |
| What “fatal vision” does Macbeth have? | He saw a imaginary dagger |
| Where is Macbeth going at the end of his soliloquy at the end of Act I, scene i? | Duncan’s Chamber |
| What reason does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself? | Duncan looked like her father |
| What has Macbeth forgotten? | To leave the daggers with the guards |
| What reason does Macbeth give for not returning to Duncan’s bed chamber? | He cannot look at what he had done |
| Who is knocking on the door? | Macduff and company |
| Why was the Porter in the play? | To give some comedic relief to the audience |
| What does Macduff say the King commanded him to do? | To wake him up early |
| What does Lennox say about the evening? | He says that they suffered through a night of oddities, this furthers that nature is upset for what he has done. |
| In the original text, Macduff uses the metaphor of “God’s anointed temple.” What is the meaning of this metaphor? What is Macduff comparing to that temple? | Shows that Duncan is good, compares him to God |
| What is Macduff’s response to Lady Macbeth when she asks what has happened? Why is this ironic? | He says he doesn’t want to tell her because she was a woman and couldn’t handle it. This is ironic because she planned it. |
| What does Macbeth say he has done in response to seeing Duncan’s body? | He murders the two guards of Duncan’s. |
| What does Macbeth say is his reason for doing so? | He says he couldn’t control himself because he was too upset over his death. |
| What does Lady Macbeth do at this moment of commotion? | She faints |
| Where do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to go? Why? | Malcolm is going to England, Donalbain is going to Ireland. This is because they knew that whoever killed Duncan would come for them next. |
| In the original text, the Old Man says, “‘Tis said they eat each other.” What is he talking about? What other unnatural events have taken place since the death of Duncan? | They say that Duncan’s horses broke loose and began to eat each other. |
| What is the thought of Malcolm and Donalbain because they have fled Scotland? | They put the assassination on them. |
| Where has Macbeth gone and why has he gone there? | Macbeth is going to Scone to be crowned king. Macduff does not go to the ceremony. |
Macbeth Act 2
January 4, 2020