| Scene 1 | … |
| 1. What suspicions does Banquo voice? What does he say that lets us know what he suspects? | he is suspicious that macbeth killed duncan to become king “i fear though playdest most foully for it” |
| 2. Who besides Banquo knows of the witches’ prophecies? | lady macbeth and macbeth |
| 3. Why does Macbeth question Banquo about his plan? | he’s plotting banquo’s murder and he needs to know where banquo will be |
| 4. What suspicions does Macbeth harbor? | that Banquo is plotting Macbeth’s death so that his children will be king |
| Why does Macbeth fear Banquo? | -Banquo heard the witched prophecies -Banquo is intelligent -Banquo is ambitious -Banquo’s sons will be king |
| 5. What does Macbeth tell the murderers about Banquo? | 1. Banquo is enemy because of financial problems2. You will be in my good graces if you kill him because he is my enemy too |
| 6. According to Macbeth, why does he himself not kill Banquo? | because mutual friends would take sides and divide the counrty |
| 7. Who else are the murderers to kill? | fleance |
| Scene 2 | … |
| 8. What is the meaning of Lady Macbeth’s saying, “Naught’s had, all’s spent,/Where our desire is got without content”? | she and Macbeth are not any happier now that they have to kill to become king and queen |
| 9. From what affliction does Macbeth suffer? | guilt of the murder and terrible dreams |
| 10. Lady Macbeth says, “You must leave this.” What does she mean? | he must get over his guilt |
| 11. Is Lady Macbeth aware that Macbeth has planned the death of Banquo and Fleance? | no |
| 12. How is the planning of Banquo’s murder different from that of Duncan’s? | -macbeth has hired hitmen to do the killing -macbeth has taken the lead in planning this murder while lady macbeth had to push him to kill duncan -macbeth is killing to keep the crown instead to get the crown -macbeth doesn’t struggle with his conscious with this murder |
| Scene 3 | … |
| 13. Who is murdered in this scene? | banquo |
| 14. Who escapes? | fleance |
| 15. What is Banquo’s dying request to Fleance? | run away and get revenge for his death |
| 16. What activity opens the scene? | banquet at macbeths castle |
| 17. Who joins the assembled group, sitting in Macbeth’s place? | ghost of banquo |
| 18. How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth’s reaction? | he has had these spells since he was a child |
| 19. What is Lady Macbeth’s reaction to Macbeth’s claim of seeing Banquo’s ghost? | disregards is and says you’re looking at an empty chair |
| 20. To what other event in the play is this ghostly appearance similar? | the dagger |
| 21. Why does Lady Macbeth ask everyone to leave? | macbeth is talking out loud to the ghost and she is afraid he will expose his guilt |
| 22. Who refused the banquet invitation? | macduff |
| 23. What is Macbeth’s plan for the next day? | -to check on macduff through his spy that is a survent in macduff’s home -go back to see the witches and make them tell him more |
| 24. To what does Macbeth attribute his condition? | its because i’m new to murder |
| Scene 5 | … |
| 25. What does Hecate (godess of witchcraft) plan to do? | to further plot macbeth’s downfall |
| Scene 6 | … |
| 26. What is implied in Lennox’s speech at the opening of the scene? | he’s suspicious of macbeth and his quick rise to power |
| 27. Where has Macduff gone? | to england to find Malcolm and get help from the king |
| 28. What does he hope to do? | build forces to goup against macbeth |
| 29. What purpose does this scene serve? | summarize the events that have taken place so far |
| THINKING ABOUT ACT III | … |
| 30. Macbeth thinks that his agitation and sleeplessness will lessen in time. Do you believe this will happen? | no, because he is plotting more murders |
| How was Banquo killed? | -ambushed-throat cut-stabbed 20 times in head-thrown in a ditch-brains ussed out |
| ” I am in blood/Stepped in so far that, should i wade no more,/ Returning were as tedious as go over.” | macbeth to lady macbeth, macbeth is guilty, and there is no way even if he never murders again, he can never go back to the innocent man he once was |
| “To know my deed, ‘twerp best not know myself.” | Macbeth to Lady Macbeth meaning it is better to be lost in my thoughts then to be aware of what i have done |
Macbeth Act 3
August 30, 2019