| what is the central idea of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II? | A murderer must live with his conscience |
| For which of the following reasons did Shakespeare probably choose to write The Tragedy of Macbeth in blank verse? | to create an effect of natural speech |
| In Scene II, Lady Macbeth’s purpose in drugging the servants is | so they will sleep through the King Duncan’s murder |
| Which of the following symbols in Scene II signals that the murder has been accomplished | an owl’s scream and the crickets’ cries |
| Macbeth declares he will “sleep no more” because he believes | his conscience will never let him rest |
| What does Macbeth really mean when he indicates that the blood on his hands will redden all the seas? | it is a comment on his profound guilt |
| In the Old Man’s dialogue in Scene IV, which of the following symbolizes King Duncan | the falcon symbolizes King Duncan. The owl symbolizes Macbeth |
| In the following quotation from Banquo, what does he say the purpose of meeting should be? | to know the bloody piece of work further |
| Which of the following characterizes the line “This night’s great business into my dispatch” as blank verse | … |
| When Lady Macbeth says “My hands are of your color, but I shame / To wear a heart so white” she means that | her hands are red with king Duncan’s blood, but, unlike her husband she is not afraid |
| Why do you suppose Shakespeare made Banquo the last person Macbeth sees before he murders King Duncan? | Banquo, who is loyal to the king, represents Macbeth’s last chance to do what is right and call of his murder plan |
| What reason does Lady Macbeth give for not killing King Duncan herself | she says the king looks too much like her father |
| Unrhymed iambic pentameter is also called | blank verse |
| To make sense of blank verse, you must | read and analyze each full sentence no matter where the line breaks |
| Which of the following sentences is correct? | … |
MACBETH ACT II
July 15, 2019