MACBETH ACT 2

What is Macbeth saying in the opening lines of this soliloquy?

• Thank goodness that I'm imagining this dagger so I don't have to kill the king.
• Is this a real dagger in front of me? Or only a hallucination?
• The dagger will lead me past Duncan's room and carry me to my wife
• Has someone planted this dagger here as a warning not to kill the king?

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What does the dagger scene reveal about Macbeth's state of mind?

• Macbeth has drunk too much wine at dinner and is hallucinating
• Macbeth has a mental illness that causes him to kill the king
• Macbeth has been drugged by Lady Macbeth
• Macbeth is uncomfortable and troubled about the prospect of killing Duncan

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Which best describes the mood of the dagger scene?

• celebratory and excited
• Curious and questioning
• calm and serene
• dark and horrific

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What effect do these short, quick statements have?

• Makes the mood seem calm and serene
• Makes the characters seem nervous and jittery
• Makes the allusions even more obvious
• Makes the flow choppy and more difficult to read

What does Macbeth mean in this line?
MACBETH:  "Sleep no more!  Macbeth doth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that knits up the raveled sleeve of care."

• It was cowardly to kill the king as he was knitting
• Someone was talking about knitting so I couldn't sleep.
• I heard a voice saying that I have killed sleep! I'll never sleep well again!
• I killed Duncan, and now I deserve death and to sleep forever

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Lady Macbeth tells her husband THREE things in this short monologue.  What is NOT something she tells him?

• Wash the blood off your hands
• Take the daggers back and smear the blood on the servants
• Take a drink of water
• Don't ruin your courage by thinking about stupid things 

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How does Lady Macbeth react to the blood?

• She feels guilty for her part in the crime and regrets plotting the murder
• She tells her husband to get washed and stop being cowardly
• She explains that he's hallucinating again--there is no blood!
• She is suddenly scared when she sees blood on her own hands

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What is NOT a purpose of the porter/seyton character at the beginning of scene 3?

• He adds humor after the dramatic murder of King Duncan
• He symbolizes the gatekeeper at the gates of hell
• He makes the audience feel that Macduff is entering hell when enters the castle
• He tries to clear Macbeth's name

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According to Macbeth's monologue here, why does he kill the servants?

• He was overcome with rage when he saw them and killed them because he loved the king so much
• The servants attacked Macbeth, and he killed them in self-defense
• He overheard them plotting to kill Malcolm and Donalbain
• He had talked to eye-witnesses who testified that the servants did it

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Why is Macduff's comment to Lady Macbeth ironic?

• Macduff thinks Lady Macbeth is too soft to hear about murder, but she committed it
• Macduff is known for his kind and gentle ways, so it's odd to hear him being gruff with her
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  Macduff hated King Duncan, so it's ironic that he's upset about Duncan's death
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  Macduff has always hated Lady Macduff, so it's ironic that he's treated her kindly

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