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

Macbeth is uncomfortable and troubled about the prospect of killing Duncan

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

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."

I heard a voice saying that I have killed sleep! I'll never sleep well again!

It was cowardly to kill the king as he was knitting

Someone was talking about knitting so I couldn't sleep.

I killed Duncan, and now I deserve death and to sleep forever

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

Take the daggers back and smear the blood on the servants

Don't ruin your courage by thinking about stupid things

How is Macbeth feeling here?

Worried and anxious about his sin

Angry that Lady Macbeth didn't help him

Curious to why he'd forgotten to say a prayer

How does Macbeth react to the blood on his hands in the first half of this dialogue?

He is worried that he will feel this guilt forever

He tells Lady Macbeth not to get too bloody as she cleans the daggers

He fears that someone will find him before he has the chance to wash it off

He has barely noticed the blood and thinks little of it

How does Lady Macbeth react to the blood?

She tells her husband to get washed and stop being cowardly

She feels guilty for her part in the crime and regrets plotting the murder

She explains that he's hallucinating again--there is no blood!

She is suddenly scared when she sees blood on her own hands

What does Macbeth mean by this statement?

He wished Duncan would wake up and be back to normal

He wants to kill whomever is knocking at his door

He wishes he would have killed Duncan a different way

He's worried that someone will discover Duncan's body

How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth react when the king's body is discovered?

They appear upset and horrified that the king has died in their home

The hear the hooting of an owl flying through the castle

They remain nonchalant and tell everyone to remain calm

Lady Macbeth begins hallucinating about a dagger

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

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

Macduff hated King Duncan, so it's ironic that he's upset about Duncan's death

Macduff has always hated Lady Macduff, so it's ironic that he's treated her kindly

Malcolm and Donalbain decided to leave Scotland because

they were afraid they might be killed next or be suspected

they didn't want to choose the next king

they suspected that the other brother did it

King Duncan gives Lady Macbeth a diamond ring. This shows that the king...

has secret desires for Lady Macbeth

What does Lady Macbeth mean by "Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done't"?

I'd have killed him myself except that he reminds me of my father.

If we are caught killing my father, we'll be the ones to die

Macbeth is a coward and probably won't be able to kill my father or the king.

I almost killed Duncan myself, because he looks so much like my wretched father.

Macbeth refused to return the daggers to smear the servants wih blood because

He was afraid to look at Duncan's dead body

He thought it was cowardly to blame them

He thought no one would believe the servants were guilty anyway

He doesn't want to be spotted roaming about the castle

How is Macbeth acting immediately after the King's death (before Macduff arrives)?

Nervous and distressed at what he'd done

Relieved that the murder is finally over

Angry that Lady Macbeth didn't murder Duncan herself

Excited that he will soon be king

How does Lady Macbeth react to her husband?

She tells him not to think about it

She agrees and says she feels the same way

She comforts him and tells him that she understands

She laughs at him and mocks his cowardice

Macbeth ACT 2 Quiz

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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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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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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