Macbeth Act 2 Review

What is the significance of Lady Macbeth's line: "My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white"?

• Lady M's hands are red from planting the daggers on the guards, but she claims that her heart is not as weak as Macbeth's

• Lady Macbeth helped Macbeth kill King Duncan, so they both have blood on their hands

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Shakespeare chooses to include the scene with the Porter in scene 3 to demonstrate what?

• Foreshadowing
• Dramatic Irony
• Comic Relief
• Situational Irony

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How does Macbeth respond to Banquo bringing up the witches?

• He pretends not to be thinking about them and their prophecies
• He yells at Banquo and tells him to keep it down
• He eagerly starts talking about his plans to murder the King
• He asks if Banquo's children are in good health

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How do Malcolm and Donalbain react to their father's murder?

• They kill the guards
• They cry and curse his murderer
• Malcolm claims the throne, and Donalbain vows loyalty
• They flee, fearing for their own safety

In Act I Scene I, Macbeth envisions a dagger during one of his famous soliloquies. What purpose does this serve for the audience? Choose the best answer.

• It demonstrates Macbeth's indecision about killing Duncan, and it ultimately foreshadows that he will commit the murder.
• It shows that Macbeth is losing his mind.

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Why didn't Lady Macbeth murder King Duncan herself?

• She isn't heartless enough
• He looked too much like her father
• She couldn't find a weapon
• Macbeth got to him first

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What is the primary emotion that Macbeth feels after murdering King Duncan?

• relief
• fear
• pride
• guilt

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Which of the following is NOT one of the strange phenomena that occurred the night of Duncan's murder?

• An owl killed a falcon

• Duncan's horses ate each other

• A man mysteriously went blind

• Earthquakes

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What reason does Macbeth give for killing the guards?

• He killed them out of grief and rage inspired by Duncan's murder
• He killed them to cover his own tracks

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How does Shakespeare create a sense of urgency and intensity during the murder scene in Act II Scene II?

• The sound of knocking
• The guards wake up and call for help
• Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are running around

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