Macbeth Act 2 Study Questions

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

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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
• It has been dark during the daytime

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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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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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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

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