Macbeth Act 3

What does Banquo fear at the beginning of Act 3?

• The witches were wrong

• His son Fleance is in danger

• Macbeth got the title of king through devious means

• That his future generations will suffer

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The word posterity means...

• good graces

• future generations

• forgotten past

• guilt

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What does Macbeth invite Banquo to?

• a banquet

• a council meeting

• a secret meeting to discuss the prophecies

• England to look for Malcolm

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Who does Macbeth fear now that Duncan is gone?

• Lady Macbeth

• The Witches

• Banquo

• Lennox

• Malcolm

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What does Macbeth mean in Act 3: Scene 1 when he says "Only for them, and mine eternal jewel. Given to the common enemy of man to make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings"?

• Banquo's children will become kings and Banquo has become his enemy

• He has sold his soul to the devil to make Banquo's descendents kings

• He has become to greedy in his pursuit of the crown, and fears it will ruin Banquo

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Macbeth says "Do you find your patience so predominant in your nature that you can let this go." He is questioning if the nature is so forgiving that revenge will not be sought.

Revenge from whom?

• Duncan

• Banquo

• Fleance

• The Witches

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Macbeth says "Do you find your patience so predominant in your nature that you can let this go." He is questioning if the nature is so forgiving that revenge will not be sought.

Whom is he speaking to?

• Murderers

• Lady Macbeth

• Banquo

• Lennox

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Why do the murderers agree to help Macbeth?

• They have nothing to lose

• Banquo has stolen from them

• Macbeth threatened their lives

• They fear the trials of the world if they refuse

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In Act 3: Scene 2, Lady Macbeth says, "'Tis safer to be that which we destroy than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy." Macbeth says, "Better be with the dead, whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace, than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy."

What are they both communicating?

• It is worth it to murder for the sake of advancement

• It is safer to destroy those that are in your way than wait for them to torture you

• It is better to be the person who was murdered than to be the murderer and live in anxiety

• It is best to destroy all evidence of a crime in order to live in peace and in absence of mental anguish

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Macbeth: Apply to Banquo; present him eminence both with eye and tongue

eminence means...

• doubt

• honor

• wisdom

• accountability

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