MACBETH ACT 2

What is the signal Lady Macbeth is to give Macbeth to let him know she has taken care of the guards?

• She will ring a bell
• She will send a servant to say she is ill and wants to see him
• She will light three candles in her bedroom window
• She will stand at the window and whistle like a bird

What excuse does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?

• It would diminish Macbeth's manhood
• She is not as strong and might not be able to use the dagger effectively
• She saw in a dream that only Macbeth could commit the murder
• He reminded her of her father sleeping there

What are THREE things that Macbeth does or says that show he is feeling guilty?

• He thinks his bloody hands are a sorry sight (and will never be clean again), he can't say "Amen", and he hears a voice telling him he will no longer sleep.
• He sees a dagger floating in the air, he can't say "Amen", and he rambles when questioned
• He tells Banquo that he is heaped with guilt, he cries about the death of Duncan, and he can't wash the blood from his hands
• He is too afraid to look back on Duncan's body, he hears voices, and he tells Lady Macbeth that he is going to admit what he has done.

Then, Macbeth is worried about hearing a voice say, "Macbeth does murder sleep." What does Lady Macbeth then tell him to do?

• Have a glass of wine and relax
• Wash the blood off of his hands and go to bed
• Have the minstrel come and sing some quiet tunes to put him to sleep
• To stop acting like a baby kitten and get over it.

Why won't Macbeth take the daggers back to the scene of the crime?

• He can't bear to look at Duncan again
• He's afraid to be seen and look suspicious
• He thinks it will be bad luck to touch them again
• He says he has done enough; Lady Macbeth can return the daggers

Malcolm and Donalbain decided to leave Scotland. In scene 4, what is thought about them because of this decision?

• That they are scared to die as well.
• It makes them look guilty of committing the murder.
• They wish to mourn in peace.
• They know that it was Macbeth that killed their father.

What does Macduff discover?

• A note containing the outline of a plot to kill Duncan
• An unlocked gate and a drunk porter
• Another omen--dead flowers in the garden
• Duncan's body

What excuse did Macbeth give for killing the guards (grooms)?

• He was drunk and didn't realize what he had done
• He did it out of love for Duncan and rage against the guards who seemed to have done it
• They were attacking him and he did it in self-defense
• He felt guilty and tried to cover for that guilt

Why does Lady Macbeth faint?

• She is overwhelmed with the amount of commotion in her house
• She is momentarily overrun with guilt; her 'feminine wiles' got the best of her
• She wanted to take attention away from Macbeth who was messing up
• She actually loves Banquo and wanted his attention; she got it

At the end of scene 3, Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee. Why?

• Their sorrow is overwhelming and they leave so as not to appear "unmanly"
• They fear the murderer is someone in that castle and could be coming for them next
• They are angry that in all of the commotion, no one seems to care about their reactions.
• They don't want to look guilty of the deed themselves