What excuse does MacBeth give for for killing the guards after they murdered Duncan?
His violent love outran his hesitant reason. He was in the moment.
What is the name of Duncan's youngest son?
Donalbain
According to Lady Macbeth, what clears MacBeth from the deed of murder?
"a little water clears us of this deed"
Who is on stage with Macbeth in the early part of Act 2 Scene 1
Banquo and Fleance
Why is the Porter so slow to answer the knocking at the gate?
What does Lady Macbeth do as a diversion on the morning the body of Duncan is discovered
She pretends to faint.
What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo about the weird sisters in Act 2 Scene 1
I think not of them.
Who refuses to go and see Macbeth be crowned?
Why does MacBeth refuse to return the daggers to the murder scene?
He is afraid to look at what he has just done.
Why couldn't MacBeth pronounce the word 'amen'?
It was stuck in his throat because he was thinking about the murder he had just committed
Which Roman God does Macbeth refer to in Act 2, Scene 2
Neptune
Complete the line:
My noble lord you do unbend your strength to.........
think so brainsickly of things.
Before he opens the gate and finds out, who does the Porter say might be at the gate. He has three guesses.
A farmer
An equivocator
An English Taylor
What does Lennox say about the night of Duncan's death?
The night was unruly and screams of death could be heard. The earth was feverous and shook.
Where is MacBeth to be invested?
Scone
Which king of Rome does Macbeth refer to in Act 2 Scene 2
Tarquin
How does Macduff personify the situation when he finds Duncan's body
Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.