"Here's a knocking indeed! If a man were porter
Of hell gate, he should have old turning the key"
Porter
What happens to the original suspects of Duncan's murder?
Macbeth kills them out of 'passion'. (the guards)
Me thought I heard a voice cry, 'Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep-the innocent sleep,
Macbeth speaking to Lady Macbeth
Macbeth heard someone condemn him after he killed Duncan. He is worried he won't be able to live with this and he won't be able to sleep.
Why can't Banquo sleep?
He has a bad feeling, something is amiss. Does not feel safe or comfortable.
What does Macbeth do wrong in the plan?
He brings the daggers back.
Had he not resembled
My father as he slept, I had done't"
Lady M
Who is suspected, but not present to defend themselves against the accusation?
"I go, and it is done; the bell invites me.
Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or hell"
Macbeth speaking to Duncan
Macbeth is about to murder Duncan. He hears the bell, a que from Lady Macbeth showing it is time to kill Duncan. Macbeth compares the bell to funeral bells.
What is the importance of sleep?
Sleep represents ones state of mind and feelings of safety
Who is crowned king in Act 2 Scene 4?
Macbeth
There's husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out.
Banquo
Name one weird thing that has happened since the Chain of Being has been disrupted
- Duncans horses ate each other
- Day is dark as night
- A owl has attacked a falcon
"My hands are of your color, but I shame
To wear a heart so white"
Lady Macbeth speaking to Macbeth
Lady Macbeth comes back from framing the gaurds. She says she is just as culpable as Macbeth but not as scared or guilty-feeling
Supernatural - Destruction of natural order/chain of being
How do Macbeth and Lady M act differently after the murder?
Macbeth is a mess, nervous, guilty, anxious. Lady M is able to rationally think and finish the plan.
"A little water clears is of this deed;
How easy it is then"
Lady M
Are people excited that Macbeth will be king?
No, they are worried that Macbeth will be a harsher king than Duncan
"Lest our old robes sit easier than our new!"
"Had I but died an hour before this chance,
I had lived a blessed time:for from this instant
There's nothing serious in mortality"
Macbeth speaking to everyone
After Macbeth saw dead Duncan; he would've been happy if he didn't know about the death, he expressed sadness.
There's daggers in men's smiles
Appearance vs. reality
Who is knocking at the door?
Lennox and Macduff - to meet the king
There's daggers in men's smiles
Donalbain
Where have Malcom and Donalbain gone?
Malcolm to England, Donalbain to Ireland
"So I lose none
In seeking to augment it but still keep
My bosom franchised and allegiance clear,
I shall be counseled"
Banquo speaking to Macbeth
Macbeth asked Banquo to stand by him in his time of need and honor him, Banquo agrees but only if it isn't against Scotland
"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red"
Importance/meaning
What happens during Macbeth's soliloquy?
(See, think/wonder, believe/do)
Hallucinates a dagger. Wonders about his sanity/brain. Believes it is a supernatural sign to kill Duncan.