Scene 1
Banquo's conversation mentions what kind of feeling about the night?
eerie, unsettling, foreboding
How does Macbeth feel about his killing of Duncan?
Horrified, guilty
What big plot point occurs in the scene when Macduff travels into Duncan's room?
Duncan is found murdered
Who does Macduff say is going to be crowned king?
Macbeth
Eerie, ominous, gruesome, dark, bloody...all words that can describe the play's this.
Mood
Banquo felt very relieved when he saw Macbeth in the scene. How is this dramatic irony?
When Macbeth is unable to bring himself to re-enter Duncan's room, what does Lady Macbeth do?
Calls him a coward and brings the daggers back in herself
Who are the gentlemen at the door at the start of the scene (who did the knocking at the end of scene 2)
Lennox and Macduff
Who is Ross walking with in this scene?
An old man
This is the big difference between mood and tone
Mood - atmosphere of the story (How YOU feel)
Tone - the author's feelings on something (How THE AUTHOR feels)
What does Macbeth envision in his monologue during the scene?
A dagger
What's the problem with Macbeth exiting Duncan's room with the bloody daggers still in his hand?
They were supposed to be left with the guards they were going to frame
The opening of Scene 3 with the porter serves what sort of purpose for the play?
Comic relief
True or False: Macduff will be attending the coronation of Macbeth
False, he goes home to Fife
This is the most prominent device found in Act II -- when the audience knows something that the character(s) does/do not
Dramatic Irony
The bell at the end of Scene 1 was a signal from Lady Macbeth to Macbeth to indicate what?
It's his opportunity to kill Duncan
Why does Lady Macbeth tell Macbeth to not think about his guilt (cries from neighboring rooms, voice in his head) so much?
She tells him he's going to go crazy
Which character is suspicious of Macbeth when he mentions killing the suspected servants in a fit of rage?
Macduff
What is the conversation between Ross and the old man about?
The negative, eerie aura over the area / Heavens displeased with recent events
A monologue addressed to oneself (in other words, a character thinking out loud)
Soliloquy
Fleance is whose son?
Banquo
He reminds her of her father
What does Lady Macbeth do at the end of the scene that doesn't fall in line with her character?
She faints
Name one of the strange occurrences mentioned
- The land is plunged into darkness (even if it's daytime)
- An owl killed a falcon
- Duncan's horses broke free after his death...and supposedly ate each other
Name me any one example of dramatic irony in Act II
- Banquo relieved to see Macbeth
- Lady Macbeth's "performance" in Scene 3 (the discovery of Duncan's body)
- Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's reactions to "finding out" about Duncan's murder