Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Literary Elements and Devices
100

What does Macbeth envision in his monologue during the scene?

A dagger

100

How does Macbeth feel about his killing of Duncan?

Horrified, guilty

100

Which character is suspicious of Macbeth when he mentions killing the suspected servants in a fit of rage?

Macduff

100

Who does Macduff say is going to be crowned king?

Macbeth

100

Eerie, ominous, gruesome, dark, bloody...all words that can describe the play's this.

Mood or Tone

200

Banquo felt very relieved when he saw Macbeth in the scene. How is this dramatic irony?

The audience, not Banquo, knows Macbeth's true intentions that night (killing Duncan)

200

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

200

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

200

Who is Ross walking with in this scene?

An old man

200

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)

300

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

300

True or False: Macduff will be attending the coronation of Macbeth

False, he goes home to Fife

300

This is the most prominent device found in Act II -- when the audience knows something that the character(s) does/do not

Dramatic Irony

400

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

400
Why does Lady Macbeth say she can't kill Duncan herself?

He reminds her of her father

400

What does Lady Macbeth do at the end of the scene that doesn't fall in line with her character?

She faints

400

What is the conversation between Ross and the old man about?

The negative, eerie aura over the area / Heavens displeased with recent events

400

a long speech by a character on stage when nobody else is around

Soliloquy

500

Banquo's son's name

Fleance