Act II Scene 1: Banquo's Suspicions
Who is Banquo's son?
Fleance
What was Lady Macbeth's role in the murder?
She drugged the possets of the two guards
What is the porter's job?
To answer the door
Who is the most important at the feast?
How does Lady Macbeth feel now that the deed is done?
She is not happy even though she has everything that she wants.
She thinks it would be better to be that which she and Macbeth have destroyed. [i.e.: dead]
Who comes to talk to Macbeth at the banquet and why does he look odd?
A murderer with Banquo's blood on his face
Who is Hecate?
The goddess of the moon and witches
What is the most dangerous mortal enemy humans can have?
overconfidence/sense of safety
When all is said and done, to whom does Banquo pledge allegiance?
Duncan
What is the time of day in this scene?
Late, past midnight
Why didn't she kill Duncan herself?
Duncan reminded her of her father.
Who is knocking at the gate and why are they there?
Lennox and Macduff who are there to accompany Duncan back to his castle
What does the feast announce?
The start of Macbeth's reign
What is Macbeth spending time with?
His tortured thoughts
What 'bad' news does the visitor tell Macbeth?
Fleance escaped
Why is she so angry?
The Weird sisters toyed with Macbeth without her permission. Nothing happens without Hecate's approval.
How does Lady Macbeth put Macbeth's manhood in question in Act III Scene 4 during the banquet?
"What, quite unmanned in folly?"
His spells/fits make him less than a man
What is Lady Macbeth's mood as Macbeth is out of the scene committing the murder?
nervous/jumpy/on edge
Why does Banquo carry a sword inside of the castle?
He feels he will have to defend himself
What was Macbeth unable to say?
Amen
Who finds Duncan dead?
Macduff
Who are the bloody cousins?
Donalbain and Malcolm
What is troubling Macbeth?
His dreams
What is Macbeth's reaction to this bad news?
He has a 'fit'
Who is Lennox talking to and what are their feelings about what is happening at Macbeth's court?
Another lord/thane. They are both suspicious and uneasy about what is going on...
What role does Macbeth ironically want Banquo to play in his court?
Macbeth seems to want Banquo to play a role in ruling Scotland
What is the function of the Porter?
He offers comic relief/he brings Macduff and Lennox into the play/his comedy makes the murder seem more awful
He DOES NOT introduce new info about the murder
What will Banquo and Macbeth talk about later and why?
Their meeting with the Weird sisters because some of the prophecy has come true
What did Macbeth murder? [beyond Duncan]
sleep
Why do Donalbain and Malcolm stay quiet once the murder is discovered?
They can't trust anyone at the castle because they may be the next victims
What is Macbeth's evil plan?
To kill Banquo
What advice does Lady Macbeth give to Macbeth?
Put on a happy face so no one suspects something is amiss
What does Macbeth see and what did he say?
Banquo's ghost and he said "Don't shake your gory locks at me!"
What will Hecate's spell make Macbeth do?
Reject fate/laugh at fate/be overconfident
What is odd about the night of Duncan's murder and who comments on it?
The weather is very weird/strange and Lennox comments on it
How does Macbeth motivate the murderers?
He turns them against Banquo/he questions their manhood & pride/says he will help them if they help him
How does Macbeth react to Banquo's question about the Weird sisters?
Macbeth says that he hasn't really thought about their prophecy...
How does Lady Macbeth "help" at the murder scene?
She goes back to Duncan's room and smears blood on the guards
Who else dies that night?
The two guards outside of Duncan's room
What does Macbeth tell his 'visitors?"
Banquo did them wrong so that they would have a grudge against him and kill him
What is Macbeth's mind full of...
scorpions
How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth's behavior to her guests?
He has had these 'fits' since childhood
How does Lennox and his companion refer to Macbeth?
They call him a tyrant
How does Macbeth react to Banquo's question about the Weird sisters?
Macbeth says that he hasn't really thought about them or their prophecy.
Who are Macbeth's foils? [characters who stand in his way]
Acts I-III: Banquo
Acts IV-V: Macduff