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They are planning to meet with Macbeth.
What are the witches planning at the beginning of the act?
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He asks Banquo to support him in fulfilling the prophesies.
What does Macbeth as of Banquo?
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He is already guilty for killing Duncan so he doesn't want the load of another murder.
Why does Macbeth hire murderers to kill Banquo?
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They are making a brew and waiting for Macbeth.
What are the witches doing at the beginning of this act?
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He sees and hears the confession of Lady Macbeth while he is trying to diagnose her condition.
What significance does the doctor have?
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Thane of Cawdor
What title is given to Macbeth for bravery?
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He is trying to convince himself that he is doing the right thing.
What is Macbeth doing in his soliloquy?
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He becomes very insecure because he thinks someone will take it from him.
How does Macbeth feel of his new found power?
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They decide that now is the best time to go to battle with Macbeth and they make moves towards ordering the army to move out.
What action is taken by Macduff and Malcolm?
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Each man in the English force cuts down a bough to provide cover so that the size of the army is not known.
How is the prophesy of Birnam Wood moving to Dusinane Hill fulfilled?
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To be the new Thane of Cawdor's guest and to congratulate Macbeth over dinner.
Why does the king come to Macbeths castle?
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He wishes that it would wake Duncan from death.
What does Macbeth wish the knocking could do?
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They kill Banquo but let Fleance run.
What is What happens when the murderers try to kill Banquo and his son?
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He regrets leaving them and not warning them. He feels that he should have been there to defend them.
How does Macduff react to the news that his family has been slaughtered?
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Macduff decides that Malcolm should be king since he was the next in line for the throne.
Who decides who becomes king and who does he choose?
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News that Macbeth is the Thane of Cawdor.
What news is brought by Ross and Angus?
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He felt really guilty.
How guilty does Macbeth feel after committing the murder?
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It makes him completely insane. He knows that he can never be free of the guilt connected with the murders of his friends.
What does the ghost of Banquo do to Macbeth's paranoia?
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He decides that he will destroy all that Macduff has so that he won't be threatened by any of Macbeth's kin.
How does Macbeth react to Macduff's departure?
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Macduff tells Macbeth that he was ripped from his mother's womb at an untimely moment.
What is said that frightens Macbeth before he is killed by Macduff?
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She is so sure that she doesn't even consider that they could fail.
How sure is Lady Macbeth that this plot will succeed?
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He suspects that Macbeth killed the king and fears that he will be killed next.
Why does Malcom decide to flee?
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She attempts to get him to go to sleep.
How does Lady Macbeth make her husband feel better after seeing the ghost?
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1. He should fear Macduff, he is thankful for the warning. 2. He shouldn't fear any man born of a woman, he rethinks his views on Macduff. 3. Nothing will affect his reign until Birnam Wood moves, he knows that a forest can't get up and move so he is very secure in the fact that he will reign until he dies of natural causes.
What three things does Macbeth learn from the witches and apparitions and how does he react to them?
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He is nearing insanity. He finally believes all the prophesies and knows that he is going to eventually lose the throne.
What is Macbeth's current psychological condition?