Macbeth Act 2

23 August 2022
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What does Duncan give his hostess to show his gratitude?
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A Diamond
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Banquo wants the prediction made by the witches to come true for his sons. What does he refuse to do so that the prediction does come true?
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Kill Duncan
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What is Macbeth anticipating in his soliloquy about the dagger?
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Murdering Duncan
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What is the significance of the ringing of the bell?
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It means death. It is time for Macbeth to murder Duncan.
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What did Lady Macbeth do to the guards to make them sleep?
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Got them drunk.
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Why couldn't Lady Macbeth murder the king herself?
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He looks like her father
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What does Macbeth do or say to show his near hysteria after the murder?
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He can't sleep, he can't say amen, he won't go back, and he called the murder scene a "sorry sight"
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What does Macbeth bring with him from the murder scene, which Lady Macbeth must return?
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Bloody dagger
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What does Lady Macbeth intend to do with Duncan's blood if he's bleeding?
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Smear it on the guards
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How does Lady Macbeth react to the murder of Duncan?
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Not as disturbed, takes charge
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In the opening comic interlude, the porter is pretending that he's the gate keeper in ____
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Hell
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What evidence does Lennox give of nature harmonizing with man's violence?
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Windy, screams, the combustion, birds clamoring, earthquakes, horses went crazy and broke stalls
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Who announces that Duncan has been murdered?
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Macduff
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What appearance does Lady Macbeth fake at the news?
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Fainting
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Who is accused of the murder?
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The guards
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Who kills the guards, and what reason does he give for his actions?
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Macbeth. He said he was angry
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Why do Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, leave?
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Because their father was murdered and they don't want to be next
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Where does Malcolm go?
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England
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Where does Donalbain go?
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Ireland
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Who is now suspected of the murder and why?
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Malcolm and Donalbain, because they left
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Who is the new king?
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Macbeth
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What is Macduff implying when he says, "Lest out old robes sit easier than our new"?
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He doesn't like Macbeth being kind
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What are the two animals that are omens?
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Owls and crickets