Macbeth Act 3

24 August 2022
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As he considers Macbeth's kingship, Banquo feels?
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Glimmers of Hope for his sons
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The "barren scepter" Macbeth refers to is a symbol implying that he?
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Will have no heirs to the throne
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Macbeth explains to the hired murderers that they must keep his plan a secret because...
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He and Banquo have friends in common who would be upset
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When Macbeth hears that Fleance has escaped the murderers, he reacts with...
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Anxiety
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When Macbeth begins talking to banquo's ghost, Lady Macbeth reacts by?
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Telling the others Macbeth has an illness
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Which of the following phrases is the most vivid example of figurative language in Act 3?
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"O, full of scorpions in my mind, dear wife!"
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Hecate intends to ensure Macbeth's downfall by making him...
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Overconfident
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At the beginning of Scene 6, Lennox speaks of Macbeth's sorrow and nobility in the tone that is?
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Sarcastic
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What does Banquo reveal as Scene 1 of Act 3 opens?
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He suspects that Macbeth killed Duncan
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Why does Macbeth want Banquo dead?
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The Witches promise that Banquo would father Kings.
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In the extended banquet scene, Macbeth chastises Banquo for being absent. What makes that speech ironic?
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Banquo is present in the form of a ghost
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What is the cause of Macbeth's irrational behavior at the banquet?
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His guilty conscience
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When Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth in Scene 4, "We are yet but young in deed," he means that they are...
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New to the ways of crime
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To persuade the two murderers to agree to kill Banquo, Macbeth tells them...
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That Banquo has been the cause of all their misery
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Act 3 of Macbeth serves mainly to...
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Expose Macbeth's mounting troubles
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Suspect that Macbeth killed Duncan...
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Banquo
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Suspects that Banquo knows Macbeth's crimes...
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Macbeth
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Is suspicious because the witches have not provided information...
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Hecate
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Are suspicious because of Macbeth's behavior at the banquet...
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The Nobles
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Are suspicious about all events and hope for aid from England against Macbeth...
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Lennox and other Lord