Text of Book
Act 2, page 1
Act 2, page 2
Act 2, page 3
Act 2, page 4
Questions
| 1) | What is the main idea of Act 2? |
| 2) | Macbeth says,
"Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell What does "summons" mean in this passage? |
| 3) | Lady Macbeth says,
"Alack! I am afraid they have awaked. What does "Confounds" mean in this passage? |
| 5) | Macbeth says,
"Here lay Duncan, What does "breach" mean in this passage? |
| 6) | What does Macbeth imagine that he sees which seems to lead him to Duncan's room? |
| 7) | How was Macbeth able to get past Duncan's chamberlains to gain access to Duncan's room? |
| 8) | Which word describes Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's attitudes toward Duncan's murder? |
| 9) | Who finds Duncan's murdered body? |
| 10) | Where do Malcolm and Donalbain go after their father is murdered? |
| 13) | In Act 2, Scene 4 Ross and an old man discuss some of the bizarre happenings in nature that seem to suggest that something is wrong. Which three strange occurrences do they discuss? |
| 14) | Who is the porter pretending to be as he answers the knock at the gate? |
| 15) | When Macbeth is being questioned about why he killed the chamberlains, what does Lady Macbeth do to draw everyone's attention away from her husband? |
| 16) | Were there any events that weren't clear to you? |