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Why is Banquo having trouble sleeping at the beginning of the first scene? |
he has nightmares about the witches |
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What feelings about honor does Banquo express in his conversation with Macbeth? (scene 1) |
Banquo isn't willing to lose integrity to gain status. foil. prophecy- lesser but greater |
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What specifically does Macbeth imagine in his soliloquy? (scene 1) |
he imagines a dagger with drops of blood on it that he can't reach. he says it's leading him to a place he's going already |
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why couldn't lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself? |
the king looked like her father. shows her good side |
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why couldn't Macbeth say amen? |
he had just committed murder, so he was unable to ask for god's blessing knowing he'd deliberately disobeyed god's rules |
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after murdering Duncan, what fears did Macbeth express? |
"Macbeth has murdered sleep and therefore Macbeth will sleep no more", wouldn't go back to get dagger in fear of the crime he'd just committed. blood on his hands |
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what was lady Macbeth's reaction to Macbeths post-murder fears? |
she told him he was being cowardly, and when Macbeth wouldn't put the daggers back she did it herself. her hands were equally bloody and she had no issue washing them off |
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who opens scene 3? what's his purpose? |
the porter. comic relief |
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according to ___'s speech, what natural events occurred the night of the murder (scene 3) |
lennox. owl hooed all night, voices of catastrophe, wind blew down chimneys, earth shook |
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who discovers the murder? |
Macduff |
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what are Macbeth's reasons for killing the guards |
crime of compassion, angry they killed the king. reality dead people can't refute murder charges. appearance vs reality |
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did lady Macbeth genuinely faint? |
no, it could've been a ploy to seem more innocent. probs not guilt bc bloody hands scene |
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why do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to leave Scotland? where do they go? |
they think they're next on the kill list. couldn't trust people around them. "the near blood, the nearer bloody". Malcolm England. Donalbain Ireland. they left sneakily |
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what natural occurrences seem linked to the murder? (scene 4) |
owl ate falcon. Duncan's horses eat each other. dark skies during the day |
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According to Macduff, what was the guards murder motive? |
they were paid to do it. probs by Malcolm and Donalbain since they fled |
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what event is about to take place at the end of scene 4? how does Macduff feel about it? |
Macbeth's crowning. Macduff doubts that Macbeth will be a good king, and doesn't plan on attending the crowning. |
