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1. What arc the witches planning at the beginning of the act?
Plan on meeting Macbeth and messing with him
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2. What does the Captain report about the battle to Duncan?
Macbeth was a brave fighter and defeated the enemy
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3. What title is given to Macbeth for bravery in the baffle?
The Thane of Cawdor
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4. What happened to the original Thane of Cawdor and why did he lose his title?
He was executed for betraying his country
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5. How do the witches greet Macbeth after the battle?
Thane of Glawmis, Thane of Cawdor, future King
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6. What do the witches mean when they say, ‘Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. Not so happy, yet much happier. Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none’?
Banquo is not as powerful as Macbeth, but he will be greater in death than Macbeth is in life.
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7. What news is brought by Ross and Angus?
The king rewards him with the title thane of Cawdor for his success in battle, and the previous thane of Cawdor is sentenced to death for treason
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8. What happens that causes Macbeth to recalculate his ease of becoming king?
He realized that the prince of Cumberland, Malcolm, is in his way of being king, and he finds himself thinking about murder, which alarms him
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9. What is the significance of Lady Macbeth’s “imsex me” scene?
She wants to be tough like a man without remorse or compassion that would get in the way of doing evil
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10. What has Lady Macbeth schemed to do to the King?
To have Duncan killed that night while he visits
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11. Why does the King come to Macbeth’s castle?
He was following Macbeth and came as a guest to congradulate him on his new title.
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12. How sure is Lady Macbeth that this plot will succeed?
She guarantees it won't fail
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1. What does Banquo ask of Macbeth at the beginning of Act 2, and what is his response?
He reminds him of what the witches said and said some of it had come true. Macbeth said he hadn't thought on it much, which was far from true.
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2. What is Macbeth doing/saying/seeing in his soliloquy?
He is talking to a dagger he sees in his mind about the murder he is about to commit in murdering Duncan. He then sees blood on the dagger out of guilt for what he's about to do.
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3. How guilty does Macbeth feel after committing the murder? How do you know?
He is feeling guilty and paranoid, as he reports to his wife hearing and seeing things that aren't real or occurring.
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4. What does Macbeth wish the knocking could do?
To wake up Duncan back to life.
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5. What is the first reaction to the king's death and whose is it?
Macduff is horrified.
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6. What does Macbeth do to the supposed murderers and why?
He kills them “out of anger” after Duncan’s body was found, and he explains to have done it out of love and revenge.
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7. How is Lady Macbeth's fainting ironic?
She was the one telling Macbeth to toughen up for committing and concealing the murder.
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8. Why do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee?
They feel endangered to those who are likely deceiving them, so they decide to split in their separate ways.
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9. What meaning does the line, 'God's benison go with you, and with those that would make good of bad, and friends of foes!' have?
He's cautioning him about corrupt people who are dangerous while they seem like friends but are truly evil in reality.
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1. Why does Macbeth have Banquo killed?
Banquo is wise, brave, and noble and Macbeth feels his position as king is threatened as long as Banquo's living, while he also fears Banquo's sons taking of the throne.
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2. Why does Macbeth hire murderers to kill banquo?
He does not want his crown to be passed on to Banquo's sons but he is too full of guilt from killing Duncan to kill Banquo himself.
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3. How does Macbeth feel with his new found power? What is the evidence to support this?
His guilty consience is driving him crazy all the time. He describes having "endless mental torture", "nightmares", a "mind full of scorpions".
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4. What happens when the murderers try to kill banquo and his son?
They succeed in killing Banquo, but his son Fleance escapes.
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5. What does the ghost of Banquo do to Macbeth's paranoia?
The ghost drives him crazy and causes him to make a fool of himself in front of his guests.
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6. What exuse does Macbeth and Lady Macbeth use to calm the people at the banquet?
That Macbeth has had these convulsions since he was young.
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7. How does Lady Macbeth make her husband feel better after seeing the ghost?
She has the guests leave and then tells him to get some sleep.
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8. Where is Macduff and what is he planning on doing?
He is at the English court where Duncan's son Malcom is living. He's there to get help from King Edward to form an alliance with the people of Northumberland and their lord against Macbeth to restore peace.
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1. What are the witches doing at the beginning of this act?
Creating a charm to bring extreme disaster while waiting for Macbeth.
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2. What three things does Macbeth learn from the witches and apparitions and how does he react to them?
That he should beware of Macduff, that no one born of a woman will harm him, that he won't be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to fight him at Dunsinane hill. He responds that he still wants to be rid of Macduff, but he feels relief and pride.
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3.How does Macbeth react to Macduff's departure?
He becomes full of hostility and demands that Macduff's entire family be murdered right away without hesitation.
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4. What is Malcom doing to Macduff in scene 3? How is he doing this?
He is determining whether or not he can trust Macduff, so he tests Macduff's integrity by describing himself to be more corrupt a man than evil Mabeth and then sees whether Macduff is submissive anyway or if he remains noble with hatered for evil.
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5. How does Macduff react to the news that his family has been slaughtered?
He horrified at the news, disgusted with himself for having left them unsafe, and eager to get revenge.
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6. What action is taken by Macduff and Malcom?
They go off to challenge Macbeth in battle as Macduff is determined to kill him.
A-5
1. What significance does the doctor have?
As an expert on human health, he's trying to make sense of Lady Macbeth's strange behaviors.
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2. Why won't the doctor or the the gentlewoman tell anyone what they have seen or heard?
They are the only witnesses and feel they shouldn't tell anyone.
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3. What happens to Lady Macbeth?
She's found dead after killing herself.
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4. What is Macbeth's current psychological condition?
He's acting impulsively and irrationally while his mind lacks any logic and continually becomes more out of control.
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5. What is the "Tomorrow..." soliloquy about?
It explains life to be a pointless thing where the events of each day only occur to keep people in distress until the day that they eventually die.
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6. How is the prophecy of Birnam Wood moving to Dusinane Hill fufilled?
All the soldiers of the enemy army break off branches from the Birnam Wood forest and march with them to Dusinane Hill.
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7. Why doesn't Macbeth put his armor on when he goes out to do battle?
He fears no weapons because he believes no man can harm him after what the witches told him.
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8. What is said that frightens Macbeth before he is killed by Macduff?
He discovers that Macduff was technically never born because he was cut from his mother's womb before she could naturally give birth to him.
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9. Who decides who becomes king and who does he choose?
Macduff announces Malcolm as the new king.