Macbeth-Act 2 Summary

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In Act 2 Scene 1, who does Macbeth run into?
Banquo and his son Fleance
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When does this happen?
after midnight
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What does Banquo then give Macbeth?
a diamond
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Who is this diamond from?
Duncan
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What does Banquo then say he dreamed about?
what the witches have said
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What does Macbeth then do?
lie
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What does Macbeth say?
he has not thought of it
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Then where is Macbeth?
alone
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What does he then vision?
a dagger
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Where is it leading him to?
Duncans room
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What is Lady Macbeth doing at the beginning of Act 2 Scene 2?
waiting for Macbeth to return from the murder
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What does she then do whilst she is waiting?
reassures herself
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Reassures herself of what?
that she has drugged the guards
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Why has she drugged the guards?
so that they dont wake up to protect the king
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How does Macbeth return feeling?
anxious
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What he say that he heard someone crying?
"sleep no more: Macbeth doth murder sleep"
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What does Lady Macbeth then state about Macbeth?
that he is "brain sickly"
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What does Macbeth the realise he accidentally brought?
the bloody daggers
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What does Lady Macbeth then urge him to do?
plant them with the guards
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What does Macbeth do?
he is too terrified to return
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What does Lady Macbeth then decide to do?
go herself
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What does someone then begin to do?
knock at the castle door
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What does Lady Macbeth return with?
bloody hands
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What does Lady Macbeth then say to Macbeth?
she would "shame to wear a heart so white"
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What does she then reassure him saying?
" a little water clears us of this deed"
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What do they both then do?
go to bed so they dont get caught
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In Act 2 Scene 3, who answers the castle door?
the porter
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Who is there?
the nobles Macduff and Lennox
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Who then leads Macduff to Duncans chamber?
Macbeth
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What do they uncover there?
Duncans dead body
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What do they then sound?
the alarms
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Who does this wake up?
the thanes and Lady Macbeth
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What does Lennox talk to then?
Duncans sons
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What does he tell them?
their father has been murdered by the guards
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What does Macbeth then do?
kill the confused guards
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What does Macbeth then explain to Macduff?
he killed the guards out of fury
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What then happens to Lady Macbeth?
she faints
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What are the names of Duncans sons?
Malcom
Donalbain
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Where does Malcom flee to?
England
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Where does Donalbain flee to?
Ireland
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Why do they flee?
fearing for their own lives
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What is Ross talking about in the beginning of Act 2 Scene 4?
some unnatural things that have been taking place
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What is one example of something unnatural?
(quote)
the horses have "turned wild in nature"
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What is another unnatural thing?
it is dark in the daytime
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Who then arrives in the scene?
Macduff
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What does Macduff say to Ross?
he believes guards were bribed by Malcom and Donalbain
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What supports this belief?
that the sons have fled the country
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What does Ross then report?
that Macbeth has been named King
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Where does Macbeth plan to go?
Scone
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Why does he want to go there?
for his coronation
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Where does Macduff plan to go?
Fife
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What does this show?
that Macduff doesnt trust the new king
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