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macbeth 4.03
Question | Answer |
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Why is Banquo nervous about going to sleep? | Banquo is nervous about going to sleep because he doesn't want to dream about the witches' prophecies. |
Banquo agrees to talk to Macbeth about the witches' prophesies under one condition. What is it? | Banquo agrees to talk to Macbeth about the witches' prophesies as long as he isn't showing disloyalty to Duncan. |
What does Macbeth see before him while he waits to commit murder? | Macbeth sees a bloody dagger before him |
4. What did Lady Macbeth have to do before she could complete her part in the murder? | Answer: Lady Macbeth had to take a drink of alcohol before she could complete her part in the murder. |
5. Why didn't Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself? | Answer: Lady Macbeth said she couldn't kill Duncan herself because he looked like her father. |
6. What happened in the adjoining room as Macbeth was killing Duncan? | Answer: In the adjoining room Duncan's sons woke up after a bad dream. |
7. After killing Duncan, what did Macbeth think he heard a voice cry? | Answer: After killing Duncan, Macbeth thought he heard a voice cry, "Sleep no more." |
8. What mistake did Macbeth make after committing the murder? | Answer: Macbeth brought the murder weapons back with him. |
9. How was this mistake corrected? | Answer: Lady Macbeth took the weapons back and planted them on the servants. |
10. Who discovers Duncan's body? | Answer: Macduff discovered Duncan's body. |
11. What does Macbeth do in a fit of rage when he sees the body of the king? | Answer: In a fit of rage, Macbeth killed the king's servants. |
12. Why do Duncan's sons run away after he is murdered? | Answer: Duncan's sons run away because they are afraid the murderer will kill them too. |
13. Where do the sons go and why don't they go together? | Answer: Malcolm went to England, and Donalbain went to Ireland. They went to different places for additional safety. |
14. What are some of the unnatural occurrences in the days after the king's murder? | Answer: In the days after the king's murder the sun didn't shine; a falcon was killed by a mousing owl; Duncan's horses broke out of their stalls, attacked men, and ate each other. |
15. Who was chosen as the new King of Scotland? | Answer: Macbeth was chosen as the new King of Scotland. |
16. Why didn't one of Duncan's sons become king? | Answer: Duncan's sons didn't become king because they were accused of paying the servants to kill their father. |
17. Why didn't Macduff go to see the new king crowned? | Answer: Macduff didn't go to see Macbeth crowned because he was suspicious of Macbeth. |