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Macbeth 3
Macbeth Act 3 Study Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.What does Macbeth mean when he says, “To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus”? | he fears he is not safe as long as Banquo is alive |
| 2.What are two reasons for Macbeth's fears about Banquo's character? | he knows about the witches' prophesies and he was told he would be the father of kings |
| 3.What is Macbeth's main reason for wanting to get rid of Banquo? | to get rid of Fleance, so he is assured the throne |
| 4.Macbeth meets with two murderes and tells them to do what? | kill Banquo and Fleance |
| 5.What reason does Macbeth give for his mind being “full of scorpions”? | the knowledge that Banquo and Fleance are still alive stings like scorpions |
| 6.The murderes succeed in killing Banquo, but what happens to Fleance? | he flees and gets away |
| 7.What unwelcome guest appears at Macbeth's banquet? | Banquo's ghost |
| 8.What is Macbeth's reaction to the ghost he alone can see? | he yells at him |
| 9.What explanationdoes Lady Macbeth give for her husband's behavior? | she says it's a normal fit; he has a disease that causes him to have fits |
| 10.In scene 6 Lennox and a lord discuss the events in Scotland. What do we learn about Malcolm and Macduff? | Malcom lives in the English court. Macduff plans to ask King Edward to help him form an alliance with the people of Northumberland to form an army and overthrow Macbeth |
| 11.What does Banquo fear Macbeth has done to get what the witches promised? | Murdered Duncan |
| 12.What does Macbeth say his cousins (Malcom and Donalbain) are doing? | running because they are responsible for Duncan's death |
| 13.For what has Macbeth defiled his name and murdered Duncan? | to become king; because of the witches' prophesies |
| 14.What does Macbeth do to convince the murderers that Banquo is their enemy? | he tells them he is the reason their lives are like they are, that Banquo had deceived them |
| 15.What explentations do the murders give for their willingness to risk their lives? | they have nothing to lose |
| 17.What does Macbeth say happens nightly? | nightmares |
| 18.What does Macbeth ask his wife to do at the banquet? | to welcome the guests |
| 19.According to Macbeth how do “bad things begun” make themselves strong? | they make you commit more bad things |
| 20.What does Banquo tell Fleance when he is attacked? | to flee |
| 21.What happens to Fleance? | he escapes |
| 22.What does Macbeth do and say to begin the banquet? | toast, to good health |
| 23.What does Macbeth say to the murdered at the door? | there is blood on your face, and that Fleance is not a threat now but in time will be |
| 24.Where does the ghost sit? | in Macbeth's chair |
| 25.What does Macbeth say to the ghost? | you can't say that I did it, don't shake your bloody head at me |
| 26.What does Lady Macbeth say that Macbeth is looking at? | a hallucination |
| 27.What does Macbeth say happens to the dead and buried? | birds eat their bodies |
| 28.What does Lady Macbeth say to Macbeth after the ghost vanishes and he bids the guests to “sit still”? | he has ruined their good cheer and disrupted the gathering |
| 29.What does Macbeth keep in each in of the lord's houses? | a paid spy |
| 30.What does Macbeth decide he will do “tomorrow”? | find out where Macduff is, why he didn't come to the banquet |
| 31.According to Hecate, what effect will the witches' predictions have on Macbeth? | he will be fooled into thinking he is greater than fate |
| 32.According to Hecate, what is mortal's “chiefest” enemy? | security |
| 33.What does the lord hope that they will be able to do again with the help of the English army? | bring peace back to Scotland |