Macbeth Act 2 Exam Questions And Answers

Macbeth Act 2 Exam Questions And Answers Which character provides comic relief in Act 2? - CORRECT ANSWER the porter Why does Lady Macbeth say that she could not kill Duncan herself? - CORRECT ANSWER the king reminded her of her father as he slept Who are Malcolm and Donalbain? - CORRECT ANSWER Duncan's sons Name one of the effects of alcohol as described by the porter. - CORRECT ANSWER sleep, urination, lechery/impotence, red nose Describe Macbeth's visual hallucination. - CORRECT ANSWER He sees a dagger, floating in the air, pointing toward Duncan's bedroom. Suddenly, it is covered in blood. Describe Macbeth's auditory hallucination. - CORRECT ANSWER After he kills Duncan, he hears a voice which says, "Macbeth murders sleep. Macbeth shall sleep no more." Where do Malcolm and Donalbain go after Duncan's murder? - CORRECT ANSWER Ireland, England Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee? - CORRECT ANSWER they fear that they will be harmed What is one of the repercussions of Malcolm and Donalbain's flight? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Malcolm and Donalbain appear guilty 2. Macbeth is crowned king of Scotland Name one of the strange occurrences that happened on the night of Macbeth's murder which point to the reversal of the natural order of the world. - CORRECT ANSWER solar eclipse, horses become cannibalistic, earthquake, falcon eat an owl (predator/prey reversal) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, "A little blood clears us of this deed"? - CORRECT ANSWER Go wash your hands and no one will ever know that you've killed Duncan What does Macbeth mean when he says, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood/ Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/ The multitudinous seas incarnadine, /Making the green one red"? - CORRECT ANSWER Will all of the water in the oceans wash the blood from my hands? No. Rather, the blood on my hands will stain the green oceans red. Name one motif employed in Act 2. - CORRECT ANSWER light vs darkness; bloodshed What does Donalbain mean when he says, "There's daggers in men's smiles"? - CORRECT ANSWER We cannot trust anyone because one could smile at us but then try to kill us Which literary device is in the following quote: "With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design [he moves]." - CORRECT ANSWER allusion