Read Act II scenes 1 & 2 and complete the following assignment:
Macbeth
Act II
scenes 1-2
20pts
Use the book to answer the following questions in complete sentences.
Pgs 51-53
Why does Macbeth have the vision of the dagger? What does it represent? Provide a line supporting your response.
Pg 59
Compare Macbeth’s response to the murder to Lady Macbeth’s. Do they react differently? Explain.
What does Macbeth mean when he says “Will all great Neptune’s oceans wash this blood clean from my hand…”?
What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says “a little water clears us of this deed”?
You are also responsible for Act I, scene 7.
Macbeth
Act I, scene 7
This is another scene featuring interaction between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. For each of the items below you must find a line that represents it.
Lines 1-28
Macbeth contemplates the reasons why it is a terrible thing to kill Duncan.
Lines 39-49
Lady Macbeth mocks Macbeth for being afraid and weak.
Lines 53-67
-Lady Macbeth mocks her husband again.
-She explains how determined she is. (what is her example?)
Lines 69-82
Lady Macbeth reassures him that everything will go smoothly as long as he is dedicated to it.
