Macbeth Act III Discussion Questions Act III Discussion Questions: As you read Act III, answer the questions in complete sentences and watch the available videos. Submit your answers to the Macbeth Act III questions drop box (worth 15 points). Scene 1

1. Banquo is suspicious of Macbeth. He notes this in his soliloquy. Put the lines into your own words.

2. Macbeth casts suspicion on Duncan’s fleeing sons and demands that Banquo return in time for the feast that evening. Why does Macbeth compare Banquo to Ceasar?

3. What do you think Macbeth is planning?

4. How does he convince the two at the door to kill Banquo?

5. Who else does Macbeth plan on having killed? Scene 2

6. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth seemed to have changed in attitude. Explain this. 7. Why doesn’t Macbeth tell Lady Macbeth his assassination plans? Scene 3

8. Who dies in the attack? Who lives to escape? Scene 4

9. At the feast, the murders give Macbeth their report which causes him great anxiety. Whom does Macbeth believes he sees sitting in his (Macbeth’s chair) at the table?

10. What excuse does Lady Macbeth make for her husband’s odd behavior? 11. As his anxiety heightens, Macbeth also notes who is missing from the feast? Scene 5 12. What has disturbed Hecate, the Queen of the Witches? Scene 6 13. Make a list of words from Lennox’s dialogue that shows he, too, has now become suspicious of Macbeth. What does he tell the Lord that a messenger must do in England? Macbeth Act II Discussion Questions Act II Discussion Questions: As you read Act II, answer the questions in complete sentences and watch the available videos. Submit your answers to the Macbeth Act V questions drop box (worth 20 points). Scene 1 1. Shakespeare often uses nature to foreshadow upcoming events. What does Banquo and Fleance notice (three things) that predict something evil walks this way? 2. What does Macbeth imagine he sees when he performs his soliloquy? 3. Macbeth also notes changes in nature? What are these? 4. “The bell invites me” is an example of what literary device? Scene 2 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Lady Macbeth uses a metaphor. Write it here. Lady Macbeth had wanted to kill Duncan herself, but what prevented her from doing that? How does Lady Macbeth plan on making it look as if the guards had killed Duncan? Having murdered Duncan, what will Macbeth find it difficult to do? What is left on the hands of both Macbeth and his wife? Scene 3 (Watch “King Duncan Is Dead”: https://myshakespeare.com/macbeth/act-2-scene-3 ) 10. Shakespeare has a least one comic character in each of his plays. Here, it is the drunken porter. What are the three effects that drink has on a man as determined by the porter? 11. In contrast, Lennox, who has recently arrived at the Macbeth home, notes unusual happenings in the night. What are these? 12. Who announces the death of the king? 13. What is Macbeth’s reaction to this announcement? 14. Why do Duncan’s sons decide to flee? To what country does each go? 15. Donalbain’s line, “There’s daggers in men’s smiles” refers to what theme of the play? Scene 4 16. Note the changes in nature as a result of the king’s murder. What was seen during the night? 17. What prediction of the Three Witches comes true in this scene?