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Macbeth
                                                     Act II
Objective:
• To examine Macbeth’s state of mind immediately
  before and after murdering Duncan.

•   To recognize new complexities in the characterization
    of lady Macbeth.
   Do you think Macbeth did the right thing,
    or did he act too quickly? In your
    response, factor in such consequences as
    we have seen already (voices,
    hallucinations, guilt).

   You must provide support from the text
    for your opinions.




Do Now
 Banquo and Fleance are
talking just before they go
to bed.

 Banquois uneasy and
cannot sleep.
 Macbeth  enters and Banquo
 tells them that Duncan is
 happy being at Macbeth’s
 castle.

 Macbeth  responds that if he
 had more notice of the King’s
 stay, the preparations would
 have been larger.
 Banquosays he dreamt the
previous night of the three
Weird sisters.

 Macbeth and Banquo agree
to discuss the prophecies
at a later date.
 Macbeth’s   Soliloquy

 When he is left alone, Macbeth
 imagines a dagger which is
 leading him towards Duncan


“Is this a dagger I see before
me / The handle floating
towards my hand” (Macbeth).
 Suddenly a bell rings which is a
 prearranged signal from Lady
 Macbeth that Duncan’s servants
 are asleep and Macbeth can
 carry out the murder.
 Lady   Macbeth is waiting for
  Macbeth to murder Duncan and
  return to her.
 She is very tense.
 She admits that she was unable
  to kill Duncan because he looked
  too much like her father.


Scene ii
 Forthe first time, Lady Macbeth
 is showing a little weakness.
 Macbeth  returns and describes
  the sounds he heard.
 He imagined he heard people
  praying and warning that
  “Macbeth shall sleep no more.”
 Macbethhas brought the
 daggers back with him.

 LadyMacbeth has to take them
 back to the sleeping guards.
 She  returns and tells Macbeth a
 little water will clear them of the
 deed.

 What does Macbeth say about
 the possibility of water washing
 away the blood?
 Shakespeare  does not stage the
 murder itself. What are some
 possible reasons for making it an
 un-played scene?
   Closing Activity:

   Examine scene 2 for ways dialogue,
    silence, and sound effects make the
    murder seem very immediate.
   Objective:

 To recognize the macabre humor in the
  porter scene.
 To examine public events immediately
  after the murder of Duncan.
   Macbeth – p. 71 (lines 26-43) / p.73
    (lines 57-63)

   Porter Speech – p. 75 (lines 1-18)

   Lennox – p. 79 (lines 53-60)     /
    Ross -   p. 89 (lines 4-20)

   Macbeth – p.83 (lines 98-103) / p.85
    (lines 119-129)

Key Passages –        Choose 2 for close analysis
 Thecastle is awakened from
 drunken sleep by the
 knocking at the castle gates.




Scene iii
 Whilethe porter moves to the gate,
 he pretends to be the porter of the
 gates of hell.

 The analogy of hell and Inverness
 becomes even stronger throughout
 the play. Guests are warned they
 are putting themselves in the hands
 of the devil.
 Eventually
           he opens the gate to
 Macduff and Lennox, who have
 been asked by Duncan to
 awaken him early.

 Macbeth enters coming to
 investigate who has been
 knocking.

Macbeth becomes the center of
the play as Lady Macbeth retreats.
 Macduffgoes to Duncan’s
 chamber while Lennox
 describes the unnatural
 disturbances of the night.

 “The night has been unruly …
 the earth was feverous and
 did shake” (Lennox, scene iii,
 lines 46-53)
 Macduff   returns announcing
    that Duncan has been
    murdered.
   “Had I but died an hour before this
    chance … All is but toys. Renown and
    grace is dead” (Macbeth, lines 83 – 86)




“Innocent Flower”
 Macbethand Lennox go to view
 the murder.

 When they return Macbeth
 reveals he has killed the guards.

 On hearing this Lady Macbeth
 faints.
 Malcolmand Donalbain leave
 the country for fear they will
 be murdered next.

 Malcolm goes to England
 Donalbain to Ireland


Duncan’s sons flee
 DivineRight of Kings
(refer to handout)




THEMES
   Identify the dramatic irony of MacDuff’s
    statement to Lady MacBeth in lines 78-80.

   Explain the verbal irony of Lady MacBeth
    in line 82.




Do Now – p.80
 Beezlebub   = Devil
 Obscure bird = Owl
 Gorgons – The three Gorgons of
  Greek mythology were hideous
  sisters with hair of snakes.
  Anyone who looked at them
  turned to stone.


DEFINITIONS
 Macduff – Notice his loyalty and
 his belief in the divine right of
 kings

 LadyMacbeth – Maintains her
 composure and faints, to take
 the heat off of Macbeth


CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
 Ross,a thane, walks outside the
 castle with an old man.

 Theydiscuss the strange and
 ominous happenings of the past
 few days

 It
   is daytime, but
 dark outside
Scene 4
 LastTuesday, an owl killed a
 falcon

 And Duncan’s beautiful, well-
 trained horses, behaved wildly
 and ate one another



Imagery of Animals
 Thestorms that accompany the
 witches’ appearances, the death
 of Duncan, and Macbeth’s
 coronation are more than mere
 atmospheric disturbances.
 Terrible
 supernatural
 occurrences
 often betoken
 wicked behavior
 on the part of
 the characters

“Thou seest the heavens, as troubled
with man’s act, / Threatens his bloody
stage” (Ross, line 5)
 Interestingly,
              Shakespeare does
 not show us the scene in which
 Macbeth is made king.

 Thenews is conveyed
 secondhand through the
 characters of Ross, Macduff, and
 the old man.
 When  Malcolm asks about his
 father’s killer, Lennox replies,
 “Those of his chamber, as it
 seemed, had done’t.”

 Suspicion   is raised
 Macduff asks Macbeth why he
 killed the chamberlains, and
 later expresses his suspicion to
 Ross and the old man.
 Macduff’sdecision to return back
 home to Fife rather than travel
 to Scone to see Macbeth’s
 coronation is an open display of
 opposition.
 The
    play establishes Macduff as
 Macbeth’s eventual nemesis

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Macbeth Act II Notes

  • 1. Macbeth Act II Objective: • To examine Macbeth’s state of mind immediately before and after murdering Duncan. • To recognize new complexities in the characterization of lady Macbeth.
  • 2. Do you think Macbeth did the right thing, or did he act too quickly? In your response, factor in such consequences as we have seen already (voices, hallucinations, guilt).  You must provide support from the text for your opinions. Do Now
  • 3.  Banquo and Fleance are talking just before they go to bed.  Banquois uneasy and cannot sleep.
  • 4.  Macbeth enters and Banquo tells them that Duncan is happy being at Macbeth’s castle.  Macbeth responds that if he had more notice of the King’s stay, the preparations would have been larger.
  • 5.  Banquosays he dreamt the previous night of the three Weird sisters.  Macbeth and Banquo agree to discuss the prophecies at a later date.
  • 6.  Macbeth’s Soliloquy  When he is left alone, Macbeth imagines a dagger which is leading him towards Duncan “Is this a dagger I see before me / The handle floating towards my hand” (Macbeth).
  • 7.  Suddenly a bell rings which is a prearranged signal from Lady Macbeth that Duncan’s servants are asleep and Macbeth can carry out the murder.
  • 8.  Lady Macbeth is waiting for Macbeth to murder Duncan and return to her.  She is very tense.  She admits that she was unable to kill Duncan because he looked too much like her father. Scene ii
  • 9.  Forthe first time, Lady Macbeth is showing a little weakness.
  • 10.  Macbeth returns and describes the sounds he heard.  He imagined he heard people praying and warning that “Macbeth shall sleep no more.”
  • 11.  Macbethhas brought the daggers back with him.  LadyMacbeth has to take them back to the sleeping guards.
  • 12.  She returns and tells Macbeth a little water will clear them of the deed.  What does Macbeth say about the possibility of water washing away the blood?
  • 13.  Shakespeare does not stage the murder itself. What are some possible reasons for making it an un-played scene?
  • 14. Closing Activity:  Examine scene 2 for ways dialogue, silence, and sound effects make the murder seem very immediate.
  • 15. Objective:  To recognize the macabre humor in the porter scene.  To examine public events immediately after the murder of Duncan.
  • 16. Macbeth – p. 71 (lines 26-43) / p.73 (lines 57-63)  Porter Speech – p. 75 (lines 1-18)  Lennox – p. 79 (lines 53-60) / Ross - p. 89 (lines 4-20)  Macbeth – p.83 (lines 98-103) / p.85 (lines 119-129) Key Passages – Choose 2 for close analysis
  • 17.  Thecastle is awakened from drunken sleep by the knocking at the castle gates. Scene iii
  • 18.  Whilethe porter moves to the gate, he pretends to be the porter of the gates of hell.  The analogy of hell and Inverness becomes even stronger throughout the play. Guests are warned they are putting themselves in the hands of the devil.
  • 19.  Eventually he opens the gate to Macduff and Lennox, who have been asked by Duncan to awaken him early.  Macbeth enters coming to investigate who has been knocking. Macbeth becomes the center of the play as Lady Macbeth retreats.
  • 20.  Macduffgoes to Duncan’s chamber while Lennox describes the unnatural disturbances of the night.  “The night has been unruly … the earth was feverous and did shake” (Lennox, scene iii, lines 46-53)
  • 21.  Macduff returns announcing that Duncan has been murdered.  “Had I but died an hour before this chance … All is but toys. Renown and grace is dead” (Macbeth, lines 83 – 86) “Innocent Flower”
  • 22.  Macbethand Lennox go to view the murder.  When they return Macbeth reveals he has killed the guards.  On hearing this Lady Macbeth faints.
  • 23.  Malcolmand Donalbain leave the country for fear they will be murdered next.  Malcolm goes to England  Donalbain to Ireland Duncan’s sons flee
  • 24.  DivineRight of Kings (refer to handout) THEMES
  • 25. Identify the dramatic irony of MacDuff’s statement to Lady MacBeth in lines 78-80.  Explain the verbal irony of Lady MacBeth in line 82. Do Now – p.80
  • 26.  Beezlebub = Devil  Obscure bird = Owl  Gorgons – The three Gorgons of Greek mythology were hideous sisters with hair of snakes. Anyone who looked at them turned to stone. DEFINITIONS
  • 27.  Macduff – Notice his loyalty and his belief in the divine right of kings  LadyMacbeth – Maintains her composure and faints, to take the heat off of Macbeth CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
  • 28.  Ross,a thane, walks outside the castle with an old man.  Theydiscuss the strange and ominous happenings of the past few days  It is daytime, but dark outside Scene 4
  • 29.  LastTuesday, an owl killed a falcon  And Duncan’s beautiful, well- trained horses, behaved wildly and ate one another Imagery of Animals
  • 30.  Thestorms that accompany the witches’ appearances, the death of Duncan, and Macbeth’s coronation are more than mere atmospheric disturbances.
  • 31.  Terrible supernatural occurrences often betoken wicked behavior on the part of the characters “Thou seest the heavens, as troubled with man’s act, / Threatens his bloody stage” (Ross, line 5)
  • 32.  Interestingly, Shakespeare does not show us the scene in which Macbeth is made king.  Thenews is conveyed secondhand through the characters of Ross, Macduff, and the old man.
  • 33.  When Malcolm asks about his father’s killer, Lennox replies, “Those of his chamber, as it seemed, had done’t.”  Suspicion is raised
  • 34.  Macduff asks Macbeth why he killed the chamberlains, and later expresses his suspicion to Ross and the old man.
  • 35.  Macduff’sdecision to return back home to Fife rather than travel to Scone to see Macbeth’s coronation is an open display of opposition.
  • 36.  The play establishes Macduff as Macbeth’s eventual nemesis