Act II quiz

Act II quiz: 

1. In your opinion, is Lady Macbeth a cold-blooded murderer? Why or why not?

Yes, in my opinion she is a cruel and evil cold-blooded murderer.  When MacBeth was having a hard time killing the king Duncan Lady MacBeth said that she would have just done it herself.  She even told MacBeth that all it takes is a little bit of water to wash away the blood from the murder.  When the king had been murdered Macbeth called it a dreadful sight and his wife Lady macBeth said that it being a dreadful sight was just stupid.

2. Lady Macbeth has her own antics throughout the play. Why does Lady Macbeth faint in Act II? Does it serve its purpose? Explain. 

She faints in Act II because she tries to portray that the death of the king was a devastating and not foresaw death.  Also, to sell the idea that she had nothing to do with the murder itself.  Lady MacBeth fainting was just all part of her act and performance, all in an effort to get power.

3. How does Macbeth's attitude toward Duncan change after the murder?

After the murder he respects Duncan more and feels deeply sorry for the events that took place.  He is still in shock that he committed such a crime as killing the king.  He feels like his hands have been tainted and he now is filled with a burden of guilt and deep condolences. He can't even go back to the scene and look at the mess he has made. He also started to hear sounds form nowhere, which might've been his thoughts running through his head while he murdered the king himself.

4. If so pressuring on Macbeth, why didn't Lady Macbeth kill the king instead of Macbeth?

Lady MacBeth was trying to get MacBeth to become less soft and to have his white as snow heart to become more like hers. She wanted him to prove himself of not being a coward and a little girl.

5. Now that Macbeth has killed the king, do you think he must do anything else to reign as king? Explain your answer.

No, I think that the kingdom in desperate times will make MacBeth their new king without a second thought.  I think that if he keeps his cool and doesn't give himself away then he will become king without to much trouble, because he would have been close to the kings heir later.

Part II

1. 
2.2.21-22 "(looking at his hands) this is a dreadful sight." "(scornfully)  a dreadful sight–that's stupid."

2.2.52-55 "Coward! Give me those daggers! Sleeping and dead people are like pictures of themselves. Only children fear a picture, even of the devil. If he's still bleeding, Ill smear the faces of the servants so it will look as if they did it."

2. 
2.3.85 "help me, please. (pretending to faint)"

2.3.83 "oh, no! what? in our house?"

3. 
2.2.73 "Is there enough water in the oceans to wash my hands of this blood? No ! More likely my had will stain the vast green seas bloodred."
2.3.83 "Everything is a sham. Honor and dignity are dead."

4.
2.2.69 "If Duncan hadn't looked like my father in his sleep, I'd have done it myself."
2.2.69 "They have wakened, and it sin't done. We'll be ruined if we've bungled it."