1. By:
William Shakespeare
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2. Analysis of ACT II
Scene I
- It is night, Banquo and Fleance are talking and
wondering at the time.
- Banquo couldn’t sleep that night because of
the bad thoughts he has as if he feels that a
crime is about to be done.
- Macbeth comes up and Banquo asks why he
isn't sleeping when Duncan went to bed
happy and sent them gifts.
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3. - Macbeth responds that he wasn't as good a
host because he was unprepared.
- Banquo dreamt of the witches and Macbeth
says that he don’t care but is lying. They
agreed that they will talk about that later.
- Macbeth orders his servant to tell his mistress
to ring the bell when his drink is ready.
- Macbeth dismisses his servant and then
imagines a dagger before him, but he isn't
sure if it is real.
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4. - He says it encourages him to do the deed,
showing him how.
- In the night, he dreams of Hecate and the
witches, of a wolf howling the time for
murder, and compares his stealthy approach
to that of Tarquin.
- In horror, he decides to do the deed saying:
Hear it not, Duncan; for it is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or to hell.
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5. Analysis of ACT II
Scene II
- Lady Macbeth says that the alcohol that made
the attendants drunk has given her courage.
- Omens of death wish the king good night, and
Macbeth is going to kill him as the drunk
attendants are unconscious.
- Lady Macbeth would have done it if Duncan
didn't look like her father.
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6. - One attendant woke up and said "Murder" but
then they went back to sleep.
- Macbeth is troubled because he could not say
"Amen".
- Lady Macbeth says not to think that way.
- Macbeth says he heard a voice saying he
murdered sleep.
Methought I heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more!
Macbeth does murder sleep', the innocent sleep,
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7. - Lady Macbeth then agrees to put the daggers
back, because Macbeth doesn't want to. She
says only kids fear death and sleep. She will
get some blood on the attendants to make
them look guilty.
- Macbeth is troubled by knocking and says that
nothing can wash his hands clean, and the
blood will make the seas red.
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8. - She tells him to wash his hands and retire and
put on his nightgown so that they will not be
suspicious to the watchers.
- Macbeth wishes he did not know what he had
done.
To know my deed, 't were best not know myself.
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9. Analysis of Characters of
in ACT II
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10. Macbeth
Macbeth is nobleman and a Scottish general in the
king's army. At the beginning of the play, he has
gained recognition for himself through his defeat
of the king of Norway and the rebellious
Macdonwald.
Macbeth encounter three witches (or weird sisters)
who greet Macbeth as thane of Glamis, thane of
Cawdor, and future king. Macbeth, unaware that
King Duncan has bestowed upon him the title
thane of Cawdor, appears to be startled by these
prophesies.
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11. Macbeth, however, seems to be made of
stronger stuff and he continues to cut down
anybody who threatens to usurp his thrown.
He therefore becomes increasingly isolated
and paranoid. The witches further prophecies
also deludes Macbeth into believing that he is
unstoppable.
Although it appears that Macbeth’s actions are
greatly influenced by the women of the play, it
is ultimately his own lust for power which
drives him forward.
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12. Banquo
Banquo is a Scottish general in the king's army
and Macbeth's friend. With Macbeth, Banquo
helps Duncan's forces claim victory over the
king of Norway and the thane of Cawdor.
Following the battle, Banquo and Macbeth
encounter the witches, who make several
prophesies about Macbeth. The witches told
him a prophesy that his descendants will be
kings.
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13. Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth is Macbeth's wife. When the
audience first sees her in Iv , she is reading a
letter from Macbeth about his encounter with
the weird sisters and about his new title.
Lady Macbeth promises to provide Macbeth
with the courage he needs to make the
prophecy come true, fearing that his nature is
too soft to take the direct route to the throne.
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14. Sigmund Freud claims that Lady Macbeth is “…ready to
sacrifice even her womanliness to her murderous
intention…”. It is true that Lady Macbeth is sucked into the
same dream of ambition as Macbeth.
It is interesting to note, however, that Macbeth makes up his
mind to kill Duncan before he sends word to his wife about
the witches prediction. Although, it is undoubtedly Lady
Macbeth who keeps him on his murderous path when he
begins to falter.
It is very clear that Lady Macbeth loves her husband and
when he begins to show signs of madness at the banquet, it
is she that protects him.
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15. Duncan, King of Scotland
Duncan, King of Scotland The loyal but naïve,
trusting King. At the beginning of the play
when Duncan is betrayed by the original
Thane of Cawdor, he grants this title upon the
loyal Macbeth who secured the King victory in
battle against this Thane of Cawdor.
Ironically, King Duncan later dies at the sword of
the trusted Macbeth, the new Thane of
Cawdor.
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16. Fleance
Fleance Son of Banquo and the first in a line of
kings prophesied by the Three Witches.
Escaping when his father was killed, Fleance
represents a future Macbeth cannot bear; a
line of kings following Banquo and not his own
sons.
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17. Metaphor Analysis
of ACT II
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18. Scene i, line 52
and withered murder
Murder is personified. Withered murder moves like a
ghost towards his design.
Scene i, line 55
“, the wolf, whose howl’s his watch,”
The wolf howl is the murder’s watch, like a watchman it
tells him how the night is passing.
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19. Scene ii, line 4
“.., the fatal bellman, which gives the stern’st
good-night.”
Lady Macbeth compares the call of the owl in the night to the
ringing of a bell; the owl crying out before death, is like the
fatal bellman who rings a bell before a dead body on its
way to burial.
Scene ii, line 27
“As they had seen me with these hangman’s hands”.
Macbeth compared his hands to those of a hangman because
both their hands are covered with blood.
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20. Scene ii, line 48
"Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care,“
Care is imagined as a mass of silk unworked into threads, each
thread being a problem. Sleep straightens out these
threads of worries into a clear pattern, and they are worries
no longer.
Scene ii, Lines 52-4:
Lady Macbeth to her husband about killing those who are
asleep
Lady Macbeth's comparison of the sleeping and the dead to
"pictures" exemplifies her extraordinary courage and calm
state of mind after the murder. Lady Macbeth should
supposedly be faint-hearted because she is a woman; in
reality, however, she and her husband have switched roles.
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21. Symbols in ACT II
Blood:
Blood symbolizes the guilt that sits like a
permanent stain on the consciences of both
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, one that hounds
them to their graves.
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22. References
. http://library.thinkquest.org/2888/
. http://www.william-shakespeare.info/script-text-macbeth.htm
. http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/character-analysis
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/macbeth/macbeth.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/an-analysis-of-macbeth-a112404
http://www.novelguide.com/macbeth/
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_is_personification_in_Act_II_of_Macbeth
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