Jenna Ablak, Allie Payne, Sarah Snyder, Nick Loechner Scene Two Jenna Ablak, Allie Payne, Sarah Snyder, Nick Loechner

Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers Lines 11-27: What animal imagery does Macbeth use? What does he mean by “scorched the snake, not killed it”? In what ways is the image of a snake ironic, coming from Macbeth? A: They did not kill the snake they had just injured it. It is ironic because Macbeth was saying that it will haunt them, just like him killing King Duncan will. 2. What is the meaning of Lady Macbeth’s saying: “Naught’s had, all spent,/Where our desire is got without content”? A: She means that even though Macbeth got what he wanted, he is still upset about Duncan’s death.

Questions and Answers 3. Lines 18-28, from what affliction does Macbeth suffer. A: He’s saying the universe can fall apart and heaven and earth crumble before he lives in fear. 4. Lines 29-34: What instruction does Macbeth give Lady Macbeth with regard to speaking about Banquo? Which phrase suggests they should hide their true feelings? What does Lady Macbeth’s comment in line 34 tell the reader about the difference between Macbeth’s words and the way he might be acting. A: He wants Lady Macbeth to flirt with Banquo and seem cheerful. “make our faces vizards to our hearts, disguising what they are.” He’s acting very paranoid but it sounds like he is trying to keep their secret

Questions and Answers 5. Lines 51-52: Explain how Macbeth describes the ending of the day. which words describe the images of predators and prey? What might “balck agents” refer to? How does this imagery contribute to the overall mood of scene 2? A: “The sky’s getting dark and the crow is returning home to the woods.” Black agents could refer to the predators of the night: The mood is very scary. 6. In Line 39, Lady Macbeth says, “You must leave this.” What does she mean? A: Lady Macbeth means that Macbeth has to stop acting so weird.

Questions and Answers 7. skip 8. How is the planning of Banquo’s murder quite different from that of Duncan’s? Cite text evidence from scenes i and ii. A: Macbeth was the one planning the death this time instead of Lady Macbeth. “It’s better you don’t know about ‘t till it’s done.”

Literary Elements

Imagery An example of imagery from Act 3, Scene 2, can be found in lines 15-17. (Old Version) “WE have scorched the snake, not killed it. She’ll close and be herself whilst our poor malice remains in danger of her former tooth.” (New Version) “We have slashed the snake but not killed it. It will heal and be as good as new, and we’ll be threatened by its fangs once again.” This shows imagery because you can clearly picture this in your mind. This quote also means that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have only made things worse by plotting to kill more people, and soon they will be caught if not careful.

Theme One of the many themes in this play is Karma. Karma well represents the outcomes in this play, For example, Macbeth wants to become king and in order to do that, he kills the king. But, as karma hits, he forever will feel the guilt and torture for what he has done in order to be king.

Symbolism One of the many symbols in this play is Macbeth himself. Macbeth symbolizes guilt. He symbolizes this because over the course of the play he has done horrible things to try to get what he wants, basically by being greedy. Macbeth also symbolizes greed. He symbolizes this by trying to do what it takes to be king, in which this case in Act 3, Scene 2, he has successfully become the king.

Personification An example of personification from Act 3, Scene 2, can be found in lines 17-19 in the new version and in lines 18-19 in the old version. (Old Version) “But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer,” (New Version) “But the universe can fall apart, and heaven and earth crumble,” This is an example of personification because heaven and earth cannot crumble and the universe cannot fall apart.

Irony An example of irony in this play is the fact that Macbeth is now king, yet he is not happy and is slowly breaking down and falling apart. When he is talking with Lady Macbeth, he explains to her that he would rather die than live with this mental torture he is facing every day. This can also relate to earlier in the play whenever “the voice” in Macbeth’s head was telling him he would never sleep again. Meaning he will always live with the guilt of killing his beloved king, Duncan.

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