Macbeth Act Two

Literary Term Banquo: I dreamed of the three weird sisters… Macbeth: I think not of them. Irony - that’s all he thinks about

Political ambition versus Moral Anguish Bell Rings = Tolling of the Death Bell (Symbolic) Conclusion - he has lost the struggle with his conscience and will murder the king.

Earlier Lady Macbeth called her husband a coward. She implied that nothing would stop her. But when it came time to act She needed a drink. 2. She couldn’t do it because Duncan looked like her father. Her words were an act of deception! Think theme!!

Macbeth Lady Macbeth This is called dramatic dynamics!

Lady Macbeth: …The sleeping and the dead are but pictures. Tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil.” She didn’t think like this earlier!

Line 60-62: Red = guilt Macbeth recognizes his guilty and compares his guilt to the depth of the ocean. Line 64: Lady Macbeth has returned the daggers and points out that she is just as guilty as her husband. Line 68: Note how easily she pushes her guilty aside. (This will come back to haunt her!)

Low Comedy: gags slapstick bawdy He is pretending that he is opening the gates of Hell. Because of his low status - he speaks in prose.

Chimney's falling down Screams heard in the night The owl seen in the day Earthquakes

Macbeth: ‘Twas a rough night.” Surface = the weather Hidden = his inner turmoil Deception!

When Macbeth and Lennox see the dead king... Appearance = he is mad with grief and anger Reality = he needs to cover his tracks

When Macbeth starts talking too much... How typically female!

Why scene four? Shows that all of nature is out of sorts. –Owl is no match for a hawk Tells that Macbeth will be king and Macduff will not attend. –Big insult!

Why scene four? Tells what has happened to Malcolm and Donaldbain –Malcolm - England –Donaldbain - Ireland