STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Macbeth Act Two 1. What is Macbeth's lie to Banquo about the witches' predictions? When he says he doesn’t think about them he really does because the witches told him he will be king by killing the king. 2. What is the signal Lady Macbeth is to give Macbeth to let him know that she has taken care of the guards (grooms)? The signal is that she rings a bell. 3. What excuse does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself? Lady Macbeth’s excuse was that Duncan looks like her father when he sleeps. 4. After Macbeth kills Duncan, he goes to Lady Macbeth and is concerned about not being able to say "Amen." What is her advice to him? Her advice is to not think much about it . 5. Then, Macbeth is worried about hearing a voice saying, "Macbeth does murder sleep." What does Lady Macbeth then tell him to do? lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to get some water and wash his hands. 6. Why won't Macbeth take the daggers back to the scene of the crime? He won’t take the daggers back to the scene of the crime because he doesn’t want to see what he actually did. 7. Who was knocking? Macduff and Lennox were the ones knocking. 8. What three things does drinking provoke? Drinking provokes nose-painting, sleep, and urine. 9. How does Lennox describe the night, and what is Macbeth's response? They had a bad night and heard all these weird noises. Macbeth said he had a bad night to (casting it off like it was nothing). 10. What did Macduff discover? Macduff had discovered the dead bodies. 11. Macduff says, "Oh, gentle lady, 'Tis not for you to hear what I can speak. The repetition, in a woman's ear, Would murder as it fell." What is ironic about this? This is ironic because she was part of the murder and told and influenced Macbeth to do the crime. She was the whole reason why the murder had even happened. 12. What excuse or explanation did Macbeth give for killing the guards (grooms)? What is his real reason? His excuse was that he was extremely mad, but the real reason was so that they don’t tell anyone that he was the one that killed Duncan and rat him out. 13. Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave? They leave because they are scared since they think they are going to be killed as well. 14. Why does Ross not believe Malcolm and Donalbain were responsible for Duncan's murder? Ross doesn’t believe that they killed Duncan because he knows that killing him is something that they would never do.