Macbeth Act II
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- Act II, Scene I
- I think not of them.
- Those three witches came to me in a dream.
- Act II, Scene I
- Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
- Act II, Scene II
- I am afraid to think what I have done.
- You have no right to take the murder weapon out his room. Give it to me and I'll do it myself!
- Banquo has a dream about the three witches and the three predictions that seem to be coming true in his life. Macbeth has suddenly stopped believing in all of these witches. He is described by Shakespeare as a twisted type of character since he changes abruptly while also worrying about the witches and lying to Banquo.
- Act II, Scene II
- To know my deed, ’twere best not know myself.
- Perhaps fine water will help remove our sin.
- Macbeth is in imagination seeing a dagger that came out of nowhere. It seems the time has come as Shakespeare foreshadows the death of King Duncan is soon.
- Act II, Scene III
- Awake! Murder has taken place, everyone leave to safer place.
- I can't believe my father has been murdered. We shall leave.
- Lady Macbeth is portrayed by Shakespeare as a powerful and cruel woman. She appears to be becoming a leader, as she was previously only known as his wife, but now the evilness has taken over, and she is shown to be highly clever.
- Act II, Scene IV
- Everything else has changed; nothing is the same anymore.
- By th' clock ’tis day, And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp.
- Macbeth is already feeling guilty after committing a sin, as we can see. He regrets assassinating King Duncan. After her husband commits a crime, Shakespeare portrays Lady Macbeth as expressing no remorse.
- When Macduff enters the scene, he discovers that King Duncan has been killed and that the killer is on the run, so he looks after everyone and tells them to go to a safer location. In this scene, Shakespeare portrays Macduff as a hero, since he looks after the King's sons.
- The Act finishes with Ross and the Old Man discussing how the environment is changing. Even though the weather is bright and sunny, it is still gloomy. Shakespeare concludes this Act with a dark tone.
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