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You have just finished reading Act II. Answer the questions that follow on the plot of the play.
1. Why is Banquo nervous about going to sleep?
Answer: Banquo is nervous about going to sleep because he doesn't want to dream about the witches' prophecies.
2. Banquo agrees to talk to Macbeth about the witches' prophesies under one condition. What is it?
Answer: Banquo agrees to talk to Macbeth about the witches' prophesies as long as he isn't showing disloyalty to Duncan.
3. What does Macbeth see before him while he waits to commit murder?
Answer: Macbeth sees a bloody dagger before him
4. What did Lady Macbeth have to do before she could complete her part in the murder?
Answer: Lady Macbeth had to take a drink of alcohol before she could complete her part in the murder.
5. Why didn't Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself?
Answer: Lady Macbeth said she couldn't kill Duncan herself because he looked like her father.
6. What happened in the adjoining room as Macbeth was killing Duncan?
Answer: In the adjoining room Duncan's sons woke up after a bad dream.
7. After killing Duncan, what did Macbeth think he heard a voice cry?
Answer: After killing Duncan, Macbeth thought he heard a voice cry, "Sleep no more."
8. What mistake did Macbeth make after committing the murder?
Answer: Macbeth brought the murder weapons back with him.
9. How was this mistake corrected?
Answer: Lady Macbeth took the weapons back and planted them on the servants.
10. Who discovers Duncan's body?
Answer: Macduff discovered Duncan's body.
11. What does Macbeth do in a fit of rage when he sees the body of the king?
Answer: In a fit of rage, Macbeth killed the king's servants.
12. Why do Duncan's sons run away after he is murdered?
Answer: Duncan's sons run away because they are afraid the murderer will kill them too.
13. Where do the sons go and why don't they go together?
Answer: Malcolm went to England, and Donalbain went to Ireland. They went to different places for additional safety.
14. What are some of the unnatural occurrences in the days after the king's murder?
Answer: In the days after the king's murder the sun didn't shine; a falcon was killed by a mousing owl; Duncan's horses broke out of their stalls, attacked men, and ate each other.
15. Who was chosen as the new King of Scotland?
Answer: Macbeth was chosen as the new King of Scotland.
16. Why didn't one of Duncan's sons become king?
Answer: Duncan's sons didn't become king because they were accused of paying the servants to kill their father.
17. Why didn't Macduff go to see the new king crowned?
Answer: Macduff didn't go to see Macbeth crowned because he was suspicious of Macbeth.
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