Thursday

 Today, I'm going to give you about 15 minutes to work on memorizing your POETRY OUT LOUD poem. Then we will finish Act II and work on study questions.

Remember you have a vocabulary quiz tomorrow and a memorization quiz coming up soon.

Scene iii

1) How is the Porter a humorous character? What does he say about drink? How does he metaphorical set the atmosphere of the scene?


2) Who is at the gates? (more than 1 person)



3) What does Macduff mean when he says, “Confusion now hath made his masterpiece!”?


4) How does Macbeth react to the news of the king’s murder? How does Lady Macbeth react?
5) Where do Donalbain and Malcolm decide to go? Why?


Scene iv

1) What is meant by the old man when he says, “On Tuesday last, a falcon, tow’ring in her pride of place, was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed”? What is symbolically suggested here? Hint: Relate the birds to scene ii.


2) What does Macduff say about Malcolm and Donalbain?

3) What does Macduff say about Macbeth?

4) What is meant by the line, “Lest our old robes sit easier than our new”?

5) Why doesn’t Macduff go to the coronation?