Objective: Summarize scenes 1-4 of Act 2 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Analyze the connotative impact of an author's word choices on the meaning of a text.
Objective: Analyze the impact of specific words and phrases on the meaning and tone of Act 2 of Macbeth; practice finding patterns in an author's words to determine connotation.
Objective: Collaborate with a partner to strengthen and improve your written response, Use parallel structure in your written response.
Macbeth Act 2 Study Guide Questions:
1. What "sign convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king? 2. Why didn't Lady Macbeth just kill the king herself? 3. What does Macbeth accidentally take with him after murdering the king? 4. Complete Macbeth's quotation: "I thought I heard a voice crying, 'Macbeth has murdered _____!" 5. Name the speaker: "My hands are the same color as yours--but I'd be ashamed to have a heart as white as yours!" 6. Who else does Macbeth kill that same night? 7. Which of the following did NOT happen on the night Duncan was killed? A. Earthquakes shook the land B. A servant woman killed herself. C. Violent storms broke out. D. Horses ate each other. 8. Name the speaker: "If I had died an hour before this, I'd have lived a blessed life." 9. Who vows to find the murderer and punish him/her? 10. Which characters run away shortly after Duncan's death? 11. True or False? The purpose of the scene with the porter is to relieve tension after a suspenseful and violent scene. 12. A(n) _____________ is a speech given by an actor alone on the stage to express the private inner thoughts of that character. 13. "Regicide" is the murder of a __________________.