Macbeth Act 2 Scene 3

Who is speaking on stage at the start of this scene?

• Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth

• The Porter

• Macduff

What is the purpose of the Porter's speech?

• To provide comedy and contrast to the second part of the scene.

• To give Lady Macbeth a chance to hideaway

• To make the audience picture the castle better

• To give Macbeth an alibi

Who discovers Duncan's murder?

• Lennox

• The Porter

• Macduff

• Malcolm

What method is used throughout the scene to highlight Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's deception?

• Foreshadowing

• Dramatic irony

• Motif of sleep

• Pathetic fallacy

Who kills Duncan's guards?

• Lennox

• Macduff

• Malcolm

• Macbeth

What reason does Macbeth give for killing the guards?

• He killed them out of grief and rage inspired by Duncan's murder

• He killed them to cover his own tracks

How does Lady Macbeth distract the other characters?

• She serves them breakfast

• She pretends to collapse

• She pretends to feel sick

• She doesn't because she is not in this scene

Which quotation shows Malcolm and Donaldbain's suspicion? Select two answers.

• To show an unfelt sorrow is an office which the false man does easy.

• O, by whom?

• I'll to England.

• Where we are, there's daggers in men's smiles

Where does Malcolm go at the end of this scene?

• Ireland

• England

• Wales

• Scotland

Where does Donaldbain go at the end of this scene?

• Wales

• Scotland

• Ireland

• England