Macbeth- Study Guide Questions Act 3 – Flashcards
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Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead?
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Because the witches fortune could come true for Banquo (his sons to become kings) and Macbeth doesn't want them to have power because it is a threat to Macbeth's power (he doesn't want rivals.)
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What is Macbeth's plan for killing Banquo and Fleance?
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He hires two murderers to ambush them on the way back home from the journey
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Does Macbeth's plan for killing Banquo and Fleance work? Explain.
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No, they kill Banquo but Fleance escapes
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Macbeth says "The worm that's fled/ Hath nature that in time will venom breed, / No teeth for the present." What does he mean?
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Fleance that escaped, but will be trouble later
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Who or What does Macbeth see at the banquet table?
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A ghost of Banquo
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How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet?
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she said that he has had an illness for a long time which makes him hallucinate-- and it gets worse when he's tired
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Who else is missing from the banquet, besides Banquo?
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Macduff
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Macbeth says, " I am in blood/ Stepped in so far that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er." What does he mean?
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keep going with what he planned because going back would be just as hard as going on
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What does Hecate want the witches to do?
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make a spell... to keep drawing Macbeth on till they destroy him completely
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What does Lennox think about Macbeth?
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he is a tyrant, who is ruining the country
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What does Lennox think about Fleance?
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if he were in Macbeth's prison he would be dead by now
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What does Lennox think about Duncan's sons?
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they are safe where they are; and if they were in Macbeth's prison they would be dead by now
