Macbeth Act 2
One thing I thought was most interesting in Act 2 is that there is a lot of foreshadowing. The dagger that Macbeth hallucinates and the blood on Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's hands foreshadows that they have guilt inside them that could be dangerous. Banquo's son Fleance comes into the second act, touching on the prophecy the witches told that Banquo's children will eventually take the throne, which might come true. At the end of act 2, Macduff is suspicious of Macbeth and how he killed the chamberlains so quickly.
Questions:
- Will Macbeth try to kill others? Macbeth easily killed the king so he might try to kill more people to ensure his power as king.
- Does anyone find out that Macbeth killed Duncan? Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seem like they might feel guilty, so they might feel obligated to make things right and confess to their crimes
- Will Banquo's children really make it to the throne? Fleance comes into the story in Act 2, so that mighty be foreshadowing that he could become king.
Mackenna, this is way too short of a post. Please take your time with these and incorporate some quotes from the text to analyze and close read. Reference the posts that others have written like Alex or Devon for example. Dive deep into the language and analysis so that you can get to the themes and ideas being presented in the text. Also your discussion questions really are just about what is going to happen next in the story, which is not really useful for discussion. We will obviously find out, for example, that Macbeth is going to keep killing, but a better question might be how that will affect Macbeth's psyche or personality. I need to see much more in the future but I am glad you gave it a shot.
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