What if the gates of Inverness were actually the gates of hell and the porter was simply greeting the damned? This Macbeth Act 2 Scene 3 Quiz looks at the transition from dark comedy to a murdered king being discovered. See the pandemonium that follows when the truth is out.
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Macbeth Act 2 Scene 3 Quiz Questions
- Who is the first character to appear in Act 2 Scene 3
- What is the Porter pretending to be when he answers the knocking
- What does the Porter say drink provokes
- What does the Porter's speech provide for the audience
- Who arrives at Macbeth’s castle as the Porter opens the gate
- Why has Macduff come to Macbeth’s castle
- Who greets Macduff and Lennox after they enter
- What does Lennox say about the night before
- Which unnatural event does Lennox describe
- What sound interrupts the conversation between Macbeth and Macduff
- What does Macduff cry out after finding Duncan
- What does Macbeth claim about killing the guards
- Why does Macbeth say he killed the guards
- How does Lady Macbeth react when Macbeth explains his actions
- What might Lady Macbeth’s fainting represent
- What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to do after Duncan’s death
- Where does Malcolm plan to go
- Where does Donalbain decide to go
- Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee separately
- What happens to the guards’ bodies
- Who is suspected of Duncan’s murder at first
- Why are Malcolm and Donalbain suspected
- What symbolic event occurs outside the castle after the murder
- What is the tone of the Porter’s speech compared to the rest of the scene
- What theme is highlighted through the Porter’s reference to “hell-gate”
- How does Macbeth behave when Macduff announces Duncan’s death
- What does Lennox say the earth did during the night
- What does Macduff mean when he says “Confusion now hath made his masterpiece”
- How does Macbeth describe Duncan’s body
- What theme dominates this scene