Banquo and Fleance watch the stars nervously, and in the dark corridor appear the daggers of the mind. This Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1 Quiz reflects the strange silence and the deadly vision which guides the protagonist to Duncan’s chamber. Pass into the dark of the work of the night.
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Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1 Quiz Questions
- What gift has Duncan sent to Lady Macbeth
- What does Banquo pray for before going to sleep
- What vision does Macbeth see after Banquo exits
- What does Macbeth mean by “Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
- What direction does the dagger seem to move
- What does the dagger symbolize
- What does Macbeth say the dagger’s handle is turned toward
- What does Macbeth notice on the blade of the dagger
- What time of day does Macbeth describe in his soliloquy
- What animal is mentioned in the soliloquy to evoke darkness and death
- Who rings the bell that signals Macbeth to move toward Duncan’s chamber
- What does the bell symbolize
- What phrase does Macbeth use to describe the bell
- What theme is central in this scene
- What is Banquo’s attitude toward the witches’ prophecy
- What literary device is used in “Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse the curtain’d sleep”
- What mood dominates Macbeth’s soliloquy
- What does Macbeth mean by “Hear not my steps, which way they walk”
- What does the phrase “wicked dreams abuse the curtain’d sleep” suggest
- What supernatural element appears in this scene
- What literary device is used in the line “It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes”
- What emotion does Macbeth express as he moves to kill Duncan
- How does this scene foreshadow the murder
- What phrase closes the scene
- Where does Act 2 Scene 1 take place
- Who enters first in this scene
- What time is it at the beginning of the scene
- Who carries a torch in the opening of the scene
- What does Banquo say he dreamed of
- How does Macbeth respond when Banquo mentions the witches