You remember the murder, surely, but do you remember the strange, unnatural things that local residents saw afterwards? This Macbeth Act 2 Scene 4 Quiz checks your knowledge of the portents and the flight of the princes. See how well you know the aftermath of the assassination.
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Macbeth Act 2 Scene 4 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 2 Scene 4 take place
- Which characters appear in this scene
- What is the general mood at the start of this scene
- How long does the Old Man say he has lived
- What unnatural event does the Old Man describe
- What animal killed another in the Old Man’s account
- What unusual event happened to Duncan’s horses
- What do these unnatural events symbolize
- Who joins Ross and the Old Man during the scene
- What news does Macduff bring
- Who is suspected of Duncan’s murder
- Why are Malcolm and Donalbain suspected
- Where has Malcolm fled
- Where has Donalbain fled
- What does Ross call Duncan’s murder
- Who will attend Macbeth’s coronation
- Where will Macbeth be crowned
- What does Macduff plan to do instead of attending the coronation
- What theme is reinforced by the unnatural events
- What does Ross say about the night’s darkness
- What does the Old Man represent in this scene
- What literary device is used in the description of the owl killing the falcon
- What does the owl killing the falcon symbolize
- What does Macduff’s absence from Scone suggest
- What emotion dominates the conversation between Ross and the Old Man
- What moral theme emerges from this scene
- What title does Ross now refer to Macbeth by
- Who says “Thriftless ambition, that will ravin up thine own lives’ means”
- What does the word “ravin” mean in Ross’s line
- How does this scene conclude