Thursday, April 3, 2014

Reading Notes Macbeth Act 2

Scene 1:

  • Banquo and Fleance up at night. Unable to fall asleep.
  • Macbeth enters
  • Banquo tells him that the Duncan is sleeping and has brought many presents with him
  • Macbeth and Banquo have a conversation about the witches' prophecies and how they are on point with what is happening.
  • Shortly after Macbeth is contemplating weather to kill Duncan or not: being dramatic, comparison to Hamlet's soliloquy...
  • He finally decides he is going to kill him... "Duncan for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell."

Scene 2:


  • Lady Macbeth got  servants very drunk 
  • Macbeth kills Duncan in his sleep
  • Lady Macbeth says she would have killed him herself if he did not remind him of her father while he slept.
  • Macbeth is feeling sorry/guilty about what he did. He stares at his hands and describes the murder as a sorry sight.
  • Lady macbeth gets bothered by this commentary and brushes it away.
  •   Macbeth starts getting very guilty and starts speaking non sense about never being able to sleep. 
  • Lady Macbeth insults him calls him a coward and gives him the instructions on what to do with his bloody hands. 
  • Lady Macbeth is determined to do what Macbeth is not. 
  • Macbeth is getting paranoid with every noise.

Scene 3:
  • Drunk porter knocks on the door
  • He starts saying who could potentially be on the other side knocking: a farmer, English tailor, etc
  • Macduff and Porter have a conversation about what drinking does to you.
  • Lennox and Macduff greet Macbeth
  • Macbeth tells them the king is arranged to leave
  • Lennox w/o knowing about  Duncan death...there was death in the air last night, cry in the air etc
  • Macduff breaks the news to Macbeth and Lennox that Duncan is dead
  • Lady Macbeth joins the fun just in time to appear innocent
  • Banquo is shocked about the death
  • Malcom & Donalbain enter and Macbeth breaks the news to them
  • Macbeth tuns himself in by saying he killed him??
  • Malcom & Donalbain decide to grive later but leave right away
  • Lady Macbeth makes a scene and is taken away 
  • A meeting will take place in the hall
  • Malcom headed to England
  • Donalbain headed to Ireland
  • They have both figured out that there is no mercy for their loss and everything is fake and they would rather be away from danger and drama

Scene 4:

  • Old man and Ross speaking about the night of Duncan's death...dark and unlike any other
  • Rumor has it that his horses went wild & ate each other
  • Macduff & Ross speak of the death and servants
                -They believe someone paid the servants to kill Duncan
                - Suspect the sons of Duncan b/c they have fled


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