“Macbeth” Act 2 Analysis

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can entreat an hour to serve, We would spend it in some words upon that business, If you would grant the time. As boas I BANQUO loose any honour or have to change My alligence to the king then I'll listen to that you have Saa At your kind'st leisure. If you shall cleave to my consent, when 'tis, It shall make honour for you. In seeking to augment it, but still keep My bosom franchised and allegiance clear. I shall be counselled. 15 20 suttle hinling events in So I lose none if you slick with me when time comes you!!! get something out of it 39 MACBETH BANQUO MACBETH Good repose the while. Thanks, sir; the like to you. MACBETH ACT 2 SCENE I [Excunt] Banquo, Fleance, and Torch-bearer) [To Servant] Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell. Get thee to bed. Shows audiena his troubled state of mind- -Dagger leading him to Duncan's room -sympton of fever mind. To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? I see thee yet, in form as palpable As this which now I draw. Thou marshallst me the way that I was going already Pointing And such an instrument I was to use. going Exit [Servant Cappirition Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee: I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible Mine eyes are made the fools o'th'other senses, Or else worth all the rest. I see thee still, And on thy blade and dudgeon gours of blood, Which was not so before. There's no such thing: It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes. Now o'er the one half-world Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse The curtained sleep. Witchcraft celebrates Pale Hecate's offrings, and withered murder, Alarumed by his sentinel, the wolf, Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, And take the present horror from the time, Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives; Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives. A bell rings I go, and it is done. The bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell. 30 • already deaded to murder Exit 35 40 Blade has duncans blood on it 50 55 the 60 way Act 2 Scene 2 Macbeth's castle Near Duncan's room Enter LADY MACBETH LADY MACBETH That which hath made them drunk, hath made me bold; What hath quenched them, hath given me fire. [An owl shrieks] possets, That death and nature do contend about them, Whether they live, or die. Enter MACBETH [with two bloody daggers] Who's there? What ho? MACBETH LADY MACBETH Alack, I am afraid they have awaked, It was the owl that shrieked, the fatal bellman Which gives the stern'st good-night. He is about it. The doors are open, and the surfeited grooms Do mock their charge with snores. I have drugged their MACBETH LADY MACBETH I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Did not you speak? When? And 'tis not done; th'attempt and not the deed Confounds us. Hark! I laid their daggers ready, He could not miss 'em. Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done't. My husband? I have done the deed. Didst thou not hear a noise? MACBETH LADY MACBETH MACBETH LADY MACBETH Ay. MACBETH LADY MACBETH Donaldbain. -both are on edge Now, As I descended? Hark, who lies i'th'second chamber? Hark, peace! MACBETH This is a sorry sight. LADY MACBETH A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight. ・Scared by owl only emotion wel See from her she couldn't kill him because it looked like her father. Has the 15 Chain been disrupted? 20 MACBETH LADY MACBETH MACBETH There are two lodged together. One cried 'God bless us!' and 'Amen' the other, As they had seen me with these hangman's hands. List'ning their fear, I could not say 'Amen' When they did say 'God bless us.' LADY MACBETH Consider it not so deeply. MACBETH But wherefore could not I pronounce 'Amen'? I had most need of blessing and 'Amen' Stuck in my throat. There's one did laugh in's sleep, and one cried, 'Murder!", That they did wake each other; I stood, and heard them, But they did say their prayers and addressed them Again to sleep. LADY MACBETH MACBETH LADY MACBETH MACBETH MACBETH After these ways; so, it will make us mad. Methought I heard a voice cry, 'Sleep no more: Macbeth does murder sleep', the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleeve of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast. MACBETH ACT 1 SCENE foreshadowing as These deeds must not be thought she later goes mad go insane What do you mean? Still it cried, 'Sleep no more' to all the house; 'Glamis hath murdered sleep', and therefore Cawdor Shall sleep no more: Macbeth shall sleep no more. LADY MACBETH Who was it, that thus cried? Why, worthy thane, You do unbend your noble strength to think So brain-sickly of things. Go get some water And wash this filthy witness from your hand. Why did you bring these daggers from They must lie there. Go carry them and smear The sleepy grooms with blood. from the place? Dagpers I'll go no more. I am afraid to think what I have done; Look on't again, I dare not. 25 30 40 45 50 Daggers should've stayed there LADY MACBETH MACBETH Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures; 'tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil. If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt. Knock within MACBETH Whence is that knocking? How ist with me, when every noise appals me? What hands are here? Ha: they pluck out mine eyes. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No: this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. LADY MACBETH My hands are of your colour, but I shame To wear a heart so white. Knock [within] Extended metaphor I hear a knocking blood+ water usad At the south entry. Retire we to our chamber; to show murdersus A little water clears us of this deed. How is it then! Your constancy easy deads which are Hath left you unattended. Impossible towash Knock [within] away. Enter LADY [MACBETH] Get on your night-gown, lest occasion call us And show us to be watchers. Be not lost So poorly in your thoughts. To know my deed, 'twere best not know Araching wakes Ladyt Macbeth From the dark MACBETH ACT & SCENE A ㅋ murderous revelry 4 which they've held the audience in Exit -dark-enviorment for lots of Scenes Hark, more knocking. -Symbolises reality outside of the gates Makes the deed they've committed Shoching, raws and feat real Lady returns to this when she goes Insane GO wash his hands Wake Duncan with thy knocking: I would thou couldst. of hell Exeunt 75 my self. Knock [within] - Symbolic for knocking at gates --Described as comic relief Act 2 Scene 3 - Trying to release The entrance to Macbeth's castle tention he has built in other scenes characters PORTER In Porters stories all committed deeds that would condem them to hell MACBETH ACT 1 SCENE 3 istarved to get sake, yet grain to himself that hanged himself on th'expectation of plenty. Come in time while others have napkins enough about you, here you'll sweat fort. (Knock) Knock, knock. Who's there in th'other devil's name?" Faith, here's an equivocator that could swear in both the scales a better Price against either scale, who committed treason enough for God's Next harvest his for it., could not equivocate to heaven. O, come in, equi- Prices Plumit + vocator. (Knock) Knock, knock, knock. Who's there? Faith, Cuin, 10 him -Relates to theme here's an English tailor come hither for stealing out of a French of truth + ceception! hose. Come in, tailor, here you may roast your goose. (Knock) relates to theme of Knock, knock. Never at quiet: what are you? But this place is too cold for hell. I'll devil-porter it no further: I had thought to father garnet- have let in some of all professions that go the primrose way gunpowder plot to theverlasting bonfire. (Knock) Anon, anon. I pray you, He told truths remember the porter. [Opens door] to get out of trouble 4 Hanged for MACDUFF purgry PORTER he's the porter of hell-Macbeths house Enter a PORTER. Knocking within sags Here's a knocking indeed: if a man were porter of hell- gate, he should have old turning the key. (Knock) Knock, knock, -farmer kept knock. Who's there i'th'name of Beelzebub? Here's a farmer - 15 Had time to wash his Enter MACDUFF and LENNOX hands + change his clothes Was it so late, friend, ere you went to bed, -short, brief sentanees. That you do lie so late? Lodd Faith, sir, we were carousing till the second cock, and drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things. MACDUFF away What three things does drink especially provoke? PORTER Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine. Lechery, sir, it provokes, and unprovokes: it provokes the desire, but it takes the performance. Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery: it makes him, and it mars him; it sets him on, and it takes him off; it persuades him and dis- heartens him, makes him stand to and not stand to. In con- clusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and giving him the lie, leaves him. 20 25 30 -Macbeths Spech becomes low, short ACT 2 SCENE 3 and thought out - After discovery of Durkan can again * MACDUFF PORTER MACDUFF LENNOX MACBETH MACDUFF MACBETH MACDUFF MACBETH MACDUFF MACBETH MACDUFF LENNOX MACBETH LENNOX I believe drink gave thee the lie last night. That it did, sir, i'the very throat on me, but I requited him for his lie, and, I think, being too strong for him, though he took up my legs sometime, yet I made a shift to cast him. Enter MACBETH MACBETH LENNOX Is thy master stirring? Our knocking has awaked him: here he comes. Good morrow, noble sir. Good morrow, both. Is the king stirring, worthy thane? Not yet. He did command me to call timely on him; I have almost slipped the hour. I'll bring you to him. I know this is a joyful trouble to you, but yet 'tis one. The labour we delight in physics pain. This is the door. I'll make so bold to call, for 'tis my limited service. Goes the king hence today? Exit He does he did appoint so. The night has been unruly: where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down, and, as they say, Lamentings heard i'th'air, strange screams of death Amcancing Dunians murder MACDUFF [Exit Porter] My young remembrance cannot parallel A fellow to it. Twas a rough night. And prophesying with accents terrible Of dire combustion and confused events, New hatched to the woeful time. The obscure bird Great chain of being Clamoured the livelong night. Some say, the earth has been disrupled Was feverous and did shake. Enter MACDUFF MACBETH and LENNOX What's the matter? O horror, horror, horror, Tongue nor heart cannot conceive, nor name thee. 35 40 Themes of revenge 45 shows his love for Duncan 55 MACDUFF MACBETH LENNOX MACDUFF MACDUFF Confusion now hath made his masterpiece: Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope The Lord's anointed temple and stole thence The life oth building. LADY MACBETH BANQUO What is't you say, the life? Mean you his majesty? Approach the chamber and destroy your sight With a new Gorgon. Do not bid me speak: See and then speak yourselves. Ring the alarum bell! Murder and treason! Banquo and Donaldbain! Malcolm, awake, Shake off this downy sleep, death's counterfeit, And look on death itself. Up, up, and see The great doom's image. Malcolm, Banquo, As from your graves rise up and walk like sprites To countenance this horror. LADY MACBETH Bell rings. Enter LADY [MACBETH] That such a hideous trumpet calls to parley The sleepers of the house? Speak, speak. Exeunt Macbeth and Lennox Awake, awake! 'Tis not for you to hear what I can speak. The repetition in a woman's ear Would murder as it fell. - Our royal master's murdered. Enter BANQUO What, in our house? What's the business Dear Duff, I prithee And say it is not so. MACBETH ACT 2 SCENE 3 O gentle lady, O Banquo, Banquo, Woe, alas. Too cruel, anywhere. contradict thyself 60 70 75 80 MACBETH Before Killing Dunan I had lived a blessed time, for from this instant/ he hod, respected, There's nothing serious in mortality. 100ked after happy. MACDUFF MALCOLM LENNOX MACBETH DONALDBAIN What is amiss? MACBETH Enter MACBETH and LENNOX feels -only Seems to be in control Had I but died an hour before this chanced wot trying All is but toys, renown and grace is dead. The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. Enter MALCOLM and DONALDBAIN MACBETH ACT 1 SCENE J not hiding how he to decieve You are, and do not know't. The spring, the head, the fountain of your blood Is stopped, the very source of it is stopped. Your royal father's murdered. O, yet I do repent me of my fury That I did kill them. O, by whom? Those of his chamber, as it seemed, had donet. Their hands and faces were all badged with blood, So were their daggers which, unwiped, we found Upon their pillows. They stared and were distracted; No man's life was to be trusted with them. Wherefore did you so? MACDUFF MACBETH Who can be wise, amazed, temp'rate, and furious, man. time Macbeth Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No LADY MACBETH MACDUFF Th'expedition of my violent love Outran the pauser, reason. Here lay Duncan, His silver skin laced with his golden blood And his gashed stabs looked like a breach in nature, For ruin's wasteful entrance. There the murderers, Steeped in the colours of their trade; their daggers Unmannerly breeched with gore. Who could refrain, That had a heart to love and in that heart Courage to make's love known? Look to the lady. •Lady MB Gives into her emotions and faints' Help me hence, ho [Exit Lady Macbeth, helped] 90 95 100 105 110 MALCOLM most may claim This argument for ours? DONALDBAIN [To Malcolm) MALCOLM BANQUO MACDUFF ALL MACBETH ALL MALCOLM [To Donaldbain] Why do we hold our tongues, that MALCOLM What should be spoken here, Where our fate hid in an auger hole may rush And seize us? Let's away. Our tears are not yet brewed. [To Donaldbain] Nor our strong sorrow upon the foot of motion. Look to the lady, And when we have our naked frailties hid That suffer in exposure, let us meet And question this most bloody piece of work To know it further. Fears and scruples shake us: In the great hand of God I stand and thence Against the undivulged pretence I fight Of treasonous malice. And so do I. MACBETH ACT 1 SCENE 3 So all. Let's briefly put on manly readiness And meet i'th'hall together. What will you do? Let's not consort with them. To show an unfelt sorrow is an office Which the false man does easy. I'll to England. DONALDBAIN To Ireland, I. Our separated fortune Shall keep us both the safer. Where we are, There's daggers in men's smiles; the nea'er in blood, The nearer bloody. Well contented. Exeunt [all but Malcolm and Donaldbain] This murderous shaft that's shot Hath not yet lighted, and our safest way Is to avoid the aim. Therefore to horse, And let us not be dainty of leave-taking, But shift away. There's warrant in that theft Which steals itself when there's no mercy left. Exeunt 115 120 125 130 135 Natural order was believed. Lang break was bad OLD MAN ROSS OLD MAN ROSS OLD MAN ROSS MACDUFF Act 2 Scene 4 Outside Macbeth's castle Enter ROSS, with an OLD MAN Threescore and ten I can remember well; Within the volume of which time, I have seen Hours dreadful and things strange, but this sore night Hath trifled former knowings. Ha, good father, Thou seest the heavens, as troubled with man's act, Threatens his bloody stage. By th'clock 'tis day And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp. Ist night's predominance, or the day's shame, That darkness does the face of earth entomb When living light should kiss it? 'Tis unnatural, Even like the deed that's done. On Tuesday last, A falcon tow'ring in her pride of place/ Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. And Duncan's horses, a thing most strange and certain, Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race, MACBETH ACT 1 SCENE 4 They did so, to th'amazement of mine eyes That looked upon't. Turned wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out, -Horses started Contending 'gainst obedience as they would eating themselves Make war with mankind. 'Tis said, they eat each other. How goes the world, sir, now? Shakespeare is using images "to show the severity of the Crime, so serious it has. disrupted nature Owl killed falcon Lunnatural Enter MACDUFF Here comes the good Macduff. 10 Why, see you not? 15 20 continuing of hiding the trutht living a le Ist known who did this more than bloody deed? Those that Macbeth hath slain. Alas the day, ROSS MACDUFF ROSS MACDUFF ROSS MACDUFF ROSS MACDUFF ROSS MACDUFF ROSS MACDUFF ROSS OLD MAN What good could they pretend? They were suborned. Malcolm and Donaldbain, the king's two sons, Are stol'n away and fled, which puts upon them Suspicion of the deed. 'Gainst nature still. Thriftless ambition that will ravin up Thine own life's means. Then 'tis most like The sovereignty will fall upon Macbeth. He is already named and gone to Scone To be invested. Where is Duncan's body? Carried to Colmkill, The sacred storehouse of his predecessors And guardian of their bones. No, cousin, I'll to Fife. MO- is unsure of the Story, he's going to file MACBETH ACT & SCENE 4 Will you to Scone? Well, I will thither. Well may you see things well done there. Adieu, Lest our old robes sit easier than our new. Farewell, father. and with those with you, God's benison go That would make good of bad, and friends of foes. Ross Is going to follow Macbeth's Story knows unlikely to be true but is uncertain what will happen. Exeunt 25 30 35 40