Activity 5.3.3 – Act 2 Scene 3

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Finish reading Scene 3 and answer the following questions in complete sentences:


  1. Who discovers King Duncan’s body?
  2. Macduff says, "Oh, gentle lady, / 'Tis not for you to hear what I can speak. / The repetition, in a woman's ear,/ Would murder as it fell." What is ironic about these lines?
  3. What excuse or explanation does Macbeth give for killing the guards? What is his real reason? 
  4. Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave?
  5. Malcolm and Donalbain flee Scotland. Where do they go?


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