Act II, Scene II Vocabulary surfeited overindulged – grooms guards – charge duty – possets drinks of milk and liquor – confounds ruins – unbend to loosen – witness evidence – infirm weakness – purpose a will – gild to cover with gold leaf – multitudinous vast – to make red incarnadine – strength of will constancy – watchers awake – What has Lady Macbeth done to the guards? Why does Lady Macbeth not commit the murder when she is in the room? Macbeth enters and describes what he saw and heard. She tells not him, “These deeds must be thought/After these ways.” Why? How does the form of the dialogue create a sense of urgency early in this scene?
Act II, Scene II Vocabulary surfeited – overindulged grooms – guards charge – duty possets – drinks of milk and liquor confounds – ruins unbend – to loosen witness – evidence infirm – weakness purpose – a will gild – to cover with gold leaf multitudinous – vast incarnadine – to make red constancy – strength of will watchers – awake What has Lady Macbeth done to the guards? Why does Lady Macbeth not commit the murder when she is in the room? Macbeth enters and describes what he saw and heard. She tells him, “These deeds must not be thought/After these ways.” Why? How does the form of the dialogue create a sense of urgency early in this scene?