Macbeth goes on to describe how he thought he heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more! Macbeth What is the meaning of remarks about sleep? doth Murder sleep…” Macbeth’s In this scene, how does Lady Macbeth criticize her husband and show herself to be stronger? In what ways is she just as weak? What does Macbeth say about cleaning the blood off of his hands? How does Lady comments about their bloody hands contrast with his? What do their bloody Macbeth’s hands symbolize? At the close of the scene, there is an incessant knocking at the door. What might this knocking symbolize? Act II, Scene III Vocabulary Porter a gatekeeper – old plenty of – Belzebub Beelzebub (the name of the devil) – equivocator one who speaks vaguely intentionally – primrose flowery; pleasurable – marry indeed – nose-painting reddening of the nose – cast vomit –
Macbeth goes on to describe how he thought he heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more! Macbeth doth Murder sleep…” What is the meaning of Macbeth’s remarks about sleep? In this scene, how does Lady Macbeth criticize her husband and show herself to be stronger? In what ways is she just as weak? What does Macbeth say about cleaning the blood off of his hands? How does Lady Macbeth’s comments about their bloody hands contrast with his? What do their bloody hands symbolize? At the close of the scene, there is an incessant knocking at the door. What might this knocking symbolize? Act II, Scene III Vocabulary Porter – a gatekeeper old – plenty of Belzebub – Beelzebub (the name of the devil) equivocator – one who speaks vaguely intentionally primrose – flowery; pleasurable marry – indeed nose-painting – reddening of the nose cast – vomit