MACBETH ACT 2 READING NOTES

• Macbeth's senses seem to fail as he wields the dagger of which the blood of the king will later be spilled
• His soliloquy in Scene 1 makes it a performative utterance as he shapes his thoughts to bend the future reality of his actions to kill Duncan
• Macbeth kills the king and gets scared that the chamberlains woke up
• He found it hard to say "Amen" as the chamberlains prayed once more before they went back to bed
• Religion plays a huge role again and juxtaposes the murder that happened just before
• Macduff enters the castle and finds the kind murdured
• Macbeth and lady Macbeth act shocked and Macbeth kills the chamberlains which adds suspicion to Macduff that Macbeth may be the killer
• Macbeth becomes named the new king and has his coronation in Scone
• Malcom and Donalbain leave the country in fear that they may be killed next