Hi I am having some trouble with the following questions on Macbeth in ACT 2
1. what are Banquo's concerns about the witches prophecy? and what is Macbeths response
2. what does Macbeth seew hen Banquo and Fleance leave and what does he say about it?
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/
To answer these questions, you can analyze Act 2 of Macbeth and examine the dialogue and actions of the characters involved. Here's how you can find the answers yourself:
1. For Banquo's concerns about the witches' prophecy and Macbeth's response, you can start with Act 2, Scene 1. Read the dialogue between Banquo and Macbeth just after the witches disappear. Banquo expresses his suspicion that the witches' prophecies may lead to evil and misleading outcomes. He questions if they are instruments of darkness. Macbeth, on the other hand, acknowledges Banquo's concerns but tries to convince him that the prophecies "cannot be ill" since they have predicted his own future greatness accurately. Macbeth also reveals his own ambitious thoughts by saying, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir."
2. To determine what Macbeth sees and says when Banquo and Fleance leave, you need to focus on Act 2, Scene 1, and Act 2, Scene 1. After Banquo and Fleance leave, Macbeth has a soliloquy where he sees a hallucination of a floating dagger leading him towards Duncan's chamber. This vision is a representation of his conflicted state and the impending regicide. Macbeth describes the dagger as having "gouts of blood" and acknowledges that it is a "false creation" of his "heat-oppressed brain."
By referring to these specific scenes and analyzing the dialogue and actions of Banquo and Macbeth, you will be able to answer the questions accurately and gain a deeper understanding of their concerns and responses.