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Banquo and Fleance are walking around and wondering at the time. Banquo is worried about the
dark thoughts in his head. Macbeth comes up and Banquo asks why he isn't sleeping when
Duncan went to bed happy and sent them gifts. Macbeth responds that he wasn't as good a host
because he was unprepared. Banquo dreamt of the witches and Macbeth says they should talk
about that later. Banquo wants to maintain his loyalty to the king. Macbeth dismisses his servant
and then imagines a dagger before him, but he isn't sure if it is real. He says it encourages to do
the deed, showing him how. In the night, he dreams of Hecate and the witches, of a wolf howling
the time for murder, and compares his stealthy approach to that of Tarquin. In horror, he resolves
to do the deed.

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Lady Macbeth says that the alcohol that made the attendants drunk has given her courage.
Omens of death wish the king good night, and Macbeth is going to kill him as the drunk
attendants are unconscious. When Macbeth shows up she is afraid they woke up and it didn't
work. She would have done it if Duncan didn't look like her father. But he did it, after some
trouble. One attendant woke up and said "Murder" but then they went back to sleep. Donalbain
either said "God bless us" or "Amen" in response to Duncan saying it. Macbeth is troubled
because he could not say "Amen".



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Lady Macbeth says not to think that way. Macbeth says he heard a voice saying he murdered
sleep, which is described as such a sweet and pleasant thing. She tells him not to think of such
sickly things and to wash his hands. She then agrees to put the daggers back, because Macbeth
doesn't want to. She says only kids fear death and sleep. She will get some blood on the
attendants to make them look guilty. Macbeth is troubled by knocking and says that nothing can
wash his hands clean, and the blood will make the seas red. Lady Macbeth feels bad to have red
hands but to be innocent of the crime itself. She tells him to wash his hands and retire and put on
his nightgown so that they will not be suspicious to the watchers. Macbeth wishes he did not
know what he had done.

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The porter hears knocking and says that a porter at hell would have a busy job. He pretends to be
the porter of hell, and imagines the sort of people who would come, such as a farmer who didn't
get the high prices wanted, a traitor, and a tailor who tried to overprice his garments. Finally he
lets Macduff and Lennox in, and they have a discussion about drinking. The porter tells how
drink causes red noses, sleep, and urine. He also says it causes lechery, though it takes away the
performance. Macbeth comes and greets Lennox and Macduff. Macbeth leads Macduff to the
king. Lennox comments on weird things that happened during the night. Macduff returns, having
discovered the murder. He is in hysterics, telling them of the horror of horrors and calling for an
alarm. He compares the events transpiring to Judgement Day, when the dead rise up to a trumpet.
Lady Macbeth comes and asks what is going on. And Macduff tells Banquo when he enters.
Macbeth reenters commenting on how awful life is with the death of his king. Malcolm and
Donalbain are then informed what happened. Lennox says it looked like the chamber attendants
had done it. Macbeth says that in his fury, he killed the attendants. Malcolm and Donalbain are
afraid and agree to leave. Banquo says they should reassemble to investigate the matter.
Malcolm, in a comment relevant to the theme, says it is easy to show a false sorrow. They both
agree it is not safe there and depart.



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Act II, Scene 4 (Outside Macbeth's Castle)

The old man says this is the worst night he has ever seen. Ross speaks metaphorically of the
battle between light and dark. The old man compares it to an owl killing a great falcon. Ross then
talks of the mysterious event with the horses of Duncan getting loose and eating each other.
Macduff says it is thought the attendants did the murder. He thinks they were paid by Malcolm
and Donalbain. Macbeth is said to have gone to Scone to get the crown. Duncan's body is said to
be buried. Macduff and Ross bid each other farewell. The old man bids them farewell with a
comment alluding again to the theme.


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