Fleance is being blamed for the killing of Banquo. Lennox called Macbeth a tyrant. The Lord does not like Macbeth as he is a bad leader. He wants Duncan’s sons to come back. Sarcasm lennox” How did it grieve Macbeth! De he not straight in pious rage the two delinquents tear, that were the slaves of drink and thralls of sleep?
Hecate the head witch is upset that she was never told that they were messing with Macbeth so she is about to make life even more difficult. He is going to be told that he shouldn’t fear.
Lady Macbeth has changed her mind for an unknown reason.
macbeth is saying that he has unleashed evil by doing the things he has done so she should be happy.
“the light thickens” it is growing darker.
he sends everyone away to do the deed.
“dagger of the mind” He is imagining a dagger. The dagger handle pointing towards him shows that it is showing home the way to kill.
“I have thee not” he can not feel it but yet he can still see it. They would not have had a dagger so he is explaining it to give the audience a feeling of it being there.
its pushing him in the direction that he wants to go but it also is the dagger he wants to use. He is saying that the dagger is asking him to kill the king. Justifying his reasons. All things that are telling Macbeth to kill the King are all in his head.
“Mine eyes are made he fools” he doesn’t know whether his eyes are lying or if all other senses are lying.
the clean dagger all of a sudden is covered in blood. This shows that Macbeth is getting closer to kill the King.
“nature seems dead” all that is natural is wrong or dead. Like the witches.
wants the Earth to not make any noise so that no one knows where he is. Sneaking around.
justifying his reasons even more by saying the bell is calling him.