In the next scene MacBeth kills Duncan. Lady MacBeth sets up everything so all MacBeth actually has to do is kill Duncan. After MacBeth kills the king he is very troubled. He thinks that he heard Duncan praying and Duncan speak about him with his last breath.

In scene three, MacDuff, who is the Thane of Fife, and Lennox arrive. MacDuff is the person who finds Duncan murdered. Since it is strongly suggested that the guards killed Duncan, MacBeth has them killed. In fear of being killed themselves Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, leave.

V. Many important quotes come from Act Two. Lady MacBeth says, “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hands?” She is saying that she feels no guilt for helping kill Duncan. Another important quote is by MacDuff. When he finds Duncan murdered he cries, “O horror, horror, horror!”

III. Some questions arise in Act Two. Will Duncan’s sons be accused of the murder of their father? Was the “floating dagger” really there or a hallucination? Did Duncan speak of MacBeth in his last words as MacBeth was killing him? Why was MacBeth crowned king and not Malcolm? Duncan had stated that Malcolm was to be the heir to the throne.

n the final scene MacDuff, Ross, and an Old Man discuss the current events. The Old Man and Ross say that many u

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