Blog Post 16.5 Act 2 Summary

Fleance and Banquo have a conversation in the kitchen: How’s goes the night, boy? The moon is down. I have not heard the clock. And she goes down at twelve. I take ‘t, tis later, sir. Hold, take my sword Banquo gives Fleance his sword then Banquo says: There’s husbanry in heaven; Their candles are all out. The thee that too. A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, And yet I would not sleep. Merciful powers, Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature Gives way to in repose. After the speech Macbeth enters and Banquo grabs his sword from Fleance and says Who’s there? Macbeth enters saying: A friend. After Macbeth and Banquo have a chat Macbeth starts hallucinating and sees a dagger and says: Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? then later Macbeth kills King Duncan and Macbeth does regret killing him but he does become the king of cardor. Macduff finds out about King Duncan’s Death and wants to find the murderer and kill them.