Banquo and his son ____ walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle. Fleance says that it is after midnight, and his father responds that although he is tired, he wishes to stay awake because his sleep has lately inspired “cursed thoughts”. ____ enters, and Banquo is surprised to see him still up. Banquo says that the king is asleep and mentions that he had a dream about the “three weird ____.” When Banquo suggests that the witches have revealed “some truth” to Macbeth, Macbeth claims that he has ____ thought of them at all since their encounter in the woods. He and Banquo agree to discuss the witches’ ____ at a later time. Banquo and Fleance leave, and suddenly, in the darkened hall, ____ has a vision of a ____ floating in the air before him, its handle pointing toward his hand and its tip aiming him toward ____. Macbeth tries to grasp the weapon and fails. He wonders whether what he sees is real or a “dagger of the mind, a false creation / Proceeding from the heat-oppressed ____ . Continuing to gaze upon the dagger, he thinks he sees ____ on the blade, then abruptly decides that the vision is just a manifestation of his unease over killing Duncan. The night around him seems thick with horror and ____, but Macbeth stiffens and resolves to do his bloody work. A bell tolls—Lady ____ signal that the chamberlains are asleep—and Macbeth strides toward ____ chamber

Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1

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