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Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 3

Macduff finds the dead king. Macbeth kills the guards. The king's sons run away.

Macbeth has 28 scenes in 5 acts, and Act 2 has 4 of them. Act 2, Scene 3 comes after Act 2, Scene 2 and before Act 2, Scene 4. The 2 key lines here come from Macduff and Donalbain.

This scene in five words

MacdufffindsDuncan'sbody

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The quotes

2 big quotes in this scene.

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece

Macduff · Act 2, Scene 3 · kingship · order and disorder

Macduff finds the dead king. Killing a king breaks the whole world.

There's daggers in men's smiles

Donalbain · Act 2, Scene 3 · appearance and reality · violence

The king's sons run away. Any smile could hide a knife.

← Before thisAct 2, Scene 2: Macbeth murders Duncan, cannot sleepNext →Act 2, Scene 4: Nature turns; Macbeth is crowned
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