1. Some of the strange occurrences that Lennox reports include earthquakes, darkness during daytime, an owl killing a falcon, and Duncan's horses turning wild and eating each other.

2. These "unnatural happenings" are believed to have occurred as a result of King Duncan's unnatural death. In Shakespeare's time, it was believed that the king was God's representative on earth, so killing a king was considered a crime against nature itself, causing the natural world to react violently.

3. Macbeth claims that he killed the grooms out of a passionate fury because they had blood on their faces and were holding the daggers that killed King Duncan. However, it's likely that he killed them to prevent them from proclaiming their innocence.

4. Lady Macbeth's faint could be due to a number of reasons. It could be a calculated move to distract the others from Macbeth's suspicious behavior, or it could be a physical manifestation of her guilt and anxiety over the murder.

5. Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee from Scotland because they fear for their own lives. They suspect that whoever killed their father will come after them next. Their departure, however, makes them appear guilty to the others.

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1. Some of the strange occurrences that Lennox reports include earthquakes, darkness during daytime, an owl killing a falcon, and Duncan's horses turning wild and eating each other.

2. These "unnatural happenings" are believed to have occurred as a result of King Duncan's unnatural death. In Shakespeare's time, it was believed that the king was God's representative on earth, so killing a king was considered a crime against nature itself, causing the natural world to react violently.

3. Macbeth claims that he killed the grooms out of a passionate fury because they had blood on their faces and were holding the daggers that killed King Duncan. However, it's likely that he killed them to prevent them from proclaiming their innocence.

4. Lady Macbeth's faint could be due to a number of reasons. It could be a calculated move to distract the others from Macbeth's suspicious behavior, or it could be a physical manifestation of her guilt and anxiety over the murder.

5. Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee from Scotland because they fear for their own lives. They suspect that whoever killed their father will come after them next. Their departure, however, makes them appear guilty to the others.

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1. Some of the strange occurrences that Lennox reports include earthquakes, darkness during daytime, an owl killing a falcon, and Duncan's horses turning wild and eating each other.

2. These "unnatural happenings" are believed to have occurred as a result of King Duncan's unnatural death. In Shakespeare's time, it was believed that the king was God's representative on earth, so killing a king was considered a crime against nature itself, causing the natural world to react violently.

3. Macbeth claims that he killed the grooms out of a passionate fury because they had blood on their faces and were holding the daggers that killed King Duncan. However, it's likely that he killed them to prevent them from proclaiming their innocence.

4. Lady Macbeth's faint could be due to a number of reasons. It could be a calculated move to distract the others from Macbeth's suspicious behavior, or it could be a physical manifestation of her guilt and anxiety over the murder.

5. Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee from Scotland because they fear for their own lives. They suspect that whoever killed their father will come after them next. Their departure, however, makes them appear guilty to the others.

Scene 3List some of the strange occurrences that Lennox reports.Why have these “unnatural happenings” occurred?What reason does Macbeth give for killing the grooms?Speculate on what causes Lady Macbeth to faint.Why do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to “flee” from Scotland?

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