Daggers In Act 2 Of Macbeth

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In Act 2 of Macbeth, Macbeth sees a bloody dagger pointing toward King Duncan's chamber. He becomes frightened by the dagger and begins to pray that no one would hear him as he kills Duncan. Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth manhood when he worries how he would get away with killing Duncan. Lady Macbeth gives the signal for Macbeth to go towards Duncan room.
Macbeth enters carrying the bloody dagger that he used to kill Duncan. He's nervous and shaken. He tells Lady Macbeth that he heard a voice saying "sleep no more" but, she tells him to wash the blood from his hand and warns him not to think of the sickly things that he was thinking, and she takes the daggers back in since Macbeth is still in shock of the crime he committed.
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