"I'll devil-porter it no further"

• What is the porter pretending to be in this scene the quote is from?

  He is pretending to be the gatekeeper to hell.
• True or false: when he says this quote, the Porter is drunk.

  True. He says he was "carousing" (drinking) until the "second cock" (3am)
• Who does the Porter let into the castle after he says this quote?

  He lets Macduff and Lennox in the castle.
• What does this imagery relating to hell in this quote suggest about Macbeth's castle?

  The Porter uses imagery of hell when he describes himself as a "devil-porter". This suggests that Macbeth's castle is hell, which emphasises the evil things that have taken place there, and could even suggest that Macbeth is the devil.
• How does this scene create tension before Duncan's body is discovered?

  • The scene creates tension because it delays the discovery of Duncan's body. This creates anticipation because the audience knows that Duncan has been murdered, but they don't know when the body will be found
  • Imagery to do with "hell" creates tension because it creates a disturbing atmosphere and emphasises the increasingly negative action Macbeth is taking