Act Two Scene 1

In the dagger scene Macbeth is mad. For example when he says "is the dagger which I see before me the handle towards my hand/ Come, let me clutch thee" (2.1 33-34) When Macbeth says this he's questioning the killing of Duncan. This quote shows that he's mad because he's trying to get a dagger that isn't there. Macbeth is mad because he's hallucinating.

How would you set up the dagger?

I would set the dagger up with Macbeth not holding the dagger because it makes him look crazy. "Is this dagger I see before me/ the handle toward my hand?" (2.1 3.3-3.4) This quote is a good way to describe it because he's seeing something that isn't there. Macbeth is hallucinating by thinking that there is a dagger in front of him and it makes him look crazy.