Macbeth Act 2 By josiah_graham 1600 BCE Macbeth act 2 scene 1 Macbeth has a vision of a floating dagger, Macbeth tries to grasp the dagger and fails. 1600 BCE Macbeth act 2 scene 2 Macbeth kills the king and regrets doing it he says that the blood will never wash off saying he can never live with what he's done.