A major purpose of Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth is to foreshadow events related to ______________________ | Macbeth’s downfall |
In Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth when the witch says, “Something wicked this way comes,” you know that ________________________ | Even the witches now consider Macbeth evil |
After visiting the witches in Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth, why does Macbeth initially change his mind and decide not to have Macduff killed? | He knows Macduff has fled to England |
Which of the following best describes how Shakespeare portrays Macduff’s son in Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth? | questioning and courageous |
In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act IV, Scene iii, what finally convinces Malcolm that Macduff is loyal? | Macduff’s noble despair for his country |
Which of the following lines spoken by Malcolm in Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth best conveys how he really feels about Scotland? | “. . . It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash / Is added to her wounds.” |
The end of Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth foreshadows an important conflict between ___________________________ | Macbeth and Macduff |
In Elizabethan theater, ____ was especially important because there were no elaborate special effects, lighting, or sets. | imagery |
In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act IV, Macbeth visits the witches because he thinks that ___________________________ | their evil doings can help him maintain his power |
What is imagery? | language that writers use to re-create sensory experiences |
Which senses do the following lines from Act IV, Scene iii of The Tragedy of Macbeth appeal to?”This avarice / Sticks deeper, grows with more pernicious root / Than summer-seeming lust, and it hath been / The sword of our slain kings.” | sight and touch |
Which sense does the following quotation from The Tragedy of Macbeth appeal to?”This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, / Was once thought honest.” | touch |
One of the images that runs throughout The Tragedy of Macbeth is that of _________________________ | blood |
Which of your senses does the following quote from The Tragedy of Macbeth appeal to?”Nay, had I pow’r, I should / Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell, / Uproar the universal peace, confound / All unity on earth.” | taste, touch, and hearing |
Macbeth Act IV
July 17, 2019