What is the first apparation, and what does it say? | Armed head, “Beware Macduff” |
What is the second apparation, and what does it tell Macbeth? Why does Macbeth feel he can ignore the first apparition’s warning? | Bloody child, “None of woman born shall harm Macbeth”, everyone is born from a woman |
What is the third apparation? What does it tell Macbeth? Why does Macbeth feel he can dismiss this apparation as well? | A crowned child with tree branch, “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood [marches] to high D |
What final question does Macbeth have for the witches? What do the witches show him? | Will Banquo’s descendants reign as king? He sees 8 kings, all descendants of Banquo, with the ghost of Banquo following. |
What is ironic about Macbeth’s line “Infected be the air whereon they ride, / And damned all those that trust them”? | He is cursing himself, in essence |
To where has Macduff fled? What is Macbeth’s solution to this new problem? | England; Macbeth plans to kill Macduff’s family and household. |
What is Macduff’s wife’s reaction to the news that Macduff has left her? | She is angry. She believes him to be a traitor and coward. |
How does Ross justify Macduff’s actions to his wife? | He tells her to have faith in her husband. |
What does Lady Macduff tell her son about Macduff? | She says he is dead and was a traitor. |
What does Macduff’s son say about Lady Macbeth? | She says she can find one easily. |
Why doesn’t Lady Macduff leave after she has been warned? | She maintains (says) she has done nothing wrong. |
Why doesn’t Malcolm initially trust Macduff? | … |
What do Malcolm and Macduff now call Macbeth? What do they think about how Macbeth has been running the country? | … |
How does Malcolm “test” Macduff’s allegiance? | … |
What kinds of things does Malcolm say he would do as king? List two. | … |
Who has Malcolm joined forces withed? What have they already done to go against Macbeth? | … |
Describe what Edward the Confessor, King of England, has done for his people, according to Malcolm. | … |
What news does Ross bring Macduff? What is Macduff’s immediate reaction? What does he then realize? | His family was murdered; he realizes it was his fault because he left for England and did not take his family |
What does Macduff vow to do at the end of this scene? | Revenge against Macbeth |
Macbeth Act IV
August 22, 2019