| What is Macbeth’s attitude toward the witches when he meets them this time? | He is arrogant to them, not afraid of them, and he doesn’t ask them for something he demands |
| What four thing do the witches show him?What do each vision say to him? | 1- an armed man, “beware Macduff”2- a bloody child, “none of a woman born can harm Macbeth”3- crowned child, with a tree in his hand, “Macbeth will reign until Birnan Wood moves to Dunsinane4- Banquo’s ghost leading 8 kings |
| Macbeth say of the witches, “Infected be the air whereon they ride/ And damned all those that trust them” what is he, in effect, saying about himself | He condemned himself because he said “all damned all those that trust them” |
| Where is Macduff? | England with Malcolm (Duncan’s oldest son) |
| Why does Macbeth have Macduff’s family and servants killed? | he is trying to get rid of his competition; make Macduff fearful of him; couldn’t get Macduff himself so he killed them instead |
| What news does Ross bring to Macduff? | that his wife, kids, and servants, were killed |
| What are the fulfillment’s for each of the vision the witches showed Macduff? | 1- Macduff is the threat2- Macduff is ripped from his mothers womb3- The army carries tree branches to hide the armies numbers4- Banquo is an ancestor of James I of England |
Macbeth Study Guide Questions– Act 4
August 20, 2019