| A major purpose of Act IV is to foreshadow events related to | Macbeth’s downfall |
| When the witch says, “Something wicked this way comes,” you know that | even the witches now consider Macbeth evil. |
| After visiting the witches, why does Macbeth initially change his mind and decide not to have Macduff killed | He is reassured by the third apparition. |
| Which of the following best describes how Shakespeare portrays Macduff’s son in Act IV? | questioning and courageous |
| In 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 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 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 Act IV, Macbeth visits the witches because he thinks that | they can rid him of Banquo’s ghost. |
| What is imagery | language that writers use to re-create sensory experiences |
| Which senses do the following lines 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 appeal to? This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, /Was once thought honest. | Touch |
| One of the images that runs throughout the whole play is that of | Blood |
| Which of your senses does the following quote appeal to? Nay, had I pow’r, I should / Pour the sweet milk of concordinto hell, / Uproar the universal peace, confound / All unity on earth. | taste, touch, and hearing |
Macbeth act 4
August 14, 2019