An armed head; “Beware Macbeth” | What is the first apparition, and what does it say? |
A bloody child; “.. For none of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth.”; Everyone is born of a woman | What is the second apparition, and what does it tell Macbeth? Why does Macbeth feel he can ignore the first apparition’s warning? |
A crowned child with tree branch; “Macbeth shall never vanquish be until Great Birnam Wood too high Dunsinan Hill shall come against him” | What is the third apparition? What does it tell Macbeth? Why does Macbeth feel he can dismiss this apparition as well? |
Will Banquo’s descendants ever reign as king?; 8 kings that look like Banquo, who are his descendants | What final question does Macbeth have for the witches? What do the witches show him? |
He is cursing himself | What is ironic about Macbeth’s line “Infected be the air whereon they ride,/ And damned all those that trust them”? |
England; he plans to kill Macduff’s family and household | To where has Macduff fled? What is Macbeth’s solution to this new problem? |
She believes he left them due to fear; mad and angry; thinks he ledt them and is a traitor and a coward | What is Macduff’s wife’s reaction to the news that Macduff has left her? |
He says that she needs to have faith in her husband; can’t tell her what it is | How does Ross justify Macduff’s actions to his wife? |
She says that his father is dead and a traitor | What does Lady Macduff tell her son about Macduff? |
She says she can find another husband easily | What does Macduff’s son say about Lady Macbeth? |
She says she has not done anything wrong | Why doesn’t Lady Macduff leace after she has been warned? |
Macbeth has sent many people to try and lure Malcolm out | Why doesn’t Malcolm initially trust Macduff? |
The tyrant; they believe he has been a tyrant | What do Malcolm and Macduff now call Macbeth? What do they think about how Macbeth has been running the country? |
He acts like he would be an immoral and horrible king | How does Malcolm “test” Macduff’s allegiance? |
He said he would have to satify his lust; he said he would be greedy | What kinds of things does Malcolm say he would do as king? List 2. |
King Edward has old Siward and ten thousand soilders ready for war | Who has Malcolm joined forces with? What have they already done to go against Macbeth? |
He cures people and can prophesize | Describe what Edward the Confessor, King of England, has done for his people, according to Malcolm. |
His wife and children have been killed; he is in disbelief/upset; he must kill Macbeth | What news does Ross bring Macduff? What is Macduff’s immediate reaction? What does he then realize? |
He will kill Macbeth | What does Macduff vow to do at the end of this scene? |
Macbeth Act 4
August 22, 2019