| Who enters this scene? | Lady Macduff, her son and Ross |
| Quote: Lady Macduff delivers a very good quote about the importance of family, what is it? | “For the poor wren,The most diminutive of birds, will fight,Her young ones in her nest, against the owl”- Saying that Macduff is more cowardly and unloving than one of the “most diminutive of birds”- Shows importance of family in nature- Similar manipulation to that of Lady Macbeth~ Possible ‘flip’ of gender roles throughout?? |
| What are the main things in Ross’ response? | – Pull yourself together- Rumours are common now, and easily believed- Says current situation is really bad- Gives blessings to the son |
| What do Lady Macduff and her son then argue about? | Whether or not their father is dead |
| Quote: After some dialogue, they reach an interesting conclusion what is said? | – Lady Macduff says that the honest men should hang the traitorsThe son responds by saying:”Then the liars and swearers are fools, for there are liars and swearers enough to beat the honest men and hang up them”- Shows sense of “foul is fair and foul is fair”- Shows how intellectual the son is |
| Who enters and what is said? | A messenger – he tells Lady Macduff that she is in great danger |
| Who then enters directly after and what is said? | The first murderer – looking for Macduff- Lady Macduff says that he is not here- The son calls him “shag-haired villain!” after the first murderer says that Macduff is a traitor |
| What happens to close? | The son is killed and begs his mother to flee, which she does so crying “Murder!”, followed by the murderers |
Macbeth – Act 4: Scene 2
August 26, 2019