A major purpose of Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth is to foreshadow events related to | Macbeth’ downfall |
The first apparition | child with a helmeted head |
first apparition’s prophesy | Beware Macduff. Beware the Thane of Fife |
The second apparition | a bloody child |
the second apparition’s prophesy | No man born from a woman can harm Macbeth |
the third apparition | a child with a crown on his head and a tree in his hand |
the third apparition’s prophesy | Macbeth will be safe until Birnham Wood comes to fight him on Dunsinane Hill |
What is the point of the spell? | To give Macbeth false confidence |
What has Macbeth decided to do after he was shown the second apparition? | Kill Macduff |
After visiting the witches in Act IV, why does Macbeth initially change his mind and decide not to have Macduff killed? | He found out Macduff has fled to England. |
Who does Macbeth decide to kill after Ross brings him news that Macduff has fled to England? | Lady Macduff, children, servants, and anyone else around the castle. |
Why does Macbeth visit the witches in the beginning of Act IV? | their evil doings can help him maintain his power |
Why does Macduff cry, “Oh, Scotland, Scotland? | Malcolm has told him that he would be a worse king than Macbeth. |
What news does Ross bring Macduff? | his wife and children have been murdered |
Who has agreed to help Malcolm fight against Macbeth? | King Edward, Siward, and ten thousand troops |
How many children does Macbeth have? | None |
What does Malcolm say Macduff should do with his grief? | turn it into vengeance against Macbeth |
Macbeth Act IV
August 19, 2019