Scene 1 | TONS OF FORESHADOWING |
Characters in Scene 1 | three witches, Macbeth, Three apparitions, Lennox |
Witches | Gross and creepingmaking potions |
3 apparitions | all equivications foreshadowing of Macbeth’s downfall |
The First Apparition | Armed HeadMessage: Beware Macduff the Thane of Fife |
The Second Apparition | Bloody ChildMessage: For none of Women born shall harm Macbeth |
The Third Apparition | A crowned child holding a tree in handMessage: Macbeth shall never be vanquished until Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane |
Dunsinane | King’s castle |
Macbeth’s vision | Line of 8 kingseighth king holding a mirror in his hand tracing back to Banquo |
King James | traced his linage through Banquo |
Lennox | tells Macbeth that Macduff has fled to England for help |
Killing Macduff’s Family | turning point for Macbethhe is killing without a purposeKilling the innocent |
Scene 2 Setting | Fife |
Characters Scene 2 | Lady Macduff, Son of Macduff, Murderer, Ross, Messenger |
Lady Macduff | Upset Tells her son Macduff is dead But really just a traitor |
Traitor | one who lies and swears |
Messenger | enters and warns Lady Macduff of murderers tells them to flea |
Murderer | enters instantly after and kills all Macduff’s family |
Settting for Scene 3 | England |
Characters of scene 3 | Malcolm, Macduff, Doctor, Ross |
Malcolm makes an allusion | Lucifer: the brightest angel |
Malcolm’s test | 1.first he tells of his flaws: Lust- your matrons and your wives (all he wants is sex) Macduff says they have willing women2.Second flaw: Greed- he would cut off all the noblesMacduff says although this is worse he says they have enough money3.Third flaw: He says he has no kingly graces Macduff says not fit to govern or to live At this point Macduff passes the test |
Duncan | holy anointed king unlike Macbeth |
King Edward | spending time curing his people (Scrofula) |
King Edward and Macbeth | foils of each other while one is curing people the other is killing people |
Ross | Brings in the news of MacDuff’s family Says his family is well and at peace He is trying to find the right time to tell him that his family has been slaughtered |
Macduff | blames himself for his families death He says that Macbeth doesn’t know what it feels like to lose a child because he doesn’t have any had only been after Macbeth to save Scotland and get rid of the king Now it is REVENGE!!!!!!!!!! |
Malcolm | says that unless the forces of light can over take the darkness his reign will be long |
Macbeth | is darkness |
Malcolm | is light |
Macbeth Final: Act 4
September 11, 2019