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What are the Witches doing at the beginning of Act IV
Making a potion to tell Macbeth's future
What are the three statements made by the Apparitions?
Apparition #1: armed head
Prophecy: beware of Macduff
Apparition #2: Bloody child
Prophecy: anyone born from a women will not harm Macbeth
Apparition #3:Crowned child holding a tree Prophecy:Macbeth will be king until the forest moves to the hill
apparition #4:line of Kings and Banquo
Prophecy:Banquo 's generations will be king
What is the significance of the Witches having the Apparitions give the information to Macbeth?Why don't the witches do it themselves?
Better chance of him believing it, he might wondering if they're trying to manipulate them, add more drama to scene, his apparitions are kinda confusing- so he doesn't really question it. He cant ask q's about apparitions . At this point we don't know if they are misleading
What does Macbeth decide to do with the information the Witches have given him
He is happy but then decides he will kill macduff. No one born a women- he feels safe but still wants to kill macbeth
What does Lady Macduff say is the reason for her husband leaving
Fear, she thinks he is scared
What does Lady Macduff tell her son about his father? How does he respond to her?
she says he is a trader, she bad mouths him to her son
how does her son respond:
tands up for dad, is in disbelief, does not agree with mom
What happens to Lady Macduff and her son?
They are murdered. The son is murdered on stage, son is killed onstage, mom is killed off
Why does Malcolm question Macduff?
Malcolm is suspicious
Malcolm is unsure of his motives
What is Malcolm's reaction to the news? What is Macduff's?
Malcolm says they should get revenge. Macduff feels guilty
Macduff obviously felt sad and angry but primary is he feels he should have been there. He feels like it was his fault.
What do Malcolm and Macduff plan to do?
they plan to go to war and attack macbeth
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