4.1
1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees? Macbeth sees a floating head, a blood child, a show of kings and a crowned while with a tree.
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why? Macbeth misreads the message from the third Apparition (crowned child), that his rule will be destroyed when the forest comes to battle. He has been led to believe that this is good, that the forest will never move and that he will reign as king for as long as he lives.
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth? That Macduff has fled to England.
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news? That he will be the one to take over the castle and has promised not to boast.
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play? I believe it will show Macbeth's strive to hold the title of king. That he is willing to kill anyone that gets in his way.
4.2
1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son? To show that Macduff left them.
2) What is important about this scene? We are shown that Lady Macduff is trying to convince her son that his father has betrayed them. Then the son is later murdered which then starts a bloodbath.
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene? Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair.
4.3
1) Why has Macduff come to England? He wants to speak to Malcolm about Macbeth.
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
He doesn't know who to trust.
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines? It represents Macduff.
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.” They are comparing Macbeth to satan because he is falling.
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
Macduff is trying to prove Malcolm wrong, that he didn't flee to England out of selfishness.
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use? Malcolm calls Macbeth a Tyrant. He uses murderous, greedy, lecherous, lying, violent, deceitful, malicious, and guilty of every sin.
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II? Malcolm has gone from a brave soldier, who would reign one day, who is scared and afraid to be a bad king.
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important? It goes from having a plan, to get rid of Macbeth, and put a virtuous leader back on the throne, but now Malcolm doesn't want to be king anymore.
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm? He says that Macbeth can heal people because he is the "God-chosen" or the chosen one. Its symbolic because Malcolm was actually the chosen one, not Macbeth.
10) How many men did England lend Macduff? 10,000
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.” He must do what he can, even with the deaths of his wife and son.
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