Act 4

4.1

1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
The first vision Macbeth has is a head with an armored helment, then he sees a bloddy child, then he sees a child with a crown on his head and a tree in his hand, his forth dream he sees eight kings.

2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
Macbeth misleads the third vission because he thinks that the forest won't be able to fight him and he will stay king forever.

3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
Lennox tells Macbeth that Macduff went to England.

4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
He will kill his own family or anyone that gets in his way really.

5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
This scene could be the climax because the witches tell Macbeth everything that can happen, and then Macbeth goes crazy, because he doesnt want to lose his spot as King so he will kill anyone who gets in his way.



4.2

1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
Shakespear included this scene to show us how Lady Macduff really feels about her husband, and she tells her son about him.

2) What is important about this scene?
It is important because its Lady Macduff telling her son about his traitor of a dad. Her son is then killed which starts the killing at the castle.

3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
Lady Macduff is a symbol to a bird and how she needs to take care of her eggs, thats why when her son dies the murder calls him an egg.


4.3

1) Why has Macduff come to England?
Macduff goes to England so he can talk to Malcolm about Macbeth.

2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
Malcom doesn't want to go back to England because he doesn't know wether to trust Macduff, and he thinks he is in a trap.

3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
The lamb 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 compiaring Macbeth to Satan, because they were both the brightest angels and then they fell.

5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
It is describing Scottland right now under Macbeths rule

6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
Malcolm calls Macbeth the tyrant, and he uses the adjectives like murderous, lecherous, greedy, lying, deceitful, violent, malicious, and guilty of every sin.

7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
Malcolm went from a strong loyal leader to a scared little sixteen year old boy who is afraid of being king.

8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
It is kind of like a powerful atmospher because the two boys are trying to think of a way to take over Macbeth, but know Malcolm doesn't to be king so they are stuck and don't know what to do.

9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
The doctor comes and tells them about Macbeth and how sick people are lined up all around him waiting to be healed. Once he touches them they are healed instantly. It is symbolic because its saying that Macbeth is doing a great job while Malcolm is to scared to be king.

10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
England lend Macduff 10,000 men.

11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
He needs to fight like a man but its hard for him to not remember all the awful things he has done.