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macbeth act 4 study guide- honors

Darren Farr
8 September 2021
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what is the first apparition and what does it say?
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the armed head (Armour); it means beware of macduff
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what is the second apparition and what does it tell macbeth? why does macbeth feeh he can ignore the first apparition's warning?
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the bloody child; do not fear one born of women; can ignore it bc everyone is born of women
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what is the third apparition? what does it tell macbeth? why does macbeth feel he can dismiss this apparition as well?
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a crowned child with a tree; it tells macbeth that he will never be killed untill Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane. he can dismiss it bc trees cannot move
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what final question does macbeth have for the witches? what do the witches show him?
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he wants to know if banquo's children will rule; they show him a line of men with one at the end holding a mirror. (all look like banquo)
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what is ironic about macbeth's line "infected be the air whereon they ride,/ and damned all those that trust them?"
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he is trusting the witches and now he will be damned for it
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to where has macduff fled? what is macbeth's soulution to this new problem?
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england; his solution is to kill macduff
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what is macduff's wife's reaction to the news that macduff has left her?
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very mad
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how does ross justify macduff's actions to his wife?
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he says that there is a good reason macduff has left but he cannot talk about it
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what does lady macduff tell her son about macduff?
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he is a trador
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what does macduff's son say about lady macduff?
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that she will easily find a new husband
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why doesnt lady mcduff leave after she has been warned?
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she does not want to leave her home
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why doesnt malcolm initially trust macduff?
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he is not able to trust anyone at this point
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what do malcolm and macduff now call macbeth? what do they think about how macbeth has been running the country?
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a tyrant; they are ashamed & disgusted to call Scotland their home
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how does malcolm "test" macduff's allegiance?
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he acts likes he is a tyrant and says how he will run the country down to the ground (kind of like macbeth)
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what kinds of things does malcolm say he would do as king? list two
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take advantage of all the women to fufill his lust; steal his land owners money & turn the people against eachother
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who has malcolm joined forces with? what have they already done to go against macbeth?
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king edward's son- siward; already gathered 10,00 men & are ready to fight
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describe what edward the confessor, king of england, has done for his people, according to malcolm.
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cured them with prayer and had a gift of prophecy
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what news does ross bring macduff? what is macduff's immediate reaction? what does he then realize?
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his family was murdered; realizes that it is all his fault because he left for england and did not take his family
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what does macduff vow to do as the end of this scene?
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revenge against macbeth
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