Macbeth-Act 4 Summary

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In Act 4 Scene 1, what do the witches cast?
a spell
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Around what?
a cauldron
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Who congratulates them?
Hecate
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Who then visits the witches?
Macbeth
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What do the witches then show Macbeth?
his three apparitions
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What is the first thing that appears?
an armed head
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What does it say?
(quote)
"beware Macduff"
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What is the second thing that appears?
a bloody child
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What does the child say?
"none of woman born shall harm Macbeth"
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What is the third thing that appears?
a crowned child
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What is the crowned child holding?
a tree
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What does the child say?
(quote)
he will never be defeated until" Great Birnam Wood to Dunsinane hill shall come against him"
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How does Macbeth feel after hearing these?
reassured
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Who does he then ask about?
Banquo
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What does he ask about Banquo?
if his descendants will ever become king
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What to the witches then advise?
against this question
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What does Macbeth then do?
demand to know the answer
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What apparition then appears?
8 kings following Banquos ghost
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How does Macbeth feel about this?
angry
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What do the witches then do?
disappear
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What does Lennox then say after arriving?
Macduff has fled to England
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What does Macbeth then privately vow to himself?
(quote)
that he will kill Macduffs whole family including"his wife,his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line"
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In Act 4 Scene 2, why is Lady Macduff worried?
as to why her husband has fled to England
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Who then reassures her?
Ross
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What does he say about Macduff?
(quote)
that he is "noble, wise, judicious"
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What does he not dare to do?
tell her anymore
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What does he then do?
leave
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What does Lady Macduff tell her son?
that his father is dead and was a traitor
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What does the son do in response?
tease her as he knows its not true
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Who then arrives to advise Lady Macduff?
a messenger
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What does the messenger advise Lady Macduff to do?
flee with her family
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What does she do?
not go
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Why does she not go?
(quote)
as she has "done no harm"
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Who then arrives?
the murderers
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Who do the arrive seeking?
macduff
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Who do they then kill?
his wife and son
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In Act 4 Scene 3,where is Macduff?
in England
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What does Macduff tell Malcom?
how Scotland is suffering under "tyrant" Macbeth
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How does Malcom feel about Macduff?
suspicious
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What does he then decide to do?
test his loyalty
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What does Malcom say about himself?
if he became king, his own "vices" would be worse than Macbeth
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What does Macduff excuse?
many of Malcoms flaws
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What does Malcom then claim he will bring to Scotland?
chaos
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What does Macduff then do to him and say?
(quote)
condemns him and says his "hope ends here"
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Here what happens to Malcoms suspicions?
they are gone
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What does he tell Macduff he was doing?
(quote)
he was "false speaking"
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Who does he say he is devoted to?
his people and country
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Who is Malcom ready with?
Old siward and 10,000 men
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What are they ready to do?
invade Scotland
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What does a doctor then say about King Edward?
how he cured people by touch
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What type of gift is this?
a gift bestowed on true kings
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What does Ross then tell Macduff?
about the death of his wife and children
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What does Malcom then do?
comfort Macduff
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What does he Malcom advise?
that they"make us medicines of our great revenge to cure this deadly grief"
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Card 2

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Around what?

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a cauldron

Card 3

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Who congratulates them?

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Card 4

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Who then visits the witches?

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Card 5

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What do the witches then show Macbeth?

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