Macbeth Act 4

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Macbeth Act 4

• Watch the video clip and write down the key
  images that are of importance to Macbeths future

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• Act Four Scene One
• The three witches are creating a potion and spell
  around a cauldron
• Double Double toil and troublewitches say this
  as they work to create an evil spell
• Hecate enters and praises the witches for
  creating the spell
• Macbeth entersasks them what his future holds
• FIRST APPARITION (like a ghost)
• ARMED HEAD (knights helmet) BEWARE MACDUFF
• SECOND APPARITION
• A bloody child NONE OF WOMAN BORN SHALL HARM
  MACBETH

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• THIRD APPARITION
• CHILD CROWNED HOLDING A TREE BRANCH MACBETH
  shall never vanquishd be until Great Birnam Wood
  to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him (he
  wont be conquered until the forest moves up the
  hill)
• Macbeth asks if Banquos children will be kings
• 8 kings appear with Banquos ghost following The
  last king has a glass in his hand
• Witches dance and vanishLennox enters and tells
  Macbeth that Macduff has fled to England.
• Macbeth is going to murder everyone in in
  Macduffs castle.

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• Act 4 Scene 2
• FifeMacduffs castle
• Lady Macduff complains about Macduff leaving to
  England
• Her son suggests that they will be fine without
  Macduff
• Messenger enters warning Lady Macduff of danger
• Lady Macduff recognizes that she has no defense
  against violence
• Son is murdered and Lady Macduff flees pursued by
  the murderers

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• Act Four scene three
• ENGLANDthe only scene in the play that takes
  place outside of Scotland
• England represents light and good in contrast to
  the unnatural acts and evil taking place in
  Scotland
• Conversation between Macduff and Malcolm
• Talk about Macbeths evil actswhen Macduff says
  that Malcolm should go back to Scotland in order
  to claim his rightful throne, Malcolm brings up
  his own flaws (hes a sex fiend)
• Macduff assures Malcolm that he would be the
  better king
• England is setting forth to overthrow Macbeth
  (Siward)

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• Macduff and Malcolm are met by Ross
• Ross tells Macduff that Macbeth has murdered
  Macduffs family
• Macduff goes into a frenzy of upset
• Malcolm tells Macduff to dispute it like a man
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• Macduff commits to overthrowing Macbeth as well
• England is dedicated to overcoming the evil in
  Scotland.
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