Macbeth: Act 4
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Act questions
- Question 1 · Recall
What does the bloody child tell Macbeth?
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That no man born of woman will harm him.Reference: Act 4, Scene 1
- Question 2 · Recall
What does Macbeth decide to do after he learns Macduff has fled?
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He decides to seize Macduff's castle at once.Reference: Act 4, Scene 1
- Question 3 · Recall
What news does Ross bring to Macduff in England?
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That Macduff's wife and children have been slaughtered.Reference: Act 4, Scene 3
- Question 4 · Why
Why does Macbeth demand answers from the witches whatever the cost?
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He wants to know what the future holds for him and will accept even destruction rather than go without.Reference: Act 4, Scene 1
- Question 5 · Why
Why does Malcolm say he has terrible vices?
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To test whether Macduff is loyal and honest, before he takes it back.Reference: Act 4, Scene 3
Act summary
In a cavern the witches stir their cauldron and chant, and Hecate praises their work. Macbeth demands answers. Three apparitions appear. An armed head tells him to beware Macduff, a bloody child says no man born of woman can harm him, and a crowned child says he is safe until Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane hill. Then a show of eight kings passes, with Banquo last. Lennox tells Macbeth that Macduff has fled to England, and Macbeth resolves to seize Macduff's castle. At Fife, Ross visits Lady Macduff and leaves, and she talks with her young son. Murderers arrive and kill the boy, and Lady Macduff runs out crying murder. In England Malcolm tests Macduff by claiming to have terrible vices, then takes the claims back and says Old Siward is raising ten thousand men. Ross brings news that Macduff's wife and children have been slaughtered, and Macduff vows revenge.
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