Thursday, February 19, 2015

Act Four Questions

4.1

1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
An armed head telling him to beware Macduff, a bloody child telling him anyone born from a woman couldn't harm him, and a child with a tree telling him he won't die until the woods march against him.
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
He misunderstands the 2nd and 3rd - when he hears only people born from a woman can harm him, he thinks he is invincible because of course everyone is born from women. When he hears the trees marching will be his downfall, he thinks he's safe because the trees won't get up and march.
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
Macduff fled to England.
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
He's going to kill everyone in Macduff's castle
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
Macbeth is reaching the peak of his craziness.

4.2

1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
To let us meet them before they are murdered and to see the views of Macduff from his wife.
2) What is important about this scene?
It shows how Macduff going to England is seen as him betraying Scotland by everyone, including his family.
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
The birds motif shows up a few times - in lines 10, 11, 36, 71, and 80

4.3

1) Why has Macduff come to England?
To get military help to deal with Macbeth
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
He's afraid Macduff is going to sacrifice him to Macbeth
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
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.”
It's comparing Macbeth to Satan, saying he used to be the brightest star in Scotland, but then betrayed everyone
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
Macduff and Malcolm are describing Scotland under Macbeth's Tyranny
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
He says Macbeth is a Tyrant and the adjectives he uses are: murderous, lecherous, greedy, lying, deceitful, violent, malicious, and guilty of every sin.
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
He went from being brave to scared of his own shadow in fear of becoming a king worse than Macbeth
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
The two talk about stopping Macbeth and making Malcolm king, but he said he doesn't want to become king since he's afraid he'll be worse than Macbeth. This is important because Malcolm being king was their only plan, and now they don't know what to do.
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
He says that since Macbeth is god-chosen as he's king, he has the ability to heal. This is symbolic to Malcolm since it's saying Macbeth is doing good while Malcolm is afraid of being king.
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
10,000
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
He needs to buck up but it's hard not to remember all he has done.

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