1. Agenda: 1.Macbeth Act IV Quiz 2.Review Quiz 3.Review Act IV 4.Act it out! Thursday, February 5, 2015

3.  Macbeth comes to the witches and demands to know the truth about his prophecy.  Summon 4 apparitions › 1. An armored head › 2. A bloody child › 3. A crowned child › 4. 8 kings and Banquo

4.  1 st apparition warns Macbeth of Macduff  2 nd apparition says Macbeth will not be killed by a man born from a woman  3 rd apparition says Macbeth is safe until the Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill  Macbeth still not satisfied › Asks if Banquo’s prophecy will be fulfilled  Witches warn against finding out more › 4 th apparition appears-line of kings

5.  Lennox tells Macbeth that Macduff has fled to England.  Macbeth decides to send murderers to kill Macduff’s wife and children.

6.  Do you think there is such a thing as too much knowledge? › Why or why not?  Would you choose to know your own future if you could? › Why or why not?

8.  Lady Macduff is angry that her husband fled and left her and her children defenseless  Does not flee when told to because she argues that she is innocent  Lady Macduff tells her son that his father is dead  Son refuses to believe this and stands up for his father

9.  Murderers arrive  Kill Lady Macduff, her children, and the servants

10.  What does the murder of the Macduff’s signify in Macbeth?  How does Lady Macduff attack her husband’s masculinity? › Page 133 › Different from lady Macbeth?

12.  Malcolm’s test of Macduff › Tells Macduff he is lustful, greedy, and violent › Macduff disagrees at first › Admits that scares him for the sake of Scotland › Therefore, passes the test  Malcolm is pleased that Macduff has shown himself to be loyal to Scotland, NOT JUST to whoever happens to be on Scotland’s throne.

13.  Ross enters and speaks of the horrors taking place in Scotland.  Later confesses to Macduff that his wife and children are dead  Macduff announces that he will use his anger to get revenge and kill Macbeth

14.  “Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/Yet grace must still look so.” › Meaning?  King Edward can “heal” people with his touch. › Meaning?  “No, they were well at peace when I did leave 'em.” › Play on words

15.  MALCOLM : Dispute it like a man.  MACDUFF: I shall do so, But I must also feel it as a man. I cannot but remember such things were that were most precious to me. › Importance of this statement?