How is the theme of the supernatural explored in Acts III and IV?
Through the ghost of Banquo, the witches and Hecate
What literary device does this line use? "My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony's was by Caesar."
Allusion
Why is the introduction of a third murderer strange?
As there were originally only two. Creates doubt in regard to the identity of the third.
What happens at the banquet?
The ghost of Banquo appears and Macbeth acts strangely
Which type of irony is used in the following lines? Macbeth says, "I wish your horses swift and sure of foot; And so I do commend you to their backs. Farewell."
Verbal irony
Who does Lady Macbeth think that Macbeth is hallucinating about in Act III?
Duncan
How is the theme of fate explored in this act?
Macbeth/Banquo, the witches
Macbeth says he will have a "heart and hand" mentality, meaning he will need to act fast. What is his plan after he learns Macduff is in England?
What is he intends to kill Macduff's family, castle, anyone else in his way.
Why is Macbeth hallucinating again?
Along with his paranoia, the ghost of Banquo has become the objectification of Macbeth's guilty conscience.
What is the purpose of Macbeth's purpose for seeing the witches?
He demands questions to be answered.
Explain the imagery of these lines" "In restless ecstasy. Duncan is in his grave.. Nothing can touch him further"
He is now at peace, with no guilt or bad conscience - the opposite of Macbeth.
The first apparition is _______ and cautions _____.
What is an armed head who cautions to beware of MacDuff?
"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
Witches
How is gender roles explained in Act III and IV by the female characters?
What is Lady Macbeth asks her husband if he is a man (when he hallucinates at the banquet) and what is Lady Macduff when she calls her husband a traitor?
Lady Macduff is mad at her husband because...
What is he has fled his home and family and looks like a traitor?
The second apparition is of ___________ that says _______.
What is a bloody child who says that no man borne of woman shall harm Macbeth?
"I think our country sinks beneath the yoke;
It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash
Is added to her wounds"
Who is Macduff?
What phrase does the witches repeat?
What is "Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble?"
What does Malcolm say to Macduff to test him?
What is he describes himself as lustful, greedy, and with no trace of kingly qualitities?
What tragic event happens at the end of Act IV, scene II?
The third apparition is _____ who says ______
What is a child crowned with tree in hand who says Macbeth will not be vanquished until Birnam Wood climbs to Dunsinane Hill?
"My lord is often thus
And hath been from his youth"
Who is Lady Macbeth?
What news does Lennox reveal in Act IV?
MacDuff is in England
The theme of nature/nurture is promoted when Macduff tells Malcolm that there is no hope for Scotland because
What is because the son of a holy mother and righteous king cannot rule if he is truly bad?
Why is Malcolm afraid to trust Macduff?
What is Malcolm thinks Macduff is there to kill him?
The fourth apparition is ________ that shows _______
What is 8 kings with the last holding a mirror showing Banquo's face?