Act 4 Events
What are the new prophecies?
Beware Macduff
No man born of woman shall harm Macbeth
Macbeth will not be defeated until the woods of Birnam approach Castle Dunsinane
Banquo will produce unending kings
What are Lady Macbeth's symptoms of emotional disturbance?
Sleepwalking
Handwashing
Hallucinations
Talking in her sleep
Fear of the dark
What writing strategies do the following lines use?
"What, will these hands ne'er be clean!"
"All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand"
Imagery
Irony
Internal Conflict
Who says, “Let every soldier hew him down a bough and bear’t before him.”
Malcolm
What does Macbeth decide to do after getting the new prophecies?
Act without hesitation; kill Macduff's entire family
Where are the thanes planning to meet Malcolm and Macduff?
Birnam wood
What is the writing strategy?
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
Metaphor
Who says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”
Lady Macbeth
What makes the murder of Macduff's family different from the other murders?
Serves no real purpose
How does Macbeth feel about his life?
He realizes he has no friends, no happiness
"Out, out, brief candle!" is an example of what three writing strategies?
Metaphor
Repetition
Imagery
Who says, “Each new morn New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds As if it felt with Scotland, and yelled out Like syllable of dolor.”
Macduff
Why does Malcolm bring up the fall of Lucifer from heaven when talking to Macduff?
How does the Birnam wood prophecy come true?
The soldiers carry branches before themselves as camoflauge; it looks like the forest moves
Lady Macbeth going from saying, “A little water clears us of this deed…" to:
“What, will these hands ne'er be clean?" is an example of:
Irony
Who says, “All my pretty ones? Did you say ‘all?’ ”
Macduff
How is Malcolm's idea of manhood different from Macduff's?
Malcolm sees action and revenge; Macduff sees human emotion first before action
What is nihilism?
The belief that life is meaningless
"Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell," is an example of what writing strategy?
Allusion, or reference
Who says, “… black Macbeth will seem as pure as snow, and the poor state esteem him as a lamb.”
Malcolm