Fate
What does the third apparition look like?
A child crowned.
Macbeth goes to the witches for?
In order to make his leadership secure.
Malcolm sees himself as a ____ to ______...
servant to Scotland
What does the second apparition tell Macbeth? And how does he react?
That no man born of a woman can harm him. Macbeth takes this as him being invincible since everybody is born of a woman.
How many apparitions is Macbeth given?
Be lustful toward their woman, take all their land, etc..
What does the first apparition look like?
a head with a helmet (armed head)
He decided to kill his entire family.
How does the apparitions affect macbeth's sense of security?
It gives him a sense of security with him believing he's invincible.
What is the concoction the witches are making meant to symbolize?
Why does Malcolm lie to Macduff about his character? How does he expect him to react.
Malcolm lies to Macduff in order to test him. If he sees that he's a horrible person then he should not ask for his help. But if he still asks for his help that shows that he's only doing this out of hatred to Macbeth, not for his loyalty for Scotland
Why does Macbeth decide to kill Macduff's family?
As an excuse to exercise his power/tyranny unto others.
Are the apparitions meant to deceive him? And to what extent is Macbeth responsible for misinterpreting them?
Yes the apparitions are meant to deceive him, but Macbeth's insecurities made him think that he was invincible. Not allowing for him to think of any loophole to these apparitions.
Why does Ross first lie to Macduff about his dead family?
He wants to test him to see how he would react to their wellbeing
What does the dog's tongue being put into the cauldron symbolize?
Ex. Dogs are usually quite loyal to a person so their tongue being taken away could represent loyalty being taken away also. Just like Macbeth's loyalty is shown to go away throughout the story.