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MACBETH - Act IV 1. What damage does Macbeth cite as caused by the winds which are unleashed by the witches? 2. What are the three apparitions conjured in the witches’ brew? List them, first, second and third. 3. What does each apparition reveal to Macbeth? List the three predictions and note Macbeth’s reaction to each one. 4. What is the important question which Macbeth insists the apparitions must answer? What is his reaction when it is refused? 5. Explain the irony in Macbeth’s curse: Infected be the air whereon they ride And dammed all those that trust them! 6. What is Macbeth’s decision in response to the announcement by Lennox that Macduff has fled to England? 7. (Scene ii) Why is this murder even more horrible than the murder of Duncan or Banquo? 8. If the Messenger in scene 2 is a character already seen in the play, whom would you choose for secretly bring in this warning to Lady Macduff? 9. What does this murder indicate about the change in the character of Macbeth? 10. (Scene iii) How does Malcolm test the sincerity of Macduff? Why, do you think? 11. What advice does Malcolm give Macduff in his grief? PART B: Choose one important quote per scene in Act 4. Analyse the meaning behind the quote and explain why you chose it as the most representative of the scene. PART C: Shakespeare uses many examples of imagery throughout Macbeth. Using the categories below, find one example of imagery from the play (you may use acts 1-4). Be sure to also explain what this imagery is actually conveying within the text. Night/darkness Blood Death Animals Clothing