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"When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again,
Since that the truest issue of thy throne
By his own interdiction stands accurst,
And does blaspheme his breed?"
Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 105–108

What does "issue" mean in this passage?

"The castle of Macduff I will surprise,
Seize upon Fife, give to th'edge o'th' sword
His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls
That trace him in his line."
Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 150–154

What does "trace" mean in this passage?

"Be this the whetstone of your sword; let grief
Convert to anger; blunt not the heart, enrage it."
Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 228–229

What does "blunt" mean in this passage?

"Be comforted:
Let's make us medicines of our great revenge,
To cure this deadly grief."
Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 214–218

What does "medicines" mean in this passage?

Which 3 things did the apparitions tell Macbeth?

"infected be the air whereon they ride,
And damn'd all those that trust them!"
Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 137–138

Which word best describes his statement?

What are the ingredients mainly?

"By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes:"
Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 44–45

To whom does "Something wicked" refer?

"…but there's no bottom, none,
In my voluptuousness: your wives, your daughters,
Your matrons and your maids, could not fill up
The cistern of my lust, and my desire
All continent impediments would o'erbear
That did oppose my will. Better Macbeth,
Than such an one to reign."
Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 61–66