After his meeting with the witches, Macbeth says:

"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?

Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

The witches put ingredients into a cauldron to conjure up the apparitions.

What are the ingredients mainly?

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The 2nd Witch says,

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

To whom does "Something wicked" refer?

What does Malcolm mean in this quote?

"…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

What is Malcolm saying when tells Macduff the quote below?

"With this there grows
In my most ill–composed affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I king,
I should cut off the nobles for their lands,
Desire his jewels and this other's house,
And my more–having would be as a sauce
To make me hunger more, that I should forge
Quarrels unjust against the good and loyal,
Destroying them for wealth."
Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 75–84

What news does Ross go to England to deliver to Macduff?

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Were there any events that weren't clear to you?

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Text of Book

Act 4, page 1

Act 4, page 2

Act 4, page 3

Questions

1)	What is the main idea of Act 4?

2)	Macbeth says: "That will never be; Who can impress the forest, bid the tree Unfix his earth–bound root?" Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 95–97 What does "impress" mean in this passage?

3)	Macduff says: "Not in the legions Of horrid hell can come a devil more damned In evils to top Macbeth." Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 54–56 What does "legions" mean in this sentence?

4)	Macduff says: "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?

5)	Macbeth says: "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?

6)	Malcolm tells Macduff: "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?

7)	Malcolm tells Macduff: "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?

8)	The witches conjure up apparitions that tell Macbeth 3 things. Which 3 things did the apparitions tell Macbeth?

9)	After his meeting with the witches, Macbeth says: "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?

10)	Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband?

11)	The witches put ingredients into a cauldron to conjure up the apparitions. What are the ingredients mainly?

12)	The 2nd Witch says, "By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 44–45 To whom does "Something wicked" refer?

13)

What does Malcolm mean in this quote? "…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

14)

What is Malcolm saying when tells Macduff the quote below? "With this there grows In my most ill–composed affection such A stanchless avarice that, were I king, I should cut off the nobles for their lands, Desire his jewels and this other's house, And my more–having would be as a sauce To make me hunger more, that I should forge Quarrels unjust against the good and loyal, Destroying them for wealth." Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 75–84

15)	What news does Ross go to England to deliver to Macduff?

16)	Were there any events that weren't clear to you?