Act 1, Scene 4

Question 1

King Duncan highlights how appearances van be deceiving like with the previous Thane of Cawdor

Answer 1

There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face: He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust

Question 2

Macbeth expresses his loyalty in serving King Duncan

Answer 2

The service and the loyalty I owe, in doing it, pays itself

Question 3

King Duncan also recognises Banquo’s heroic efforts

Answer 3

Noble Banquo, that hast no less deserved

Question 4

Duncan announces his son Malcolm as heir to the throne

Answer 4

Know we will establish our estate upon our eldest, Malcolm

Question 5

Within a soliloquy, Macbeth determines Malcolm as an obstacle to his rise in power

Answer 5

The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o’erleap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires