Act 4 Flashcards
Summary
Macbeth goes to the 3 witches to ask them for further guidance, and they give him further prophecies that no man born of woman can kill M, to beware of Macduff and that he doesn’t have to fear until Birnam wood moves to Dunsinane. M is calmed, thinking he is now invincible, and is shown that Banquo will father a line of Kings. Lennox comes in to tell M that Macduff has fled to England, M orders his Md to be killed. Murderers arrive and slaughter Md’s wife and children.
S3 “Justice, verity….”
“Justice, verity, temp’rance, stableness,
Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness,
Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude” (technically Malcolm saying all the qualities of a good King - ie Duncan - but really Shakespeare outlining to us everything Macbeth is not, outlining all the key floors in his character - and sucking off James I)
