act 4

Question 1

“macbeth, macbeth, macbeth beware macduff”

Answer 1

witches- magic number, prophecy

Question 2

“i will curse you for all eternity”

Answer 2

macbeth- prophecising, evil, supernatural

Question 3

“now god help thee poor monkey”

Answer 3

lady macduff to son- mother and child bond, affection and love in contrast to lady macbeth

Question 4

“as birds do mother”

Answer 4

macduff son- imagery of natural, represents good family in contrast to macbeths

Question 5

“i have done no harm”

Answer 5

lady macduff- believes in truth and justice, macbeth murders innocents

Question 6

1-“bleeds” 2-“bleeds country”

Answer 6

1- malcolm, 2- macduff– imagery reflected between them, patriotism, represent goodness

Question 7

1- “all my pretty ones”
2- “let grief convert to anger”

Answer 7

1- macduff, 2-malcolm– grief and anger are very closely linked/mourning->human nature- goodness unlike macbeths, act like a man/masculine, contrast to how macbeth acts

Question 8

“Finger of birth-strangled babe,/Ditch-delivered by a drab.”

Answer 8

witches- horrific, killing of babies- lady macbeth. macbeths and witches go hand in hand, “b” and “d” creates chant-like tone

Question 9

“Though you untie the winds and let them fight/Against the churches.”

Answer 9

macbeth- church symbolise morality and goodness, church faces powerful evil and is passive/vunerable, audience shocked to see christianity treated this way