Act 4 Scene 3 MACBETH

Question 1

Summary (1)

Answer 1

-In England , Malcolm is suspicious of Macduf and test him by pretending to be even more evil than macbeth .
-Macdduff’s lamnet for Scotlnd convinces Malcom who then retracts his confessions of evil . Whe he sees that Macduff is sincere and opposed to Mcbeth , Malcolm reveals that he has ENlgish support for an invvasion of Scotland .

Question 2

Summary (2)

Answer 2

-Macduff is confused but pleased by this unexpected terun of events . A doctor appears and mentions the saintlyw ork of King Edward the confessor .
-Ross arives and informs acudff tht hi family have been murdered .
-Macduff resolves to support Malcom and vows to kill Macbeth himself .

Question 3

Improtance of this scene (1)

Answer 3

-We see the fear and suspciion of acbeth’s reign in scotland extend to England .
-Shakespeare provides a number of imoprtant ideas about what is is meant to be a king .
-Though this scene is ‘static’ - a ‘talking; scene - Shakespeare created dramatic tension . He depicts Mlaocm playign a game with Macduff , and hows rosss’ reluctanc to reveal the the turh about the massacre .

Question 4

Improtance of this scene (2)

Answer 4

-Shakespeare sets up and anticiptes the final conflict betnween Macbeth and Macduff .
-This scen eprovides a balance to the drama of scnes 1 , an 2 in ac in act four , Macbeths vitsit to the witche and the mruder of th Macduff s.

Question 5

Key characters : Malcolm and Macduff

Answer 5

-Malcolm is suspicious of Macudf becuase , as he says ‘he hath not otuched you yet ‘
-Meaning Macbeth has not inured Macfudd , note SHAKESPEARES USE OF DRAMTIC IRONHY HERE GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PRECEDING SCENE .
-Malcolm ha alreay experienced traiotrs who have tried to entrap him , and is wary of commiting himself .

Question 6

Key lmaguge CONTRAST

Answer 6

-Shakespear often ocntrats chatacters wutg tgeur reactions ismialr to events . Macduffs reaction to the deth of his ife might usefully be compared with Maveth’s rection to the news of lady amcbeht .

-Shakespere sgows us how DISTRAUGHT mcbeth is ‘wht all my pretty hccieksn in one woop >’

compared with Macbeth’s measured resposne ‘out out brief cndle ‘ thiso conrasitng reactoin emphasies how Macbeth has becoem ddesentisied to al normal huan feelign .

Question 7

QUOTES
BALCK MACBETH

IN EVIL TTO TOP MACBETH