Macbeth Act 2 Section 4 Flashcards
0
Q
What terrible things have happened just before and after?
( 3 strange and unnatural events are described that would instill in a superstitious Elizabethan audience a sense of foreboding )
A
- there is an eclipse
- owl kill a falcon
- Duncan’s horses turn wild and eat each other
1
Q
What is the function of this scene?
A
a- to give audience time to reflect on murder
b- show sympathetic nature (nature reflected state of man)
c- to fill in details that have happened of stage
2
Q
What details are given to bring the audience up to date?
A
a- everyone now suspects sons
b- Macbeth is to be made king
c- Macduff refuses to pledge loyalty
d- rebellion is brewing
