Quotes: Act 1 Scene 4

Question 1

Scene 4 is what? Contrast

Answer 1

Contrasting scene from the heath to the kings court.

To suggest a contrast between the good ending of the first Cawdor’s career and the bad beginning of that of Macbeth, the second Cawdor.

Question 2

Where does this scene take place?

Answer 2

Forres. The palace

Question 3

More respect from his death.

Answer 3

“Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it”

Malcolm.

Question 4

Unable to predict the Cawdor treachery.

Answer 4

“He was a gentleman on whom i built an absolute trust”

Question 5

Dramatic Irony before Macbeth enters the scene

you cannot read someone by their appearance

Answer 5

“There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face”
Duncan
Deeply ironic

Question 6

Macbeth’s ambition and hubris.

Answer 6

“The Prince of Cumberland: that is a step on which I must fall down, or else o’erleap”

Macbeth.

Question 7

Juxtaposes (closely contrasts) images of star light and cancellation of star light.

Answer 7

“Stars, hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires”

Macbeth.

Question 8

(Duncan)

Compliments Macbeth to face for being loyal

Answer 8

Worthiest cousin

Question 9

Metaphor of life and growth.

Answer 9

“I have begun to plant thee and will labour to make thee full of growing”

Duncan.

Question 10

Malcolm is pronounced prince of Cumberland

Answer 10

“We will establish our estate upon our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter the Prince of Cumberland”