Macbeth Act 4

A major purpose of Act IV is to foreshadow events related to

• Lady Macbeth's fate.

• Macduff's family.

• Macbeth's downfall.

• Malcolm's future.

When the witch says, "Something wicked this way comes," you know that

• the apparitions are about to appear.

• even the witches now consider Macbeth evil.

• the witches' "master" is approaching.

• the witches are afraid of Macbeth.

After visiting the witches, why does Macbeth initially change his mind and decide not to have Macduff killed?

• He knows Macduff has fled to England.

• He is reassured by the third apparition.

• He believes the witches will protect Macduff.

• He decides instead to kill Macduff's wife.

Which best describes how Shakespeare portrays Macduff's son in Act IV?

• shy and confused

• cheerful and naive

• fearful and timid

• questioning and courageous

In Scene iii, what finally convinces Malcolm that Macduff is loyal?

• Macduff's reaction to the murder of his family

• Macduff's noble despair for his country

• Macduff's professed hatred for Macbeth

• Macduff's attempts to refute Malcolm's claims of character flaws

Which of the following lines spoken by Malcolm best conveys how he really feels about Scotland?

• "…yet my poor country / Shall have more vices than it had before…"

• "…were I King, / I should cut off the nobles for their lands…"

• "…It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash / Is added to her wounds."

• "If such a one be fit to govern, speak: / I am as I have spoken."

The end of Act IV foreshadows an important conflict between

• Macbeth and Macduff.

• Malcolm and Ross.

• Macbeth and his wife.

• Macduff and Malcolm.

In Elizabethan theater, __________ was especially important because there were no elaborate special effects, lighting, or sets.

• blank verse

• imagery

• stage makeup

• costuming

In Act IV, Macbeth visits the witches because he thinks that

• their evil doings can help him maintain his power.

• they can turn back the hands of time.

• by killing them, he can escape his fate.

• they can rid him of Banquo's ghost.

What is imagery?

• blank verse

• Shakespearean language

• language that writers use to re-create sensory experiences

• very formal language