Act 4 - Macbeth

Act 4 - Macbeth

1. Whilst Macbeth sends murders to kill Macduff's wife and children, Macduff is in England getting ten thousand soldiers to fight Macbeth

   • Macbeth is shown Banquo's ghost and a line of kings who are Banquo's descendants when demanding to know if Banquo's children will rule Scotland.
     • Each apparition makes a prophecy, the first warns him about Macduff, the second tells him no one born from a woman can hurt him and the third tells him he can not be beaten until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill.
       • Macbeth visits the witches and they summon three apparitions

2. Key quotes

   • "Macbeth shall never vanquished be until / Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against him" - page 92 - 94
   • "Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn / The power of man, for none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth" - page 81 to 83

3. Characters

   • Macbeth
   • Macduff
   • Witches
   • Ghosts of Banquo and his descendants
   • Malcolm
   • English king
   • Macduff's wife and children