Act 4

Question 1

Quote from all of the witches showing that they a creating a potion - shows supernatural and hints at violence and fate

Answer 1

‘Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble

Question 2

Quote showing macbeth cursing the witches

Answer 2

‘And an eternal curse fall on you’

Question 3

Quote to show that Macbeth wants revenge on Macduff and that he uses the last of his humanity

Answer 3

‘The castle of Macduff i will surprise, Seize upon fife; give to th’edge o’th’sword His wife, his babies and all unfortunate souls that trace in his line’

Question 4

Quote to describe Macduff to show him as a foil to Macbeth

Answer 4

‘He is noble, wise, judicious’

Macduff is given tye characteristics that Macbeth used to have but loses

Question 5

Epithet for Macbeth to show his cruelty and what he does

Answer 5

‘This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tounges’

Question 6

Macduff gives biblical links to show macbeth is worse than the devil

Answer 6

‘Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damn’d in evils to top Macbeth.’

Question 7

Malcolm lists all the qualities needed to be a good king but then juxtaposing it by saying he doesn’t portray this to trst macduffs loyalty

Answer 7

‘Temp’rance, stableness, bounty, persevervance, mercy, lowliness, devotion etc’

‘Milk of concord into hell’

Question 8

Metaphor for Scotland as a grave - Ross

Answer 8

‘It cannot be called our mother, but our grave’

Question 9

Quote showing that macduff feels sinful because people were killed for him

Answer 9

‘They were struck all for thee’

Question 10

Biblical language by macduff to show macbeth is a tyrant and has lost all human nature

Answer 10

‘Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damn’d in evils to top Macbeth.’