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act 4 macbeth Flashcards

1
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what is an apparition

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something that the witches call out of the cauldron

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2
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who is the thane of fife

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macduff

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3
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what is the 1st apparition

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armed head- macduff

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4
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most significant thing that is thrown by the witches into the cauldron

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“finger of birth-strangled babe ditch delivered by a drab”

finger of a baby strangled by a prostitute

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5
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“something wicked this way comes”

what is the wicked thing?

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macbeth

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6
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in scene 1, macbeth goes on a tirade against the witches saying that he doesn’t care __________
as long as he gets an ______

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what happens to the world as long as he gets an answer

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7
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2nd apparition

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bloody child

macduff

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8
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castle of king

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Dunsinane Hill

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9
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Dunsinane hill is surrounded by

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Great Birnam wood

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10
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3rd appartition

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child crowned- Malcom- crown on head, tree in hand

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11
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2 things that make macbeth feel indestructible

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witches say that he can’t be harmed by someone born by a woman
he cannot die until the woods around the castle move.

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12
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4th apparition

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8 kings + banquo

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13
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who are the 8 kings

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banquo’s ancestors

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14
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what is the 8th king holding

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glass (mirror)

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15
Q

“infected by the air whereon they ride, and damned all those that trust them!”
speaker?
to who?
FL?

A

macbeth to lennox

irony- macbeth trusts the witchse

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16
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Edge of the sword means

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to kill

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17
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"From this moment
the very firstlings of my heart shall be
the firstlings of my hand. And eve now,
to crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done!"
speaker?
meaning?
theme?
hand=?
heart=?
A 
macbeth
he is going to kill macduff's family.
thoughts v.s. action
hand- action
heart= thoughts
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18
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ross tries to defend who

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macduff

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19
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lady macduff thinks that macduff is a

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traitor

20
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macduff doesn’t act with wisdom as he leaves

A

his family behind

21
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“he wants the natural touch. for the poor wren,
the most diminutive of birds will fight,her young ones in her nest, agasint the owl.”
speaker?
to who?
imagery?
wren?
owl?

A

lady macduff to ross
bird imagery
wren- macduff
owl- macbeth

22
Q

son is _____ and wise about how many honest men there are in the world

A

precocious

23
Q

“fathered he is, and yet he’s fatherless”

speaker?

A

lady macduff about macduff’s son

24
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give a detailed death count

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  • -macdonwald killed by MB in battle
  • -thane of cawdor executed for being a traitor (duncan’s orders)
  • -Duncan killed by macbeth for his crown
  • -2 guards by macbeth for cover up
  • -banquo by murderes hired by MB
  • -(fleance escapes= death was ordered)
  • -lady macduff
  • -macduff’s children
25
Q

pet name for lady macduff to her son

A

monkey

26
Q 
"each new morn
New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows"
speaker?
to who?
FL?
A

macduff to malcolm

dramatic ironic because he is talking about widows and he has just become one but he doesn’t know it yet

27
Q

“he hath not touched you yet”
speaker?
to who?
FL?

A

malcolm to macduff

dramatic irony because we know macduff’s family is dead

28
Q

who should kill macbeth

A

macduff

29
Q 
"to offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb
to appease an angry god"
speaker
lamb
god
A

malcolm to macduff
lamb-malcolm
god-macbeth

30
Q 
"Through all things foul would wear the brows of grace,
yet grace must still looks so"
speaker
to who?
theme?
A

malcolm to macduff

appearnace v.s. reality

31
Q

“it weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is added to her wounds. I think withal”
speaker?
to who?
it?

A

malcolm to macduff

Scotland

32
Q

“that, when they shall be opened, black Macbeth
will seem as pure as snow”
speakeer
to who

A

malcolm to macduff

33
Q

what are malcolm’s two mentioned sins

A

lust. greed/ avarice

34
Q 
"and yet seem cold- the time you may so hoodwink
we have willing dames enought"
speaker
to who
meaning
A

macduff to malcom saying there are enough girls to satisfy his lust

35
Q

“all these are portable, with other graces weighed”
speaker? to who?
meaning

A

macduff to malcom say9ing that it is possible to get malcolm the riches that he desires.

36
Q

list some kingly graces

A

justice, temperance, stableness, mercy, bounty devotion, patience, courage, fortitude

37
Q

“it cannot be called our mother, but our grave”
speaker?
meaning?
FL?

A

ross
saying that scotland isnt our motherland but a grave
daramtic irony that some graves are macduff’s family and ross is having a hard time telling macduff

38
Q

edward the confessor had a

A

healing touch

39
Q

who was this play written for

A

king james I

40
Q

“no, they were well at peace when I did leave ‘eM”
speaker
to who
fl?

A

ross to macduff

dramatic irony- ross having hard time telling macduff about his family

41
Q 
"let's make us medicines of our great revenge
to cure this deadly grief"
spekaer?
medicins?
grieF?
A

malcolm
medicine-malcolm and macduff
grief-macbeth

42
Q 
"o hell-kite! all?
what , all my pretty chickens and their dam
at one fell swoop?""
speaker?
chickens?
dam?
kite?
A

macduff
kite-macbeth
chickens-macduff’s kids
dam-mom

43
Q

“be thus the whetstone of your sword. Let grief convert toanger; blunt not the heart, enrage it”

A

malcolm to macduff

44
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how does macduff react to his family’s death

A

macduff is going to seek revenge, convert grief into anger

45
Q

"”angels are bright still, though the brightest fell”

A

malcolm to macduff

46
Q

“that , when they shall be opened, black maccbeth will seem as pure as snow”

they?

A

vices

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