Macbeth ACT IV

A summery and quotes from

ACT 4

Scene I

• Characters– Witches– Hectate– Macbeth– Lennox

• Setting– In the witches hide out

• Overall– Plans to kill Macduff

• Three apparitions come to Macbeth from the witches

• The first tells him he needs to beware Macduff

• The second says he cant be killed

• Third beware Birnam wood

Scene II

• Characters – Murders– Lady Macduff– Son of Macduff– Ross– Messanger

• Setting – Macduff castle

• Overall– Mucdaff family killed

• Ross come to tell Lady Macduff her Husband is in England

• Lady is talking to her son

• Messenger comes in and says your in trouble.

• Murders come in and kill son

Scene III

• Characters – Macduff– Malcolm– Ross

• Setting– England

• Overall– Macduff and Malcolm

plan to kill Macbeth– Ross revels family

death

• Talking about the fall of Scotland and Macbeth being a tyrant

• Ross comes in and tell Macduff his family has been slain

• Malcolm and Macduff plan to kill Macbeth

Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth, beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife! Dismiss me.He is saying that Macduff is now

his enemy

Be bloody, bold, and resolute! Laugh to scorn The pow’r of

man, for none of women born Shall harm Macbeth

The second apparition is telling Macbeth that he will not be killed

by anyone. He is safe.

Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great

Birnam Wood to High Dunsinane Hill

The third apparition is saying that Birnam wood will come to The castle

and that is when Macbeth will die

For the blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me And points at them for his. What? Is this so?

Macbeth sees a line of kings and they are all Banquo’s sons. The

prophecy is still the same.

The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Fife, give to

th’ edge ‘o th’ swordMacbeth is planning to kill

everyone at Macduff’s castle.

If he were dead, you’ld weep for him. If you would not, it

were a good sign that I should quickly have a new father.

Macduff’s son is telling his mother that his dad can’t be dead and if he were he

would have a new one soon.

But Macbeth is. A good and virtuous nature may recoil In

an imperial change.

Malcolm and Macduff are saying that Macbeth is a tyrant and that if he keeps

it up there will soon be a new king.

Expire from the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they

sicken.

Ross is stating that Scotland is getting worse because there is someone who has been good who has now turned

bad.

How does my wife?Why, well.

And all my children?Well too.

The tyrant has not battered at their peace?

Ross is lying to Macduff that his family is fine but they have been

murdered.

Bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myself. Within my sword’s length set him.

Macduff is furious and is going to kill Macbeth. Let the fight begin

THE END