Macbeth act 4 questions

4.1

1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?

A bloody kid, a kid now holding a tree in his hand and wearing a crown, 8 ghost kings along with banquo, lastly an armed head
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?

 The armed head and bloody child
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?

That Macduff has fled to England

4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?

that he will head to his castle and kill all of Macduffs family
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
 It shows Macbeth's true colors to others and how his down fall has been fated.

4.2

1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?

Shows lady Macduff's feelings for her husband.
2) What is important about this scene?

reveals what happens to them for later knowledge
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene? Birds are mentioned

4.3

1) Why has Macduff come to England?

To talk with Malcome about macbeth
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?

He worries that he will be given to macbeth from Macduff
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?

Macduff
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest 

fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.” Both Malcom and Macbeth were englands brightes angels, now Macbeth is compared to Satan and both have fallen.

5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”

 Describes how Scotland is dying slowly under Macbeth's rule and the treacherous tyranny.
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?

A tyrant, murderous, liar, leech, and guilty of every sin.
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?

He finds himself scared and unworthy boy who isn't fit for being king from fear of being a terrible leader.
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?

It goes from having a plan to take out Mavbeth and put a virtuous leader back on the rightful throne, but now Malcome doesn't want the throne so there plan will lead to nothing.
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?

He says Macbeth has gods healing hands and was chosen. symbolic and ironic since Macbeth wasn't really chosen, and Malcome who is chosen lacks the confidence and compliments macbeths great leading.
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?

10,000
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”

He must do whats necessarily despite losing his son and wife.