Act 4

Act 4 Scene 1
1.) 1. Beware of Macduff 2. No women born shall harm Macbeth 3. Macbeth shall rule until Birham Woods comes against Dunsanine. 4. Banquo's sons shall be kings.

2. He misunderstands the witches’ visions saying that you will be killed by a man not born a woman and you’ll be safe until the woods attack you. Of course Macbeth thought these things could never happen so he took his life lightly.

3.) He tells Macbeth that Macduff fled to England.

4. Lennox told Macbeth that Macduff had fled to England. So Macbeth decides he I going to kill everyone in Macduff’s castle.

5.) It could be the climax of the play because it's a forshadow to how Macbeth may die, and he doesn't believe it. Macbeth also says that if a person does something the second they think of it, they'll do it, if not, they won't. So from then on as soon as he decides to do something he's going to act immediately. Being to rash causes people to make bad decisions.


Act 4 Scene 2:
1. It could be showing how love can make you blind at times, because Lady Macduff and her son think that all traitors should be killed or exiled but when the first murderer tells them that Macduff had run away and that he is a traitor they don’t think so. Everyone is saying it but they just can’t bring them selves to face the truth.

2. It's important because Lady Macduff and the Son are talking about how traitors, lier's, and thieves should be hung by the innocent. Then the First Murderer called Macduff a traitor, and the Son told her he was lying. The first murder killed the son, and then Lady Macduff runs away. If Macduff had stayed it's possible this could have been avoided.

3. In line 32 the son says, “As birds do, mother.” That is a recurring motif through out the book about the birds.

Act 4 Scene 3:
1. He goes to england to find Malcolm so they can gather soldiers and troops to go fight against Macbeth because he believes the country is suffering because of it. Malcolm won't have anything to do with it though, he thinks the country would be worse without him. Macduff wants Malcolm to be the new king, but Macduff thinks that because of his greed and desire, he would not be fit for the job.

2. Malcolm thinks Macduff is going to betray him

3. Malcolm is saying that Scotland will call Macbeth a sweet lamb when they compare Macbeth to himself and his evils. The lamb symbolizes meekness, innocence, and gentleness.

4. Malcolm is saying that even if you take the best of something away, there can still be goodness. And he is saying that all things that are evil, such as Macbeth, are trying to be good, such as him trying to/and succeeding in becoming king.

5. He wants to bring Malcolm home because Macbeth is 'making the country bleed' or destroying it. Because of this, he makes him hate Macbeth for the crimes he has committed and for the tyrannical leader he quickly becomes. People are too afraid to stand up against him, so Macduff needs Malcolm's help. It proves that he would go as far as leaving his family unprotected, and because of this he loses them.

6. Murderous, lecherous, greedy, lying, deceitful, violent, malicious, and guilty of every sin that has a name. and he thinks that Macbeth would be a better ruler than himself any day.

7. He's changed in ways that make him a lot more stubborn, and he trusts practically no one. He may not act scared, but in reality he is. He has a lot more to worry about now, his father is gone.

8. There is a lot of anger and untrustworthy vibes going on throughout the scene. Macduff is also plotting his revenge against Macbeth.

9. He's saying that King Edward will be coming soon, but he's helping sick people with his touch because of the power granted to him by heaven. The disease is called 'the evil.' It's symbolic because they are talking about how to cure the problem with the country, and Macduff is trying to get Malcolm to come home with him to help. Malcolm knows the King's ways of helping people, so by knowing this he could help in more than just the way of becoming the new king.

10. He sent thousands.

11. Macduff finds out that his wife and kids were killed, and NOW Malcolm wants to go get revenge on Macbeth. He realizes it was his fault because he left. Malcolm says fight him like a man, but Macduff can't remember the things that were once so precious for him. He doesn't understand how they had no help. He cannot be sad, he has to use his anger to go kill Macbeth instead of 'weeping like a woman.'

Words of the Day

Thralls: Noun: I am a thrall to my class...for the next two years.

Malevolence: (Noun) Danny's malevolence showed during science when Anna and Jayce wouldn't shut up.

Words of the Day

Eminence: (Noun) The eminence teacher showed us that school really doesn't suck.

Avouch: (verb) She avouched the ref because he made a bad, bad call.

Words of The Day January 26th

Cloistered: (Adj) The princess was cloistered by being stuck in a palace far far away.

Equivocator: (N) The equivocator gave Anna the idea she would be a model.

Macbeth Vs. BS MOVIE. =)

 The book compared to the movie is a total joke. The scenes are out of order, and the placement in time is completely wrong. Yes, I understand that the movie was made to provoke interest in the time period today, but the cars looked as if they should be in a Fast and Furious movie, and the people had hand guns. Really? The fight scene was completely lame, and I think they exchanged bags of money... The start of the movie was nothing the like the book, which had Lady Macbeth crying at a cemetery with a gravestone written "beloved son," a foreshadow? The actual beginning of the play was with the witches, who were later on said to be gross and old who had beards. These witches were young and beautiful. Later on in the movie, the witches reappeared to tell Macbeth his future, but also Banquo's. Banquo however was not around, and Macbeth told him.

 Lady Macbeth...where to start. Besides the fact she's obviously a deceiving woman she is also a crack hore. In the play she reads a letter, but instead Macbeth tells her what would have been on the letter. She does tell him that he does need to kill the king, and when Macbeth goes to kill Duncan he wakes up... That certainly did not happen in the book. Finally, there was no drunken Porter.

The story is nothing like the movie. Yes it is somewhat easier to understand, but should not be compared in any way to the ways of Shakespeare wrote it.

Words of Two Days (Jan 21/22)

Avarice: (Noun) The family's avarice became a problem when the father started stealing from his company.

Avaunt: (Verb) I wanted the math quiz to avaunt from my sight.

Posterity: (Noun) The posterity of our family would end in 2012 if the world was to end as well. ha ha.

Homage: (Noun) Mr. Fielding's homage at the graduation ended quickly as he started to speak in old english.

Words of The Day

Parricide: Noun: The parricide sat in the court room with the judge and jury.

Verity: Noun: The principle's verity about stealing money from the school was shown to be true so he was fired.