Macbeth Act 3+4

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Macbeth 

Act 3+4

In the following groups discuss the questions belonging to act 3 + 4

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6
Dinona Isa Thomas Amarell	Reshyne Sebastian David Larissa	Puck Atakan Julian Tomas	Olaf Jidane Dinant Thijs	Noah Jaymi Xavier Jordy	Tarun Samuel Jara Adäo

What does Banquo wonder about the witches’ prophecy?

1. If perhaps they were wrong and he will become king after all
2. If there is any room left for free will or if it's all just fate now
3. If his descendants will really become kings
4. If he can bribe them to change the prophecy and change the future

How does Macbeth feel about Banquo?

1. He is afraid B. and his sons will cut short his time as a king
2. He thinks B. is a loyal friend
3. He is afraid B. plans to murder him
4. He forgets who B. is because he is going crazy

What does Macbeth hire three men to do?

1. Protect him and his wife
2. Kill Macduff and his family
3. Find the witches so he can talk to them
4. Kill Banquo and his son

Does Lady Macbeth think this murder of Banquo and his son are necessary?

1. No, but she is glad to help if Macbeth wants to do it
2. Yes, she thinks business isn't done until they are dead
3. She's not sure and thinks better safe than sorry (so kill them)
4. She is against it and tries to stop Macbeth

Do the assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance?

1. Yes, both are super dead
2. No, both get away
3. They kill Fleance but Banquo escapes
4. They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes

How does Macbeth feel about Fleance getting away unharmed?

1. It's not a big deal to him
2. It's okay because now he can blame Banquo's death on Fleance
3. He feels like Fleance's escape makes him extra vulnerable
4. It confirms his suspicion that the witches are lying to him

What does Macbeth see when entering the banquet?

1. Food, duh
2. The bloody ghost of Duncan
3. The bloody ghost of Banquo
4. More daggers

How does Lady Macbeth explain her husband's insane behaviour at the banquet?

1. She says he's sleepwalking
2. She says he is just tired from trying to save Banquo from 3 murderers
3. She says he was poisoned
4. She says it's okay because Macbeth has had weird visions since childhood

What does Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, plan for Macbeth?

1. To lure him into a cavern and have the witches kill him with a potion
2. To give him prophecies that say the opposite of the ones he first received
3. To show him visions that will falsely make him feel secure
4. To appeal to his conscience and make him fully understand his guilt

Why does Macduff go to England?

1. To ask King Edward for help in fighting Macbeth
2. To hide from Macbeth
3. To visit his grandparents
4. To talk to the king of Denmark

"They hailed him father to a line of kings.
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown"
What does "fruitless crown" mean here?

Why is Hecate pissed at the witches in scene 5?

Act 3, scene 6, where Macduff goes to England and people at the Scottish court are talking about that, is kind of a turning point in the play. What important change can we see here?

What do you expect / predict will happen in the last two scenes? :)

ACT 4

How many apparitions do the witches show Macbeth?

1. Four
2. Three
3. Seven
4. None

What does Macbeth do when he hears Macduff has fled to England?

1. He rushes to England to kill him.
2. He orders the murder of Macduff's family.
3. He enlists Malcom's help in fighting Macduff.
4. He tries to safeguard Macduff's family now that they've been abandoned.

What do Macduff's wife and son argue about?

1. Whether or not to go to England
2. Whether there is an afterlife
3. Whether Macduff has betrayed them or not
4. Whether or not the son must go to bed

What does Malcom say to test Macduff's loyalty to Scotland?

1. He tells him he has joined forces with Macbeth.
2. He says he's more ambitious, greedy, and bloodthirsty than Macbeth.
3. He hands Macduff a knife and says to kill him if he wants the throne for himself.
4. He harshly criticizes Scotland and praises England.

What does Macduff plan when he hears what happened to his family?

1. Revenge on Macbeth
2. Revenge on Malcom
3. To join Macbeth
4. Suicide

Explain the following quote and mention who said it:
"Be bloody, bold and resolute; laugh to scorn
The pow’r of man, for none of woman born
Shall harm Macbeth"

I feel I have a good understanding of act 3 + 4

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