Topic > Macbeth Essay - 554

Instructions: Answer all questions. Use your copy of the work to support your answers with direct quotes where possible. Use the first answer as a guide for your answers. You must type your answers. (17 points).ACT IV1. Who is preparing to invade Scotland? (2)The English army under Edward I prepares to invade. This is the result of Malcolm's escape there. In Act III a Lord says to Lennox: “Duncan's son. . ./ He lives at the English court, and is received/ by the most pious Edward with such grace. . .”Later he tells Lennox that Macduff has also fled there and is trying to “awaken Northumberland and warlike Siward” (IV.i) to come and save Scotland from Macbeth's curse.2. What do the witches do at the beginning of the Act? (2) At the beginning of Act 4, the witches are brewing some kind of potion while waiting for Macbeth. When Macbeth arrives there, he wants the witches to tell him what the future holds.3. While Macbeth speaks to the witches, three apparitions appear. List the apparitions and the statements/prophecies given by each. (6) First, it was a...