Macbeth Act 4 Notes

Scene 1:

• The three witches are making some kind of potion with a bunch a weird/crazy ingredients
• Macbeth has come to visit the witches to ask about his future :

                    An armed head appears first and all is said is to beware of Macduff
                  A bloody child next that says none of woman born shall harm him
                  A crowned child says Macbeth shall be till Great Birnam comes against him

• Macbeth wishes to know if Banquo's prophecy will come true and 8 kings are shown last followed by Banquo. All of his kind
• Lennox enters after the witches vanish and tells Macbeth that Macduff has escaped to England and therefore Macbeth has decided to take immediate action against him

Scene 2:

• Ross visits Lady Macduff and she explains how upset she is that Macduff left in such a haste
• The son and Lady Macduff are talking and Lady Macduff tells her son that his dad is dead and he begins to argue intellectually with her
• A messenger enters and tells them they are in danger but before they can run away the murders enter and kill the son and chase after Lady Macbeth            

Scene 3:

• Macduff and Malcom have a conversation that brings them to peace with each other and talk about the army that is ready to launch their attack against Macbeth and Scottland
• The kind is said to cure the sickness of people with the touch of his hand
• Ross enters and when pressed releases the sad story of the death of the family of Macduff leaving him sad and in shock
• This makes Malcom puch Macduff to take action against Macbeth even more