Macbeth+-+after+Act+IV

Respond to the following. Be clear and specific. Complete sentences not required. I suggest you print the questions and keep them with you notes.

Act IV
 * 1) How do the witches lull Macbeth into a false sense of security? What do they do and/or say?
 * 2) How does Macbeth feel after his second meeting with the witches? What things might reassure him, and what things might trouble him?
 * 3) When Macbeth says (Act IV, scene i) that “the flighty purpose never is o'ertook/Unless the deed go with it”, what does he mean in general, and in the particular situation in which he says it?
 * 4) How does Lady Macduff feel about her husband's leaving her alone? Why has he done this?
 * 5) When Ross comes to see Lady Macduff, how does he behave and why?
 * 6) Briefly explain Macduff's description to Malcolm of the state of affairs in Scotland (Act IV, scene iii). What does the audience know which makes Macduff's account even more painful?
 * 7) Why might Malcolm be suspicious of Macduff? Does he know as much as the audience does about why Macbeth and Macduff are enemies?
 * 8) Malcolm pretends to be even more evil than Macbeth. Why does he do this? What does he discover by doing so?
 * 9) In Act IV, scene iii, there is an account of the miraculous healing powers of the English king - what is the purpose of this? What effect does it have on the audience?
 * 10) When Macduff asks Ross about his family, Ross replies, “...they were well at peace when I did leave 'em.” Explain why he gives this answer and what it might mean.