The potion made by the witches contains ingredients that are all the entrails or body parts of loathed animals or human beings, which, taken together, can be interpreted as making a complete monster. This serves only to enrage Macbeth, who reveals to the audience his determination to slaughter the family of Macduff. With this confidence, he asks the witches to reveal if the descendants of Banquo will take the throne from him. The witches present an image of a ghostly procession of future kings, led by Banquo. The apparitions fill Macbeth with confidence as he believes the last two to be impossible. The last apparition of a child holding a tree tells him that he is safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. The first apparition is a floating head that warns Macbeth of Macduff. The second is a blood-covered child who comforts Macbeth with the news that he cannot be killed by any man "of woman born". To answer his questions, they summon three horrible apparitions, each of which offers a prediction to allay Macbeth’s fears. Macbeth enters and boldly demands to be shown a series of apparitions that tell his future. Hecate enters and compliments their work, telling them to continue. Malcolm asks him to convert his grief into anger and in the end, he assures revenge upon Macbeth for everything.Act 4 opens in a dark cave with the witches gathered around a cauldron. Unable to restrain any longer, he confesses the murder of Macduff’s family and the ravage in his castle.Īfter grieving deeply, Macduff composes himself. He falsely assures the wellbeing of Macduff’s family and asks Malcolm to return and fight against Macbeth. Ross arrives and conveys the condition of Scotland. A doctor enters after which they discuss King Edward’s healing power against evil disease and gift of prophecy. ![]() Malcolm reverts his mask of the test, acknowledge his integrity and accepts his loyalty to jointly fight against Macbeth. Unbelievingly Macduff shouts “ O Scotland, Scotland!” and says that such a person shouldn’t even be alive and mourns that Scotland’s hopes end here. To test Macduff, Malcolm disgraces himself and falsely lists his vices. In England, before the king’s palace, Malcolm and Macduff helplessly ponder upon the current state of Scotland. While she is wondering, the murderers enter and kill the son and run after her. A messenger enters to warn them and asks them to go away. Lady Macduff with her son wonders whether her husband is dead against which her son argues. While she feels betrayed by Macduff, Ross tries assuring her of Macduff’s wisdom and the ill-nature of the ongoing time. In Fife, Lady Macduff tries to know from Ross the reason behind Macduff’s fleeing. Macbeth orders to attack his castle and kill his wife, babies and rest of all. The witches dance and vanish and then Lennox enters and convey the message that Macduff has fled to England. Macbeth wants to know the meaning of such a vision. He asks them regarding Banquo and eight kings appear of whom the last one is Banquo’s ghost with a mirror in his hand. These three apparitions falsely lessen the deep fears of Macbeth. It assures Macbeth of his invincibility until Birnam Wood starts moving towards Dunsinane Hill. The third apparition is a crowned child with a tree in his hand. The second apparition rises which is a bloody child who says that none of woman born will ever harm Macbeth. They summon the first ghostlike figure who warns Macbeth of Macduff and then descends. ![]() He impatiently asks about them and any truth to their prophecies. ![]() Hecat enters and chants after which the second witch says, “ something wicked this way comes” hence Macbeth enters. ![]() In a witches’ house, the three witches are performing witchcraft by chanting and mixing strange things in a large boiling pot.
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