Macbeth interrogates Lennox on whether he saw the Three Witches; he answers that he did not. Since Macbeth cannot kill Macduff, he will destroy all vestiges traces of him instead.
Lady Macduff is greeted by Ross, Lady Macduff expressing her anger at being abandoned by Macduff for little reason when in her eyes, Macduff has done nothing requiring him to flee. Ross leaves and after Lady Macduff tells her son that his father is dead and a traitor, a Messenger warns Lady Macduff to flee but Macbeth's murderers succeed in killing her son. The scene ends with Lady Macduff fleeing for her life We find Macduff's family alone, serene and as the audience is all too aware, in mortal danger.
Lady Macduff tells her son that his father, Macduff is "dead:" wondering how her son will now fend for himself without a father? The son replies that he will live "As birds do, mother", Lady Macduff wondering if this means her son will feed on worms and flies and laments that this will be the future for her child Line She explains to her son that his father was a traitor explaining that a traitor is one who "swears and lies" Line The son defends Macduff's name when a Messenger arrives warning them all to "Be not found here;" Do not be here , Line The Messenger leaves daring not to stay a moment longer Line Lady Macduff though warned to flee, says that she has "done no harm" done nothing wrong , Line The Murderers arrive, Lady Macduff refusing to tell them Macduff's whereabouts.
The Murderers call Macduff a "traitor" Line The scene ends with Lady Macduff being pursued by the Murderers. Malcolm and Macduff discuss how Scotland under Macbeth's rule has been plunged into despair. Malcolm tests Macduff's integrity by describing himself as unfit to rule. After Malcolm disgusts Macduff with increasingly sordid descriptions of his lust and greed, Macduff tells Malcolm he is not fit to rule.
This delights Malcolm who explains that he was lying; he described himself so negatively to test Macduff's integrity. We learn that a large army is gathering to defeat Macbeth. Malcolm and Macduff speak of the sad fate of Scotland, Malcolm suggesting that they should "Weep our sad bosoms empty" at the fate of their Scotland Line 1.
Macduff replies "Bleed, bleed, poor country! Our country Scotland suffers a new wound each day. Here in England I fortunately have the help of thousands of men on offer to help reclaim Scotland yet even when I have stepped on Macbeth's head or carried it on my sword my country will have more problems and more suffering for the man who then leads it than before , Lines The only thing that disturbs Macbeth is the image of Banquo's decendents becoming kings.
Armed head, bloody child, crowned child with tree. Mainly, a hallucination of a dagger, to pursue Macbeth into killing King Duncan 3 The ghost of Banquo taunted Macbeth after he murdered him.
When Macbeth seeks the Witches out so that they will answer his questions, they summon apparitions to give Macbeth another prophecy "beware macduff, none of women born will hurt you" etc. The bloody hands of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth symbolize their guilt for the murders that they have committed.
A flamingo with shades and a beehive hair-do. Beware the Thane of Fife! After the three apparitions make their statements, Macbeth wants to know if it was true that Banquo's descendants would rule in Scotland.
In one scene from Macbeth the three witches conjure up Hecate, three apparitions, the ghost of Banquo and a procession of kings. These apparitions probably came up through the trapdoor in the floor of the stage where the witches' cauldron was. The second apparitions said it to Macbeth. It symbolizes that they feel guilty for their actions. Sleep represents death. This foreshadows Macbeth's death later on the the play.
McB sees a bloody dagger? McB sees the ghost of Banquo? One of the Apparitions. It Symbolizes his ambition of being king. Macbeth sees ghosts in multiple acts. One of the most famous scenes is when he sees Banquo's ghost in Act 3 Scene 4 during his dinner. Ironically Banquo was supposed to be the guest of honor at the feast and still came to haunt Macbeth. Also he continually sees apparitions of blood and daggers.
One important soliloquy is in Act 1 before the murder of Duncan. In theory ghosts, and apparitions are apparent in all five acts of Macbeth. Log in. William Shakespeare. Study now. See Answer.
Best Answer. Study guides. Julius Caesar 20 cards. What did the conspirators do after they killed Caesar. What kind of handicap did Caesar have. Who was Lucius. What does Caesar bequeath in his will. William Shakespeare 20 cards. What is the average air show pilot salary. The second apparition is a " bloody Child " 4. This sounds like it means that no man can harm Macbeth, because every man is born of woman.
Except Macduff. Cesarean section doesn't count. To Macbeth it's as though he's just learned that he will never be defeated, but the appearance of the apparition tells a different story. Macbeth himself recognizes that the crowned child is the son of a king, and it's generally agreed that the child stands for Malcolm, who is the son of Duncan.
Of course, by the end of the play, Macbeth is dead, and Malcolm is about to be crowned king. Also, the tree carried in the child's hand shows just how Birnam wood will come to Macbeth's castle -- it will be carried by soldiers using branches and saplings as camouflage.
A person who "swears and lies" is one who swears an oath without meaning to keep the oath. This passage is often taken as an allusion to Henry Garnet's doctrine of equivocation, but Macduff's son makes a joke which says that almost everyone "swears and lies" at some time. Macduff asks about his wife and children, and Ross says that they are "well.
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