Macbeth Acts 3 & 4

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  1. 4. The supernatural form Banquo takes when he sits in Macbeth’s reserved chair at the banquet.
  2. 5. The Scottish nobleman who leaves for England, causing Macbeth to slaughter his entire household.
  3. 8. The second apparition appears to Macbeth in the form of a bloody ______.
  4. 12. The English king who grants Malcolm ten thousand soldiers to invade Scotland.
  5. 13. The emotion Lady Macbeth claims her husband is displaying at the feast to cover up his erratic behavior.
  6. 14. The place where Macduff’s castle is located and where his family is murdered.
  7. 16. The noble who acts as a critical observer in Act III, Scene vi, speaking in heavy sarcasm about Macbeth's "innocence."
  8. 18. Lady Macduff accuses her husband of lacking this natural affection when he flees to England.
  9. 21. The third apparition tells Macbeth he cannot be harmed by anyone born of a ______.
  10. 22. The psychological reason Macbeth gives for needing to consult the weird sisters a second time in Act IV.
  11. 24. The tactical reason Macbeth decides to kill Macduff’s family, demonstrating his shift to killing out of pure ______.
  12. 25. The tragic flaw (hamartia) driving Macbeth to order Banquo's assassination.
  13. 27. The animal metaphor Lady Macduff uses to describe how even the weakest creature will defend its young against the owl.
  14. 28. The title given to the throne of Scotland, which Macbeth fears Banquo’s descendants will inherit.
  15. 29. The weapon used by the assassins to strike down Banquo in Act III, Scene iii.
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  1. 1. The specific term used by noblemen to describe Macbeth's oppressive rule in Act IV.
  2. 2. The apparition showing a child crowned with a tree in hand promises Macbeth won't fall until Birnam ______ moves.
  3. 3. The prop/element used by the witches in Act IV, Scene i to brew their spell ("Double, double toil and trouble").
  4. 4. The emotion Malcolm urges Macduff to convert into "blunt rage" and vengeance.
  5. 6. The first apparition warns Macbeth to beware the Thane of ______.
  6. 7. The psychological state Macbeth suffers from, complaining that his mind is "full of ______."
  7. 9. Goddess of witchcraft who scolds the three weird sisters for leaving her out of Macbeth's destiny.
  8. 10. The structural parallel in Act IV, Scene iii where Malcolm tests Macduff's true motives and ______.
  9. 11. The city/castle where Macbeth holds his banquet in Act III.
  10. 15. The literary device seen when Macbeth claims his crown is "fruitless" and his scepter "barren."
  11. 17. The final vision shown by the witches: a procession of eight kings followed by Banquo holding a ______.
  12. 19. The number of murderers Macbeth originally hires, though a mysterious additional one shows up at the scene.
  13. 20. Banquo's son who escapes the night ambush in Act III, Scene iii.
  14. 23. The country to which Malcolm flees to secure an army under King Edward the Confessor.
  15. 26. The motif representing guilt that Macbeth says has stained his hands so deeply that "blood will have blood."