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Enigmatic Witches and Grim Prophecies in Macbeth

Witness the eerie scene as the witches conjure apparitions to foretell Macbeth's fate. Hecate praises their actions, while Macbeth demands clarity. Meanwhile, Lady Macduff faces a tragic end as murderers take her life. Explore the role of the witches' predictions and apparitions in shaping the characters' destinies in this haunting tale.

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Enigmatic Witches and Grim Prophecies in Macbeth

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  1. MacbethAct IV : scene 1 to scene 2

  2. Macbeth Act IV : scene 1

  3. What happened? • Witches appear over their cauldron. • Hecate appears praising them. • Macbeth enters demanding clarification.

  4. There’s more…. • The witches conjure apparitions: • Apparition 1 = an armored head • Apparition 2 = a Bloody Child • Apparition 3 = a Crowned Child holding a tree • Apparition 4 = 8 kings + Banquo

  5. And the beat goes on… • The witches exit. • Lennox enters and tells Macbeth where Macduff is. • Macbeth decides to take Fife.

  6. What’s important? • The Apparitions

  7. Macbeth Act IV : scene 2

  8. What happened? • Lady Macduff demands answers • Lady Macduff explains Macduff’s absence to her son. • Murderers enter and kills Lady Macduff and her son.

  9. What’s important? • The slaughter

  10. Group Activity • How do the witches play their role as the force characters through their “predictions” and their “apparitions?”

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