Summary Of Act 4 Scene 1 Macbeth

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Scene 1In a cavern, a boiling cauldron hisses and spits, and the three witches appear. They circle the cauldron and chant spells and add bizarre things their brew. Hecate appears and compliments their work. One of the witches chants: “By the pricking of my thumbs, / Something wicked this way comes” (Act 4. Scene 1. Lines 44–6). In fulfillment of the prophecy, Macbeth enters. He asks them to reveal truth to him. To answer the questions, they call apparitions, each one gives a prediction to alleviate Macbeth’s worries. First, an Armed head (symbol of Macduff) warns him to “Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife.” (Act 4. Scene 1. Lines 71-72.). Next a bloody child (symbol of Macduff a birth) appears and tells him “none of woman born / shall

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