“Round about the cauldron go; 4
In the poisoned entrails throw.
Toad, that under cold stone 6
Days and nights has thirty-one
Swelterd venom sleeping got. 8
Boil thou first i’th’ charmed pot.
What does the First Witch tell the witches to do in Act 4, Scene 1, lines 4–9?

2. The contents of the witches’ cauldron described in Scene 1 foreshadow that in this tragedy, Macbeth’s rule will

3. Macbeth most likely lists the destructive effects of the witches’ wind in Act 4, Scene 1 in order to

Macbeth: That will never be. 94
Who can impress the forest, bid the tree
Unfix his earthbound root? Sweet bodements, good! 96
Rebellious dead, rise never till the wood
Of Birnam rise, and out high-placed Macbeth 98
Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath
To time and moral custom. Yet my heart 100
Throbs to know one thing.
4. Act 4, Scene 1, lines 94–100 reveal that one aspect of Macbeth’s tragic flaw is

Macbeth:
Horrible sight! Now I see ‘tis true, 122
For the blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me
And points at them for his. 124
5. Act 4, Scene 1, lines 122–124 reveal that Macbeth

6. Why is Ross trying to comfort Lady Macduff in Act 4, Scene 2?

7. Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband in Act 4, Scene 2?

8. In response to Lady Macduff’s anger in Act 4, Scene 2, Ross suggests that