The king’s morality is at its lowest in the attack on the Macduff household. Can you stomach the brutal reality? This Macbeth Act 4 Scene 2 Quiz tests your knowledge of the conversation between Lady Macduff and her son before the tragedy. Remember the details of the last betrayal of innocence.
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Macbeth Act 4 Scene 2 Quiz
- Where does Act 4 Scene 2 take place
- Who are the first two characters on stage in this scene
- What does Lady Macduff complain about at the start of the scene
- How does Lady Macduff describe her husband’s flight
- What does Ross attempt to do in this scene
- How does Ross defend Macduff’s decision to flee
- What does Lady Macduff call her husband after Ross leaves
- Who enters after Ross departs
- How does Lady Macduff’s son respond to being called fatherless
- What does Lady Macduff tell her son about traitors
- How does the son cleverly question his mother’s ideas about traitors
- What tone characterizes the dialogue between Lady Macduff and her son
- Who enters to warn Lady Macduff
- What warning does the messenger give
- How does Lady Macduff react to the messenger’s warning
- Who enters immediately after the messenger exits
- What do the murderers call Lady Macduff’s husband
- What happens to Lady Macduff’s son
- What are Lady Macduff’s last words before fleeing
- What theme does this scene highlight
- What literary device is used in the playful talk between Lady Macduff and her son
- Why is this scene important to the play’s structure
- What emotion dominates Lady Macduff’s character
- What does the messenger’s arrival symbolize
- How does the murder of Macduff’s family affect the plot
- What is ironic about Lady Macduff calling her husband a traitor
- What sound effect might accompany this scene in performance
- What idea does the murder of Lady Macduff’s son symbolize
- What mood closes the scene
- What does this scene foreshadow