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making meaning

Cite textual evidenCe

to support your answers.

Close Read the text

Reread Act IV, Scene i, of the play. Find and mark the

prophecies that you think are most reassuring to Macbeth.

Do you think Macbeth is wise to trust the witches?

Concept vocabulary

pernicious treacherous integrity

laudable avaricious sanctity

Why these Words? These concept words relate to the ideas of right and

wrong. For example, Lady Macbeth remarks on the irony that in this world

committing evil acts may be laudable, or worthy of praise. Find two other

words in Act IV that relate to the concept of right and wrong.

Word Study

antonyms Shakespeare uses antonyms, words with opposing meanings,

to indicate character traits. In Scene iii, Malcolm confesses to being avaricious

and to lacking “king-becoming graces.” He places himself in contrast with

Macduff, who is a “child of integrity,” or a morally upright man. The scene

proceeds with Malcolm recanting his previous self-criticism. The entire scene

is a compilation of synonyms and antonyms, as Malcolm embraces virtue,

having previously accused himself of being steeped in vice.

Reread Act IV, Scene iii, and note three other adjectives Shakespeare uses.

Use a thesaurus to research their connotations and denotations. Write the

words here, as well as an antonym for each of them.

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH,

ACT IV

analyze the text

notebook Respond to these questions.

1. (a) What resolution does Macbeth make in Scene i, lines 151–153?
   (b) interpret What change does this resolution indicate in the way
   Macbeth will handle decisions in the future?


2. (a) What idea is Ross expressing in Scene ii, lines 18–22?
   (b) Make inferences Does Ross believe what he tells Lady Macduff?
   Explain.


3. (a) How does Malcolm test Macduff? (b) analyze What does this test
   reveal about them both?

^ WoRd^ netWoRk

Add interesting words

related to time from the text

to your Word Network.

 STAnDARDS

Reading Literature

Cite strong and thorough textual

evidence to support analysis of

what the text says explicitly as well

as inferences drawn from the text,

including determining where the text

leaves matters uncertain.

Language

•   Consult general and specialized

reference materials, both print and

digital, to find the pronunciation of

a word or determine or clarify its

precise meaning, its part of speech,

its etymology, or its standard usage.

•   Demonstrate understanding

of figurative language, word

relationships, and nuances in word

meanings.

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Formative assessment

analyze the text

•   if students fail to cite evidence, then remind

them to find specific information in the text.

•   if students struggle to correctly interpret these

lines, encourage them to think about the

lines’ literal meaning. Remind them that any

interpretation must have its basis in this literal

meaning.

Word study

If students struggle to find antonym pairs, find

an online source to support their understanding.

For reteach and practice, see Word study:

antonyms (rP)

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Concept vocabulary reinforcement Encourage small groups to

work together to create a deck of synonym/antonym cards with a

synonym on one side and its antonym on the other. Invite groups

to have a word contest. Groups take turns reading a synonym (or

antonym) and challenging another group to identify the antonym

(or synonym).

Close Read the Text

If needed, continue to model close reading by

using the Annotation Highlights in the Interactive

Teacher’s Edition.

Possible response: Students may mark Act IV,

Scene i, lines 79–81. They may say that Macbeth

should not trust the witches because they are evil.

Analyze the Text

Possible responses

1. (a) He will act on his impulses immediately. DOK 2
   (b) He will no longer debate with himself the
   advisability of his actions. DOK 3


2. (a) He fears that he is now considered a traitor.
   DOK 2
   (b) He hasn’t done anything traitorous, but he has
   reservations about Macbeth. DOK 3


3. (a) He says that such a tyrant is not fit to live, no
   less rule, and that Malcolm’s words make him
   feel hopeless. DOK 2 (b) Macduff feels hopeless
   because there seems to be no positive option left
   for Scotland. DOK 3

Concept Vocabulary

Why these Words? Possible responses: vice

(Scene iii, line 47), pure (Scene iii, line 53)

Word network

Possible words: past: bygone, preceding, elapsed;

present: current, contemporary, extant

Jump Start

CLOSE READ Remind students of the witches’

refrain Double, double, toil and trouble in Act IV—

before Macbeth’s appearance in the scene. Ask

them whether they think these words would

have had any effect on Macbeth, had he heard

them.

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