Macbeth Act III and IV Reading Notes

Act III
-Banquo is questioning the witches prophecies and that if the first one happened, the second one must happen as well
-Macbeth invites Banquo and his son over for dinner
-Macbeth says a soliloquy about how Banquo is his only old friend but the only friend that he fears
-Macbeth talks to two men who agree to murder Banquo and Fleance
-Lady Macbeth is full of despair and Macbeth agrees that he feels guilty but things must be done in order to secure his place at the throne
-Macbeth says that Lady Macbeth needs to play along at dinner
-The murderers are waiting for Banquo and Fleance
-They kill Banquo but just before he dies he tells Fleance to avenge his death
-It's dark and Fleance escapes
-The murderer tells Macbeth that Fleance got away which makes Macbeth really angry
-Back at dinner Banquo's ghost shows up and causes Macbeth to freak out; no one can see him but Macbeth which makes it seem like he's gone crazy
-Lady Macbeth makes excuses for Macbeth and the ghost disappears and then reappears so Lady Macbeth sends the guests to another room
-Macbeth says that he will visit the witches tomorrow and see what the future shows
-The witches meet Hecate who scolds them for getting in the middle of Macbeth's business; she says that she will take over
-When Macbeth comes they must send him false visions and spirits
-Banquo's murder was blamed on his son Fleance who fled, but they suspect Macbeth
-A lord and Lennox are talking
-Macduff has gone to England to join Malcom in asking England's king for help
-Macbeth is now prepared for war
-Hopefully Malcom and Macduff are successful in saving Scotland from Macbeth
Act IV
-The witches are chanting around a cauldron when Macbeth walks in and he asks about the truth of their prophecy
-A floating head says to beware of Macduff (he is not surprised)
-A bloody child says that none of woman born shall harm Macbeth
-A crowned child holding a tree says that he is safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill
-8 crowned kings walk by and the last one is carrying a mirror; Banquo's ghost walks at the end of the line
-Macbeth asks what this means but the witches just dance and then disappear
-Lennox tells Macbeth that Macduff fled to England
-He plans to send people to capture Macduff's castle, wife, and children
-Lady Macduff asks Ross why her husband fled and he says that she just needs to trust her husband
-Lady Macduff tells her son that his dad is dead but he says he isn't
-A messenger tells Lady Macbeth to leave but she doesn't think she did anything wrong
-Murderers enter and denounce Macduff, the son argues so they stab him and then chase Lady Macbeth
-Outside of King Edward's palace, Malcom tells Macduff that he doesn't trust him because he left his family and thinks he is working with Macbeth
-Macduff passes Malcom's test by staying tru to Scotland and disagreeing that Malcom would make a good king
-A doctor tells King Edward that wretched souls are waiting for him to be cured because the king has the power to cure disease
-Ross tells Macduff that his children and wife are fine and urges Malcom to return to Scotland
-Malcom said he'll return with the king and an army
-Ross breaks down and says that Macbeth murdered Macduff's family
-Malcome convinced Macduff to get revenge