Lesson 4.05: "Something Wicked This Way Comes," Macbeth, Act IV

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Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to: read and interpret Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth understand and identify imagery recognize Macbeth’s foils analyze foreshadowing through the use of the witches’ incantations ACoS: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19, 39, 39a

Introduction

“Something Wicked This Way Comes”

As the play nears the end, we once again meet the witches as they continue to tell Macbeth half-truths that will lead to his destruction. As you get ready to read Act IV, think about cartoons you've seen with witches dancing around a cauldron, throwing things in the pot, and saying "Double, double, toil and trouble." Do you remember them? If so, you got a preview of the first scene in Act IV!