And what happens in Shakespeer's act IV which i have no clue what does IV mean? Macbeth!
2007-01-14 14:17:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Act 4. IV is the Roman Numeral for 4. As for what happens in Macbeth, no clue, never read it, it is known as the "Scottish Play". Possibly based on James I of England.
2007-01-14 14:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first, many of the act and scenes breaks in Shakespeare were largely placed there by future editors and not by Shakespeare. I'm not sure about Macbeth in specific.
In Act IV of Macbeth, many things happen. The notable events include:
Macbeth revisits the witches and receives some disturbing prophecies (which become important for the rest of the play) concerning MacDuff. He resolves to murder MacDuff's family.
Next, we see Lady MacDuff and her son murdered by MacBeth's men.
Finally, MacDuff meets up with Malcolm, son of the assassinated Kign Duncan, and the two agree to join forces against Macbeth.
In essence, Act IV is all about MacDuff. Worth a read, but if you don't have the time or patience, you can always check out the Sparks notes in my source list.
2007-01-14 14:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Joey Michaels 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
act IV means act four! all shakespeares plays are broken up into five acts with the climax coming in the third act, this was based off of Aristotles ideas for a perfect play, In act four of Macbeth, Macbeth goes back to talk to the witches, they warn him about MAcduff, Macbeth has Lady Macduff and her children killed, Macduff convinces Malcom to come back from England and claim the scottish throne.... hope that helps
2007-01-14 14:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's act four
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Hope thats what you meant.
If that doesn't help...there's this link...
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/section7.rhtml
2007-01-14 14:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by confusedizzy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Act IV the climax of the play is reached, whereby Horatio pulls out the dagger and murders everyone in the court. This causes the story to come to a significant and sudden conclusion, since it should teach you the lesson the never trust anyone, not even your closest family members.
2007-01-14 14:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by Justin 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hmmm...
If you'd actually read the play, you'd have noticed that all modern editions divide it into five acts.
Obviously, you didn't.
2007-01-15 04:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋