Macbeth Act 4 notes

•  Hecate comes by and compliments the witches who are chanting in a circle
• "By the pricking of my thumbs/ something wicked comes this way"
• Macbeth asks the witches to reveal the prophecies: floating head says to beware Macduff, bloody child comes and "none of women born shall harm Macbeth", crowned child holding a tree says he is safe until Birnan Wood moves to Dunisane Hill, and lastly, eight crown kings walk by and the last one (Banquo's ghost) is holding a mirror
• The witches vanish before Macbeth can learn the meanings of the prophesies
• Macbeth learns through Lennox that Macduff has feld to England
• Macbeth sends murderers to Macduff's castle to kill his wife and children
• Lady Macbeth asks Ross why her husband has left and is ignoring her, he says he trusts Macbeth
• Lady Macduff tells her son Macduff is dead but he doesn't belive it
• Lady Macduff learns she is in danger but is confused as to why because she has done nothing wrong
• The murderers come and say Macduff is dead but the son calls him a liar so he stabs him and
• To test Macduff's loyalty Macolm says he is not fit to be king because he is greedy and violent and says he will be a good king 
• Macduff's loyalty to Scotland is proven when he agrees he's not fit to be king and he runs back
• A doctor comes in and says “crew of wretched souls” waits for King Edward so they may be cured, and Malcolm explains to Macduff that the king can cure diseases
• Ross tells Macduff that his wife an children are well and says he needs to return to his country
• Malcolm says he will return there with 10,000 soldiers lent from King Edward
• Ross breaks down and says his wife and children were actually murdered
• Malcolm says to turn grief to anger and inflict revenge upon Macbeth