Question

n Act IV, scene i, what does Macbeth want to demonstrate to the witches? What does he end up demonstrating instead?

Answer 1

In Act IV, scene I, Macbeth tries to demonstrate his ambition to the witches.

Explanation:

Macbeth wishes to take up the throne and believes he would be the next king. In Act IV, scene I, Macbeth tries to demonstrate his ambition to the witches.

The witches show him who is going to be the next king through three prophecies. Through the sign of 'armed men', 'bloody child' and 'baby with a crown on the head' shows him that it was the sons of Banquo who was going to be the next king of Scotland.

With a mental state of ambition, Macbeth tries to plan a murder plot of Macduff's wide and children. Once an idea was sowed that Macbeth would become a king, ambitious gets him to attain it and push him to tragedy.