Question

as act iv begins, why does macbeth visit the witches? he wants to ask them to use magic to protect him. he thinks that they can rid him of banquos ghost. he thinks that by killing them, he can escape his fate. he wants to find out what is going to happen. question 2 in act iv, what do the apparitions conjured by the witches say to macbeth? choose two options. they warn him against committing further misdeeds. they accuse him of the murders of banquo and duncan. they predict that he will be defeated when birnam wood moves to dunsinane. they tell him that malcolm and donalbain are conspiring against him. they declare that he and lady macbeth will know no peace until they confess. they assure him that no one born of a woman can harm him.

Explanation:

In Macbeth, Macbeth is consumed by paranoia and a desire to maintain his power. He has already received prophecies from the witches earlier in the play. Now, he is desperate for more information about his future to secure his kingship. The witches' previous prophecies (like him becoming king) have come true, so he sees them as a source of knowledge about what lies ahead.

For the second question, in Act IV, the witches conjure apparitions. One apparition tells Macbeth "none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth" (Act IV, Scene 1), giving him false confidence. Another apparition says "Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until / Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against him" (Act IV, Scene 1). These are key prophecies that drive the plot forward. The other options are incorrect. The apparitions don't warn against misdeeds in this act (that's more of a moral - related theme not directly from the apparitions here), they don't accuse of murder (the ghost of Banquo haunts Macbeth in a different act), Malcolm and Donalbain's actions are more of a political move shown through other plot elements, and there's no mention of confessing for peace from the apparitions.

Answer:

1. He wants to find out what is going to happen.
2. They predict that he will be defeated when Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane; They assure him that no one born of a woman can harm him.