In Act 4 Scene 1, the three witches grant Macbeth four apparitions, each offering a prediction of his future. These give warning of Macduff, promise safety because no man born of a woman can harm Macbeth and offer safety until the woods come to Dunsinane. “The power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” (102). The last one however, was given no meaning and leaves Macbeth begging for information. This four apparitions in this scene predict the future of Macbeth and give him false hope and confidence, which leads to his death. The characters in this scene are the three witches who grant Macbeth the four apparitions, and Macbeth who is being fooled by the witches and believing their phrases.
