Question

What event in act iv foreshadows macbeth's eventual downfall?

a. the witches show macbeth a procession of banquo's descendants as kings.
b. malcolm and macduff discuss macbeth's failures as a leader.
c. lady macduff calls her husband a coward and refuses to run away.
d. macbeth promises to act on his ideas instead of putting them off?

Answer 1

The answer is A. The witches show macbeth a procession of banquo's descendants as kings. (apex)

Answer 2

a. the witches show Macbeth a procession of Banquo's descendants as kings.

Explanation: The event from Act IV of "The Tragedy of Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, that foreshadows Macbeth's eventual downfall is the witches show Macbeth a procession of Banquo's descendants as kings. Foreshadowing is a literary device in which an author gives hints about what is going to happen later. All of the withches' prophecies have come true. The reader is expecting this new vision of Banquo's descendants as kings to be also true.