Connect MacBook with flatpanel iMac

Hello! I would like to connect my MacBook with my old G4 flatpanel iMac, simply for having dual monitors or using the bigger screen of the old iMac. Is this at all possible and what cable would I then need?
Thanks in advance

"Is this at all possible"
Sorry, but no.

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