Act 5: Macbeth’s Death

       In Act 5 Scene 5, Macbeth realizes that his death is quickly approaching. He is told that Birman Wood is coming to Dunsinane which makes him finally realize that he may not be invincible after all.   No longer feeling safe, he puts armor on and gets ready for battle. Even though one of the three things the witches warned him about have come true, Macbeth is still feeling cocky because a man born of woman cannot kill him. Little did he know that Macduff was born of corpse since he had to be directly taken out of his dead mother’s womb, therefore Macduff was able to kill Macbeth.

                                         

Act 5: Macbeth's Love

       In Act 5 Scene 3, Macbeth discovers how ill his wife actually is which makes him realize that Scotland is unwell and that if he lives until an old age his retirement would be sad. He asks a doctor to help Lady Macbeth, but the doctor said there was no cure which made Macbeth think that medicine was useless. Even when he says that he still wants the doctor to help cure his country so that his wife may become well again, which is ironic since Macbeth is the disease. He realizes that if he lives and retires he won,t have have a future with honor and friends, but instead curses and fake flattery.
                                                            

Act 5: Scottish Rebels Arrive

       In Act 5 Scene 2, Scottish rebels join Malcolm's army in Birnam Wood to overthrow Macbeth. The rebels think that Macbeth could not fill the shoes of the old king which is evident in lines 20-22 when one says, "...his title hang loose about him, like a giant's robe upon a dwarfish thief." Even Macbeth's soldiers are not loyal to him and do not respect him, so they can be easily swayed to leave his side. Every soldier fighting Macbeth is a drop of medicine to make Scotland well again.

                                       

Act 5: Lady Macbeth's Guilt

      In Act 5 Scene 1, the readers see that Lady Macbeth is suffering Macbeth's guilt. Ever since Macbeth started acting out, Lady Macbeth began to change. She is afraid of the dark so she always carries a candle with her, stays in bed all day, acts like she is washing blood off of her hands, writes/reads notes, and sleep walks. While she is sleep walking she confesses to being involved with Duncan's murder while a doctor and gentlewoman are present. The doctor came to evaluate her but could not figure out what was causing the problem and could only think that something dark was involved. They both decide to keep quiet about her confession, probably in fear of being killed by Macbeth. This is similar to when Hitler was in control of Germany. Germans did not want to go against Hitler in fear of being killed.

Act 4: Will Malcolm Return?

        In Act 4 Scene 3, Macduff finally reaches England where he plans to convince Malcolm to return to England to help overthrow Macbeth. Malcolm does not trust Macduff at first, because he does not know what kind of king he would allow to rule over Scotland. To put Macduff to the test, Malcolm claims that he has all the bad attributes that a king should not have, such as greed and lust, and that he would be a terrible king. When Macduff gives up on the idea of Malcolm being king, Malcolm decides to trust him and supplies Macduff with 10,000 soldiers to retake Scotland.

                                                  

Act 4: The Macduff's Slaughter

      In Act 4 Scene 1, Macbeth is told to beware of Macduff which makes him want to get rid of the Macduff family as fast as possible. Without even thinking about it, he sends people to go to Macduff's house to assassinate his family. In doing so he is hoping to eliminate the possibility of Macduff coming after him by crushing his spirit before he gets to kill him as well. In Act 4 Scene 2, the assassins go to Macduff's house and kills his family. Once the news is relayed to Macduff, he is extremely upset and blames himself for their deaths since they only died due to him leaving Scotland.
                                       

Act 4: Macbeth's Uncertain Future

     In Act 4 Scene 1, the readers see that Macbeth is feeling very uncertain about his future standing as king and wants reassurance that everything will be okay. To get his reassurance he goes to visit the three witches to demand his future. He is told three warnings regarding his position of king. He is warned about Macduff, is told that no man born of woman can hurt him, and that no harm will come to him until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. After hearing the news he becomes confident about not being able to be defeated.