3/16/2023 0 Comments Macbeth act 5 summary![]() ![]() The first warns him against Macduff, the second tells him to fear no man born of woman, and the third prophesizes that he will fall only when Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane castle. The witches show Macbeth three apparitions. Macduff meets Malcolm in England to prepare an army to march on Scotland. Meanwhile, Macbeth's thanes begin to turn against him. Macbeth decides that he must revisit the witches to look into the future once more. Lady Macbeth attempts to cover up for his odd behavior but the banquet comes to a premature end as the thanes begin to question Macbeth's sanity. Fleance, however, manages to escape.īanquo’s ghost appears to Macbeth as he sits down to a celebratory banquet, sending him into a frenzy of terror. A third murderer joins the other two on the heath and the three men kill Banquo. Lady Macbeth is left uninformed of these plans. In an attempt to thwart the witches' prophesy that Banquo will father kings, Macbeth hires two murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. ![]() Macbeth is thus crowned king of Scotland. Their flight brings them under suspicion of conspiring against Duncan. Duncan's sons Malcolm and Donalbain, fearing their lives to be in danger, flee to England and Ireland. Macbeth kills the two bodyguards, claiming that he was overcome with a fit of grief and rage when he saw them with the bloody daggers. Immediately thereafter, Macduff discovers Duncan’s dead body. Lady Macbeth returns and assures Macbeth that "a little water clears us of this deed" (II ii 65).Īs the thanes Macduff and Lennox arrive, the porter pretends that he is guarding the gate to hell. While she does so, Macbeth imagines that he hears a haunting voice saying that he shall sleep no more. Lady Macbeth again chastises him for his weak-mindedness and plants the daggers on the bodyguards herself. Macbeth enters, still carrying the bloody daggers. Lady Macbeth waits for Macbeth to finish the act of regicide. When he hears Lady Macbeth ring the bell to signal the completion of her preparations, Macbeth sets out to complete his part in the murderous plan. Macbeth sees a vision of a bloody dagger floating before him, leading him to Duncan's room. She then tells him her plan for the murder, which Macbeth accepts: they will kill him while his drunken bodyguards sleep, then plant incriminating evidence on the bodyguards. Lady Macbeth taunts him by telling him that he will only be a man if he kills Duncan. When Macbeth fails to appear, Lady Macbeth finds him is in his room, contemplating the weighty and evil decision to kill Duncan. When Duncan arrives at the castle, Lady Macbeth greets him alone. When Macbeth arrives, Lady Macbeth tells him that she will plot Duncan's murder. Energized by the news, Lady Macbeth invokes supernatural powers to strip her of feminine softness and thus prepare her for the murder of Duncan. A servant appears to inform her of Duncan's approach. Meanwhile, Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth informing her of the witches' prophesy and its subsequent realization. Macbeth rides ahead to prepare his household. Macbeth and Banquo meet with Duncan, who announces that he is going to pay Macbeth a visit at his castle. Upon hearing this, Macbeth begins to contemplate the murder of Duncan in order to realize the witches' second prophecy. ![]() After the witches disappear, Macbeth and Banquo meet two noblemen Ross and Angus, who announce Macbeth's new title as thane of Cawdor. The witches predict that Macbeth will be thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland, and that Banquo will be the father of kings. Duncan decides to give the title of Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth.Īs Macbeth and Banquo return home from battle, they meet three witches. At the same time, news arrives concerning the arrest of the treacherous Thane of Cawdor. As the play opens, he learns of Macbeth's bravery in a victorious battle against Macdonald-a Scot who sided with the Norwegians. ![]() Duncan, the king of Scotland, is at war with the king of Norway. ![]()
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