| Scene i. Sleepwalking scene | Reveals Lady Macbeth as she is behind her false face. As strong as she was, she cant bear the burden of what has happened |
| Purposes of scene i (sleepwalking scene) | 1. Reveals breakdown of her character2. Prepares audience for her suicide3. Creates sympathy |
| Lady M considers 3 things while sleepwalking | 1. Duncan’s murder 2. The Banquet Scene3. Macduff Massacre |
| Scene ii | England: Macduff, Malcolm, SiwardScotland: Angus, Monteith, Caithness, Lennox, Ross |
| Scene iii: Purposes | Reveals Macbeth’s faith in apparitions. Shows his frequent change of mood. |
| “I am sick at heart…” | Macbeth loses heart and is remorsefull about his way of life (meaning.)Creates sympathy (sign) |
| How does macbeth react towards the doctor and Seyton | Hysterical tone- doctorImpatience- seyton |
| Scene iv | Forces merge at birnam woods. Equivocal meanings of apparition is revealed. Macbeth takes refuge in castle bc everyone deserted him |
| “I have almost forgot the taste of fear” | Macbeth regrets that he had become so brutal that the cries of women do not move him |
| “She should have died hereafter” | Macbeth’s final commentary on life |
| “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in… Of recorded time” | The future promises monotonous repitition |
| “And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death” | The past merely illustrates death’s power |
| “Out, out, brief candle” | Wishes his life were over quickly |
| “Life’s but a walking shadow… And then is heard no more” | Life is meaningless and short |
| “It is a tale told by an idiot… Signifying nothing” | His life had meant nothing; his actions have been futile |
| “I ‘gin to be aweary of the sun… Th’ world were undone” | Macbeth is tired and ready to end it all. He regrets what has happened. |
| Scene vi | Malcolm is in charge |
| Scene vii | Young siward’s death encourages macbethMacbeth clings to the message that he need not fear any man born a woman. Macbeth’s men surrendered the castle |
| Scene viii | Macbeth has tried macduff: he feels guilty now. Siward is proud of his son’s honorable deathMalcolm shows more compassion for the lossMacduff presents Macbeth’s head to Malcolm and hails him as king |
| Macduff revelas the equivocal meaning of the message: | He was “from his mother’s womb untimely ripped” |
| Malcolm’s 1st sctions as King of Scotland | 1. Changes “thanes” to “earls” to honor the englsih 2. Invited exiles to return3. Invites everyone to the coronarion |
Macbeth act 5
August 20, 2019