ACT 5

Scene 1

1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?

They have seen her rise from her bed, and they see her start to rub her hands together like she is washing them. Also, they hear her talking about Macbeth. 

2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.”

She keeps washing her hands but she can't seem to get the blood to go away. 

3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?

With all that has happened Lady Macbeht is starting to become crazy. She can't stop thinking about all that they have done and how bad it was.

Scene 2

1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?

The soldiers are on their way to fight Macbeth. We are introduced to Menteith, Caithness, and Angus because they are all soldiers. 

2) What is the significance of the scene?

They tell us about what is going on with the war and who is leading the war. 

3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?

The ones who hate him are saying he has gone insane and the ones who like him just say he is mad.

Scene 3

1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?

He is confused on how someone can beat him because of what the witches told him, but he is ready to take on anyone who wants to fight him. 

2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?

He isn't afraid because he knows that anyone born of a woman can't hurt him. His soilders are a little worried and think he has lost his mind. They have come to ocnclusions that they will die either way. 

Scene 4

1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?

He tells every soldier to break off a branch and hold it in front of him, so that way we can conceal ho wmany of them there are. Then Macbeths spies will give him inaccurate reports.

Scene 5

1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?

She was going to die later anyway.

2) What is the significant of the following quote, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is told no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.”

Life is nothing but an illusion, where people worry about things and then those things are to never be seen again.

Scene 6

1) What is important about this scene?

It is important because the war starts

Scene 7

1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?

Macbeth kills Siwards son. It is significant because he was born of a woman so it helps calm Macbeth that no one born of a woman can hurt him.

Scene 8

1) What happens in this scene?

Macduuff kills Macbeth

2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?

He finds out that Macduff was not born of a woman because she has a c section. 

3) Who is named king at the end of the play?

Malcolm

Act 4

4.1

1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
The first vision Macbeth has is a head with an armored helment, then he sees a bloddy child, then he sees a child with a crown on his head and a tree in his hand, his forth dream he sees eight kings.

2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
Macbeth misleads the third vission because he thinks that the forest won't be able to fight him and he will stay king forever.

3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
Lennox tells Macbeth that Macduff went to England.

4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
He will kill his own family or anyone that gets in his way really.

5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?
This scene could be the climax because the witches tell Macbeth everything that can happen, and then Macbeth goes crazy, because he doesnt want to lose his spot as King so he will kill anyone who gets in his way.



4.2

1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
Shakespear included this scene to show us how Lady Macduff really feels about her husband, and she tells her son about him.

2) What is important about this scene?
It is important because its Lady Macduff telling her son about his traitor of a dad. Her son is then killed which starts the killing at the castle.

3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?
Lady Macduff is a symbol to a bird and how she needs to take care of her eggs, thats why when her son dies the murder calls him an egg.


4.3

1) Why has Macduff come to England?
Macduff goes to England so he can talk to Malcolm about Macbeth.

2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
Malcom doesn't want to go back to England because he doesn't know wether to trust Macduff, and he thinks he is in a trap.

3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
The lamb represents Macduff.

4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.”
They are compiaring Macbeth to Satan, because they were both the brightest angels and then they fell.

5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
It is describing Scottland right now under Macbeths rule

6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
Malcolm calls Macbeth the tyrant, and he uses the adjectives like murderous, lecherous, greedy, lying, deceitful, violent, malicious, and guilty of every sin.

7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
Malcolm went from a strong loyal leader to a scared little sixteen year old boy who is afraid of being king.

8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
It is kind of like a powerful atmospher because the two boys are trying to think of a way to take over Macbeth, but know Malcolm doesn't to be king so they are stuck and don't know what to do.

9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
The doctor comes and tells them about Macbeth and how sick people are lined up all around him waiting to be healed. Once he touches them they are healed instantly. It is symbolic because its saying that Macbeth is doing a great job while Malcolm is to scared to be king.

10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
England lend Macduff 10,000 men.

11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”
He needs to fight like a man but its hard for him to not remember all the awful things he has done.