It starts off somewhere outside the castle, where a group of Scottish lord discuss the military situation. They know the English army is coming and are planning to meet a Birnam woods where they would join forces.
Scene 3:
Macbeth walks with the doctor and his attendant into a hall of Dunsinane where he is boasting proudly about how the English army is nothing to him since nobody that were born from a women can harm him. He calls his servant Seyton, who confirms that there are about 10 000 men in the English army that is approaching the army. The doctor tells Macbeth that Lady Macbeth is acting strangely and how she has illusions. Macbeth orders the doctor to make a cure her.
Scene 4:
Malcolm and the English army is close to Birnam woods, where he talks to lord Siward and his officers about Macbeth's plans to defend the fortified castle. They decided to cut down some branches on the trees in the forest so they can disguise there numbers when approaching the castle.
Scene 5:
Macbeth tells his soldier to put up banners around the castle because he knows that his castle will repel the enemy. Seyton appears to tell Macbeth that Lady Macbeth had been killed. He started talking to himself giving off a that his life is pointless. A messenger enters and tells him that the army is advancing. Being terrified and enraged, he recalls the prophecy of the witches where he cannot die until the Birnam woods move to Dunsinane.
Scene 6:
Malcolm tells his soldier to drop the branches and draw there swords as the battles starts.
Scene 7:
During the battle, Macbeth kills the enemies around him. He knows that no man can kill him as they are all born from women. He kills lord Siward's son and leaves.
Scene 8:
Macduff finds Macbeth and fights each other. Macbeth tells him that he cannot be slain by Macduff as he is born from women. Macduff tells Macbeth that he was not born from women, that he was taken from his mother's womb. Macduffs tells Macbeth to surrender but he does not and that resulted in his death. Macduff has avenged his family.
Scene 9:
Malcolm and the English army now has control over Dunsinane, where lord Siward is informed that his son was killed. Soon after, Macduff enters with Macbeth's head, where they have won the war. Malcolm became the king and with his power, he restored order back to the kingdom.
Reaction:
I'm glad that its all over. Macbeth death happened way too fast. The constant switching between armies were annoying since I would never know when it change.
Questions:
Will Banquo's prophecy come true?
How does Macduff feels after he avenged his family?
How long did it take for Scotland to regain it's former glory?
Prediction:
I predict that in the future, England will end up controlling Scotland since Malcolm ask for there assistance to fix the problem that is going on in his own kingdom.
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After reading through Macbeth, I still don't like this story. My feelings for this from the beginning to end made it worst. As the story progress, the main character starting acting like a coward who uses his power for his benefits. He has too much confident in himself after his first prophecy came true which was bothersome as he needs to rely on others for his courage. Lady Macbeth was a bad character. She would also control his husband as if he's some kind of puppet for her. Once he leaves, she acts like someone who's been scared for life trying to get rid of those memories.
The ending was okay, just didn't like how the way Macbeth died. It was always related the prophecy the witches mentioned. I wish the story didn't followed the witches prophecy. I don't think Macbeth could be redeemed for his action as he killed the king of Scotland and will be deemed a traitor. If he's lucky he would be exiled but his death will be inevitable.
I'm not sure if Malcolm will rule Scotland in peace since I am unsure of his personality. He didn't have enough character development. If he's like his father who is kind, then he will most likely rule it in peace. After Macduff got his revenge, I think he will be a general in the army who is going to train the soldiers that are still trainees.
The witches are the main people at fault as they were the people who reveal the prophecy to Macbeth. It was because of the prophecy the kingdom fell into ruins. If Macbeth did not learn of the prophecy, Malcolm would not have asked for England's help.
My thoughts on the play is that it's quite bad. When it comes to in class reading, everyone who had read sounded dead. No tone and emotions are put into the line. To make the language more accessible to students is to give a modern version of the play with translated lines or to compare the two languages together.
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