Act Five Questions

Scene 1

1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?
Lady Macbeth accompanied by a light sleepwalking talking about the bad things Macbeth has done
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.”
She's talking about the blood on her hands from killing Duncan, and how the guilt won't go away.
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?
She's joined Macbeth in going insane

Scene 2

1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?
The soldiers Macduff got are marching to Macbeth. The characters we meet are Menteith, Caithness, and Angus, they give us another perspective of Macbeth.
2) What is the significance of the scene?
It catches us up to Macbeth's current doings and shows us who is leading the army.
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?
Some people will argue that Macbeth has gone insane, while others will argue that he is just mad.

Scene 3

1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?
Macbeth is confused here - he hears an army is after him so he gets his own, not knowing how they will harm him after talking to the witches.
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?
Macbeth isn't afraid because no one born of a woman can hurt him and the trees can't physically march, so he's safe. His soldier's feel like he's crazy and a little too confident, and they're probably going to do trying to protect him as he sits there "invincible."

Scene 4

1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?
Malcolm tells his men to hide behind the trees to throw off the numbers Macbeth's spies report.

Scene 5

1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?
He means it would of been better if she died after the battle so he could mourn her.
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.”
He means life is an illusions and the emotions everyone have takes away from the real meaning.

Scene 6

1) What is important about this scene?
Malcolm gives the order to start fighting

Scene 7

1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?
Siward's son is killed, and this is significant because it reassures him that anyone born of a woman can't harm him.

Scene 8

1) What happens in this scene?
Macduff kills Macbeth
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?
Macduff was born via c-section, so he technically wasn't born of a woman.
3) Who is named king at the end of the play?

Malcolm