Act 5 scene 4

• In which act and scene of Macbeth do the Scottish and English armies meet at Birnam Wood?

  Act five, scene four
• What does Malcolm instruct the soldiers to do as they march to Dunsinane?

  To cut a tree limb and carry it as camouflage
• How does the camouflage strategy help the soldiers conceal their numbers from Macbeth?

  By carrying tree limbs, they can disguise their actual troop size
• What becomes evident about the witches' prophecy regarding Birnam Wood?

  That Birnam Wood can appear to move to Dunsinane Hill
• What does the military strategy employed by Malcolm reveal about his character compared to Macbeth?

  It shows that Malcolm is a superior strategist
• Why might Macbeth have been able to catch on to the military strategy if he had analyzed the prophecy?

  Because he did not think critically about the witches' words