video notes

• What time of day does Act 5, Scene 1 take place?

  Night time
• Who meets in Act 5, Scene 1 to discuss Lady Macbeth's behavior?

  A doctor and a gentlewoman
• What does Lady Macbeth hold when she enters the stage?

  A candle
• What does Lady Macbeth focus on while sleepwalking?

  A spot of blood on her hand
• What does Lady Macbeth's line "Out, damned spot!" signify?

  Her guilt-ridden hallucination of blood
• How does the motif of blood relate to Lady Macbeth's character?

  It symbolizes her guilt and madness
• Who discusses the approach of the English army in Act 5, Scene 2?

  Scottish Lords including Angus and Lennox
• What does Angus note about Macbeth's relationship with his servants?

  He commands no love from them
• What does Macbeth brag about in Act 5, Scene 3?

  That none of woman born can harm him
• How does Macbeth react to the news of Lady Macbeth's illness?

  He dismissively instructs the doctor to cure her
• What strategy does Malcolm decide on near Burnham Wood?

  Each soldier will cut down a bough of wood
• What does Macbeth command as he becomes more unstable in Act 5, Scene 5?

  For his banners to be hung from the castle walls
• What does Macbeth's soliloquy reveal about his view of life?

  He sees it as a meaningless passage of time
• What metaphor does Macbeth use to describe life in his soliloquy?

  Life's but a walking shadow
• What does the advancing Burnham Wood signify for Macbeth?

  His downfall and the witches' deception
• Who challenges Macbeth in battle?

  The brave son of the English Lord Siward
• What revelation does Macduff make about his birth?

  He was born by cesarean section
• How does Macduff's revelation affect Macbeth's confidence?

  It confirms the witches have deceived him
• What does Macduff call Macbeth during their confrontation?

  Turn, hellhound, turn!
• What does Malcolm call Macbeth and Lady Macbeth at the end of the play?

  This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen
• What theme does the term "equivocation" highlight in the play?

  The dangers of trusting in misleading expressions
• What does Malcolm intend to do after the battle?

  Glorify Scotland and not himself
• What does Malcolm invite the lords to see at Scone?

  His coronation as king
• How does Shakespeare portray the downfall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?

  As a warning against betrayal and evil