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• Macbeth orders to hang banners at the outer walls of the castle to prepare for the incoming forces
• Macbeth plans to let the enemy forces lie outside the castle walls until famine and disease weaken them
• Macbeth is no longer easily frightened by horrors, showing his desensitization to fear
• Seton informs Macbeth that the queen is dead
• Macbeth reflects on the fleeting nature of life, comparing it to a brief candle and a tale told by an idiot
• A messenger reports seeing the wood near Burnham moving towards Dunsinane, fulfilling the witches' prophecy
• Macbeth prepares for battle, acknowledging his dwindling self-confidence and realization of being deceived by the witches
• Despite realizing the futility of his actions, Macbeth refuses to yield and stands against the incoming forces with determination