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• Sward responds that some people must die in every battle
• Malcolm expresses his wish that their friends could have survived the battle
• Ross comments that the great Victory did not cost them too much
• McDuff and young Seward are mentioned as casualties of the battle
• Ross acknowledges that Seward's son died a soldier's death
• Seward reflects on his son's honorable death and acceptance of it
• McDuff arrives with Macbeth's head, declaring Macbeth's defeat
• Malcolm announces the reward of Earldoms to the noblemen of Scotland
• Malcolm plans to bring justice to those who supported Macbeth and his queen
• The play concludes with Malcolm inviting everyone to witness his coronation at Scone