Act 5

• 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 while sleepwalking?

  A candle
• What does Lady Macbeth focus on during her sleepwalking?

  A spot of blood on her hand
• What famous line does Lady Macbeth utter that reveals her guilt?

  Out, damned spot!
• What does the line "Out, damned spot!" symbolize in the play?

  Her guilt and hallucination of blood
• What does Lady Macbeth's inability to wash the blood from her hands signify?

  Her emotional turmoil and madness
• Who discusses the approach of the English army in Act 5, Scene 2?

  Scottish Lords including Angus and Lennox
• What does Macbeth do to prepare for battle in Act 5, Scene 2?

  Fortifies the castle
• What prophecy does Macbeth believe in during Act 5, Scene 3?

  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 to disguise his army?

  Cut down branches from Burnham Wood
• What does Macbeth command to be hung from the castle walls in Act 5, Scene 5?

  His banners
• What does Macbeth lament about life in his final soliloquy?

  It is a meaningless passage of time
• What metaphor does Macbeth use to describe life in his soliloquy?

  Life's but a walking shadow
• Who delivers the head of Macbeth to Malcolm?

  Macduff
• How does Malcolm describe Macbeth and Lady Macbeth at the end of the play?

  As a dead butcher and his fiend-like queen
• What theme does McDuff's revelation about his birth highlight?

  The theme of equivocation
• What does Shakespeare warn against through the characters' fates?

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

  Be crowned king at Scone
• How does Shakespeare portray Malcolm in contrast to Macbeth?

  As a noble king focused on Scotland
• What are the key themes highlighted in Act 5 of Macbeth?

  • Guilt and its consequences
  • The nature of fate and free will
  • The dangers of ambition and power
  • The theme of equivocation
  • The contrast between tyranny and nobility
• What motifs are prevalent in Act 5 of Macbeth?

  • Blood as a symbol of guilt
  • Time as a representation of meaninglessness
  • Shadows representing lack of agency
  • The supernatural and its influence on fate