Act 5

• What is Lady Macbeth doing in Act Five, Scene 1?

  She is sleepwalking.
• How has Lady Macbeth's character changed by Act Five?

  She has been driven mad by guilt.
• What does Lady Macbeth carry while sleepwalking?

  A candle.
• What does Lady Macbeth's fear of the dark symbolize?

  Her guilt over her evil deeds.
• What phrase does Lady Macbeth use while trying to wash her hands?

  "Out, damned spot!"
• How does Lady Macbeth's speech change in Act Five?

  From smooth blank verse to disjointed prose.
• What does Lady Macbeth's uncertainty in speech reveal?

  Her troubled state of mind.
• What does the Doctor say about unnatural deeds?

  They breed unnatural troubles.
• What are the Scottish lords preparing for in Scene 2?

  To attack Macbeth.
• Where do the Scottish lords plan to meet the English army?

  Near Birnam Wood.
• What does Angus say about Macbeth's hands?

  They are "murders sticking on his hands."
• How do the lords describe Scotland's condition?

  As unwell or sickly.
• What metaphor does Caithness use to describe Scotland?

  "The sickly weal."
• How does Lennox describe Malcolm?

  As the "sovereign flower."
• What does Angus mean by describing Macbeth as a "dwarfish thief"?

  He implies Macbeth is unworthy of kingship.
• What does Lady Macbeth's madness symbolize?

  The consequences of evil deeds.
• What does Macbeth admit in his soliloquy in Scenes 3 and 4?

  That everything he's done is worthless.
• How does Macbeth's behavior contrast with his mental state?

  He is over-confident while feeling despair.
• What does Malcolm's strategy of cutting branches symbolize?

  Deception and the fulfillment of prophecy.
• What does Macbeth say about those born of a woman?

  He will not fear them.
• How does Macbeth feel about fighting Macduff?

  He feels guilty about killing Macduff's family.
• What revelation does Macduff make to Macbeth?

  He was born by Caesarean section.
• What theme is highlighted by the Witches' prophecies?

  Fate and free will.
• What does Malcolm do at the end of the play?

  He becomes king.
• How does Malcolm's character contrast with Macbeth's?

  Malcolm is caring, Macbeth is cruel.
• What does the circular structure of the play signify?

  It ties the beginning and end together.
• What does Siward value about his son's death?

  It is an honor to die protecting Scotland.
• What does Malcolm say about ruling Scotland?

  He will be guided by God.
• What does Macbeth's reflection on life reveal about his character?

  He still has a human side that regrets.
• What does Macbeth's realization about the Witches signify?

  He acknowledges he has been misled.