1. Monday, February 9, 2015
Macbeth Act V

2. Scene I Scene opens with the doctor and a gentlewoman
Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking
Incessantly scrubbing her hands to get the “spots” off
Continually talks of Lady Macduff and King Duncan
She hears the knocking again
Doctor states that she needs a priest more than a physician

3. Scene II
Menteith, Caithness, Angus, Lennox, and soldiers enter talking
Stated that English army is near, led by Malcolm, his uncle Siward, and Macduff
All agree to go meet Malcolm
Macbeth is fortifying his castle at Dunsinane
People think he has gone crazy
Those he commands move only in command, Nothing in love.
State that his guilt drove him to madness

4. Scene III Servant enters saying there are 10,000 soldiers
Infuriates Macbeth
Doctor tells him Lady Macbeth is sick with visions
Demands that she be cured
Claims medicine is for the dogs
Puts armor on to prepare for battle
Spends the scene ranting and raving like a madman

5. Scene IV Malcolm is marching up to the castle
Orders each soldier to break off a
branch and hold it in front of him
Conceals their true numbers
Speaks of Macbeth’s army
“And none serve with him but
constrainèd things whose hearts
are absent too.”
Meaning?
Siward knows they will only
accomplish their goals by violence.

6. Scene v Macbeth notes that many of his soldiers joined the other side
Claims he does not remember what fear is
Seyton comes in and tells Macbeth that Lady Macbeth is dead
Popular thought is suicide
Macbeth says, “She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word.”
Messenger says he sees the trees of Birnam wood moving
Macbeth dons his armor and prepares for battle

7. Scene vi Malcolm mandates that the branches are put down
Decides his Uncle Siward and his
son will lead the first battle
Prepare to strike

8. Scene vii Macbeth says he needs to fight like a bear
States he is only afraid of man not born of woman
Young Siward enters
Claims he hates Macbeth’s name more than any other
They fight and Young Siward is killed
Macduff enters and swears he will fight Macbeth or no one at all
Malcolm and Old Siward say castle has been surrendered with no fight

9. Scene viii Macbeth talks about suicide Macduff enters to fight Macbeth
Macbeth is not scared
Thinks Macduff is born of woman
Macduff says, “Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.”
Caesarian Section
Macduff slays Macbeth
Malcolm crowned King of England

11. The end