Act Five Summary

ACT FIVE

Act five was the final act of the play. It opens with Lady Macbeth being observed by a doctor. She was pacing and giving away secrets late at night. In scene two, it shows several thanes are walking through the woods. It shows how many thanes have abandoned Macbeth and are trying to help take him down. In scene three, Macbeth learns of his wife’s illness and the fast approaching army. He still believes he is invincible, so he does not seem worried. In scene four, the army is cutting down trees and moving with them as a disguise. This is important because it shows that Macbeth is defeatable now that the trees have moved. It also shows appearance versus reality. In scene five, Macbeth is talking to his soldiers and Seyton. Macbeth learns of his wife’s death, and that the trees are moving. In scene six, Malcolm, Siward, and Macduff are talking about their battle plans. In scene seven, Macbeth kills Young Siward. In scene eight, Macbeth learns that Macduff was born of a C-section, therefore not technically woman born. He is slain and everyone lives happily ever after.

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