| why is a doctor visiting the macbeth household? | because lady macbeth is sleep-walking |
| what strange behavior has lady macbeth been exhibiting?what does she say? | washing her hands and muttering to herself;she says- “out damned spot” |
| what does the doctor say lady macbeth needs?what does he tell lady macbeth’s gentlewoman to do for her? | divine intervention (god)remove harmful objects |
| who has gathered to fight macbeth?where have they planned to meet? | caithness, menteith, lennox, & ross;planned to meet at Birnam Wood |
| what has macbeth done in response to the insurance? | prepared for war/ ready to fight |
| what is macbeth thinking about at the beginning of this scene? how does he try to convince himself that he should not be afraid? | the prophecies;he says that it wont ever happen and there is no way for it to come true |
| what does the servant report to macbeth? | 10,000 men are approching |
| what does macbeth want Seyton to do for him? | put on his armor/ get him ready to fight |
| what does macbeth tell the doctor to do for lady macbeth?what is the doctor’s reaction to macbeth’s request? | cure her by giving whatever medicine she needs;doctor says that he cannot do it- it is a mental illness and no medicine will cure her |
| what orders does malcolm give at Birnam?why is this important? | cut off the branches and disguise themselves;important because the 3rd apparition is coming true |
| what is macbeth’s reaction to the news of his wife’s death? | he is dismissive/ it does not bother him that much |
| what news does the messenger bring to macbeth?why is this news unsettling to him? | Birnam Wood is coming to Dunsinane;unsettling because of the 3rd apparition- he did not think it would come true |
| who does macbeth kill and why does macbeth feel he is now safe? | young siward because it is one less threat for macbeth to be killed |
| who shows up loooking for macbeth? | macduff |
| why does macbeth hesitate to kill macduff? | he feels guilty for killing his family |
| what do we learn about macduff? | he was not delivered vaginally because his mothered died giving birth so they had to cut him out (he was not born of woman) |
| how does macbeth regain some scense of manhood in his last moments of life? | he does not back down and he fights until his death |
| what news does ross break to Old Siward? | that his son was killed |
| what trophy does macduff bring to the people of scottland? | macbeth’s head |
| who becomes king?why is this ending surprising, considering the witches’ prophecies? | malcolm becomes king;ending is surprising because the witches said banquo’s children would be king |
macbeth act 5- study guide
July 7, 2019