Act 5 Flashcards

(9 cards)

1
Q

What does a guard tell Macbeth is coming towards him at the beginning of act 5 and what does this prove?

A

Burnham wood is marching towards him. This proves that the apparitions prophecies were right.

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What did Malcolms army do?

A

Cut down branches from Burnham wood and held them infront of them to create an illusion that the wood was moving by itself.

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3
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What other tragic event did Macbeth find out prior to Macduffs army marching towards him.

A

That Lady Macbeth took her own life after being mentally tortured and distressed by sleepwalking and a vision of blood stained on her hands that couldnt be cleaned.

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What happens when Macduffs army and Macbeths army fight? What did he remember?

A

Macbeth and his army are almost defeated and he remembered that the prophecies told him that no man born of a woman can kill him.

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5
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How could Macduff defeat him?

A

Macduff was born in via a c-section meaning that he wasnt technically born of a woman.

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What did the witches prophecy tell him at the end of the battle?

A

That they craftily told him his death.

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7
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Did Macbeth get defeated?

A

Yes.

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8
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What does Macduff do to Macbeths head?

A

He takes it to Malcolm.

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9
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How does the play end?

A

Malcolm promises peace and goes to a city called scone to be crowned the new King of Scotland.

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