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Lit. Element: Plot Development (Exposition-1.3)

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Lit. Element: Plot Development (Exposition-1.3)

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When Macbeth sees the witches and they give him his future, they say, "All hail, Macbeth...be king hereafter." (1.3.48-50)
Macbeth finds out from the witches the prophecy, and that he will become king after King Duncan. He ponders this because he is still alive and well, so King Duncan would have to die before Macbeth becomes king. This sets up the problem of the play, because for the prophecy from the witches to be true, he will have to become king. Now, the readers are just waiting to find out how the problem will open up, and quite possibly, cause more complications.

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When the witches are plotting their next move, "When the battle's lost and won." (1.1.4)
The witches are planning their next plan of action to happen when the battle is both lost and won. How is that possible? Well, one side obviously wins, and the other side loses, so it is another way of saying "when the battle is over". The witches are planning on meeting again once one side wins, and the other loses.

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Macbeth contemplates killing Duncan or not when he says, "If it were... on th' other." (1.7.1-28)
Macbeth's soliloquy that begins act 1 scene 7 shows emotions from Macbeth we never thought we would see. Each time he has a soliloquy like this, the readers see more and more of him, and can tell the truth is really tearing him apart on the inside. He doesn't know who to trust in this situation: Lady Macbeth, who is telling him to kill Duncan so he can become king, or his conscience, which is telling him that killing him is the wrong thing to do. As much as Macbeth wants to become king, he points out that King Duncan trusts him too much for him to just betray him like this and kill him for no good reason. The challenge inside of himself really reveals more of Macbeth's vulnerable and personal side that isn't portrayed that often.

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The witches told Macbeth he would become Thane of Cawdor, and he replied with, "Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more! / By Sinel’s death I know I am Thane of Glamis. / But how of Cawdor? The Thane of Cawdor lives, / A prosperous gentleman; and to be king /

Stands not within the prospect of belief, / No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence / You owe this strange intelligence, or why / Upon this blasted heath you stop our way / With such prophetic greeting. Speak, I charge you." (1.3.70-78).
In the previous scene, King Duncan is blown away by Macbeth's loyalty and bravery to the country. Because of that, he decides to name him Thane of Cawdor, because the current one is a traitor and will be executed soon. The readers know this, but Macbeth does not. In this scene, he is told by the witches that he is soon to be Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is confused because he does not know that the current Thane of Cawdor is a traitor and will be executed. This provides the readers more of an experience with the book while they are reading because they know more than what some of the characters in the play know, and it overall creates more of a suspenseful reading,

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King Duncan is spending the night with the Macbeths and clearly does not suspect anything wrong when he says, "See, see, our honored hostess! / The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, / Which still we thank as love. Herein I teach you / How you shall bid God 'ild us for your pains, / And thank us for your trouble." (1.6.10-14).
In the previous scene, Lady Macbeth mentioned several times that she is planning on killing King Duncan so Macbeth can take his place, and that she is doing it tonight while he is spending the night at their house. This proves to be dramatic irony because the readers know that Lady Macbeth will kill, or at least try to kill King Duncan tonight, while he has no idea this is going to be happening.

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Lady Macbeth introduces the scene with some imagery and figurative langauge saying, "It was the... stren'st good-night." (2.2.3-4)
The sound of the owl shows significance to this scene, after killing King Duncan. She mentions that she hears the shrieking of an owl, which can only represent the death of someone, which in this case, is King Duncan. She then goes on to compare the owl to a crier over the death. It overall connects two unlike things, the death of King Duncan and the shrieking of an owl to make a meaningful comparison.

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**extra quote for the upcoming essay** (1.5.57-58)

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On the morning after the king's death, Macduff and Lennox are on their way to wake the king up, "Is the king... is the door." (2.3.43-50)
The two men are expecting to go and wake King Duncan up for another day of life, but they do not know what is truly happening. Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and the readers are the only ones who truly know what happened, leaving the other characters to a surprise this morning. The readers already know what is going to happen at the end, and examples of dramatic irony just add to their feeling of inclusiveness.

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One night, Banquo and Fleance are having a conversation about the uneasy feeling they are feeling and Banquo says, "Hold, take thy... to in response." (2.1.3-9).
During the conversation, there is a troubled feeling in the atmosphere. Banquo mentions that there is "husbandry in heaven", and that "their candles are all out." The candles are showing the stars in the sky, being out, or dim, as they are right now. The dull mood happening right as they speak foreshadows something bad happening, which is soon learned to be King Duncan's murder. Tonight, the stars aren't shining, and the world is in darkness, just as King Duncan's is going to be.

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Lit. Technique: Figurative Language (Personification- 3.2)

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Lit. Technique: Figurative Language (Personification- 3.2)

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Macbeth is speaking to his wife about what wasn't part of the original plan to become king and he says, "Oh, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!" (3.2.39)
Clearly, Macbeth's mind isn't really full of scorpions. Because of the situation he keeps getting further and further into, it really feels like it. Macbeth continues to have crazy and poisonous thoughts when it comes to the prophecy the witches gave him. Macbeth doesn't want Banquo to be part of any plan to bring him down so Fleance can become king, so he just has the wild idea to kill him (yes, because the solution to everything is to just kill someone). The "poisonous" thoughts going through his mind will soon lead to the fall of the tragic hero.

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When the captain was explaining about Macbeth's heroic qualities, "But all's too... upon our battlements." (1.2.15-23)
During the battle between Scotland and Norway,  Macbeth stepped in and began fighting. He was dominating everything and everyone by using his strong, powerful, self. Macbeth is clearly a strong individual who is not afraid to fight and get dirty. He shows this through his violent fighting in the battles, proving that he can help his side win.

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After King Duncan finds out that the Thane of Cawdor's execution has happened, he says, "There's no art / To find the mind's construction in the face. / He was a gentleman on whom I built / An absolute trust." (1.4.11-14).
The execution of the Thane of Cawdor makes King Duncan reveal something about the two of them. Before he found out Thane of Cawdor was a traitor, they had a good relationship going on, a very trustful relationship. But what ruined that? The fact that he became a traitor and betrayed his country. Because of that, King Duncan decided to replace him with Macbeth, a soldier who fought his heart out for the country. The action performed by King Duncan is showing that he just wants what is best for the country.

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In the first scene where Lady Macbeth is present, she wants Macbeth to become King so badly that, "The raven himself... cry, 'Hold, hold!'" (1.5.38-54).
In Lady Macbeth's first appearance in the play, she learns that Macbeth has just become Thane of Cawdor. Because of the witches' prophecy, saying he will become king, she is getting cautious because he will not kill the king so he can take his place. Lady Macbeth soon decides she is going to kill him herself so Macbeth becomes king. From this, readers learn at a very early point in the play, that if she doesn't get what she wants, she will make it happen, just as she is doing here.

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When Macbeth sees the ghost several times, he says, "I hear it... may be scanned." (3.4.131-141).
Each time Macbeth delivers one of these soliloquies, it shows how torn apart he is getting after each decision he makes. At the beginning of the play, he was so hesitant, and then transformed into a wild beast after killing King Duncan. This shows yet another transition of Macbeth throughout the play.

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- Three witches meet during a dramatic/ serious time
- Talk about when they meet again, "the battle will be lost and won"-meaning when the battle is over

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- King Duncan's (Scotland) army has been fighting Norway
- Captain arrives the scene and he is wounded
- Captain says the battle was going terribly until Macbeth stepped in and showed off how brave he was
- Thane of Ross arrives and explains how Macbeth was dominating there as well
- Thane of Cawdor is declared executed by King Duncan for being a traitor
- Macbeth is named new Thane of Cawdor and Thane of Ross goes to give him the news

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-The witches are back to prove their truthfulness
- They say Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and soon king
-They say Banquo's children will be kings
- The witches vanish and Macbeth and Banquo are left
- Ross and Angus get to the scene to tell Macbeth that he is now Thane of Cawdor
- Macbeth and Banquo are amazed that the witches were right

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- King Duncan wants to know if the execution of the Thane of Cawdor is done yet
- They learn that he is in fact dead, and he admitted he was a traitor before he was killed
- Macbeth, Banquo, Ross and Angus come into the scene and meet King
- Macbeth and Banquo pledge loyalty
- King Duncan says son Malcolm will be Prince of Cumberland
- As Macbeth is leaving, he is thinking that the Prince of Cumberland is the only rank in the way of him becoming king

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- Lady Macbeth reads a letter that Macbeth sent her and explained everything that happened, from the witches to being named Thane of Cawdor
- Lady Macbeth is worried that he is not going to kill the king, because that's what the witches said would happen and said Macbeth is too nice to kill King Duncan
- Lady Macbeth wants him to kill King Duncan so he will become king and wants to make it happen more than he does
- Message arrives and says King Duncan will spend the night with the Macbeth family
- Lady Macbeth says it will be King Duncan's last night being alive
- Lady Macbeth calls upon spirits to try and stop her reproductive abilities and turn her breast milk into poison because being a woman would be against her in committing a crime
- When Macbeth comes back, she tells him that King Duncan is staying with them tonight and will not be living until morning

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- King Duncan, along with his sons and Banquo arrive at the Macbeth home
- Lady Macbeth says they are honored to have them here
- Everyone is polite and nobody would expect that Lady Macbeth is planning on killing King Duncan

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- Macbeth is alone and contemplates whether he should kill King Duncan or not
- He decides it is probably not a good idea to kill him because of the consequences that will be to follow
- Lady Macbeth comes in and doesn't like that Macbeth doesn't want to kill King Duncan so she explains to him that he needs to be more of a man, etc
- They make a plan to get the guards drunk so Macbeth can go in his room and kill King Duncan while he is asleep and use the guards' swords so they are blamed for the death

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The Hecate goes off on the withes by saying, "Have I not...stays for me." (3.5.2-35).
In act 3, scene 5, the Hecate is introduced for the first time. The Hecate is basically the boss of the witches, and throughout this scene, a lot is revealed about her. She somehow finds out that the witches told Macbeth his future, and oh, is she mad. Is she jealous that they told him his future? Or is she more mad? It is clear she does not like Macbeth at all, as she calls him selfish and spiteful. Because of this, she wants to be part of the downfall of Macbeth, and wants to start by confusing him so he thinks he is safe.

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While Macbeth is giving a soliloquoy about how he thinks he needs to kill Macbeth, he says, "Rather than so... to th' utterance." (3.1.72-73).
Macbeth develops the thought of murdering Banquo since he feels as if he can't trust him. Banquo is full of pride and danger, and Macbeth doesn't like that. So what does Macbeth do when he doesn't like something? Oh, he kills someone! Because that makes everything better, right? The majority of the time, he doesn't like what fate has in store for him, so he is challenging it, and trying to change it. It is clear that he is not going to let Banquo's son(s) become king, so he is trying to twist the future and hopefully not kill too many people in the process.

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While Ross is having a conversation with an old man about how weird everything has been lately, he mentions, "And yet dark... should kiss it?" (2.4.7-10)
Ross has a conversation with an old man shortly after King Duncan's death that refers to light and darkness. It is during the day, when it is supposed to be light, but it looks like night and it is dark during the day.The nighttime is overpowering daytime, meaning evil is overpowering good. In this case, evil overpowered good when Macbeth chose to murder the king. The evil act is affecting everything around them, even the skies.

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When Macbeth finds out Macduff has fleed to England, he is not happy, and says, "From this moment... of my hand." (4.2.146-148).
Macbeth says he is now going to not even think before he does something, which really contradicts his personality in the beginning of the play. While he was preparing to murder King Duncan, he constantly thought about what to do. He almost didn't go through with the plan because he was thinking about it too much. But now, two acts later, he is the total opposite. He doesn't even hesitate when he wants to kill Macdiff's entire family.

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- Scene begins with Banquo, along with Fleance, in Macbeth's castle, feeling overall uneasy
- Macbeth enters with a servant, and also is feeling uneasy
- Banquo asks him why he has not been resting because of the big day it was
- Banquo and Macbeth talk about the witches
- Banquo and Fleance leave, which makes Macbeth alone
- Macbeth thinks about killing King Duncan and what he is going to do

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During a scene that takes place in Scotland, Lennox says, "My former speeches... he bestows himself?" (3.6.1-24).
The entire scene where Lennox is talking, he mean the exact opposite of what he is saying, making it verbal irony. He is saying he is catching onto Macbeth because the killing of Duncan and Banquo just doesn't make sense unless Macbeth in fact did it himself. Lennox uses this as a bit of a humorous way of getting his point across, by saying the exact opposite of what he means.

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When the murderers are preparing to kill Banquo, the first murderer says, "Then stand with... of our watch." (3.3.4-8).
As the murderers see light (which is a symbol of day) approaching, they know their target (Banquo) is approaching. Since there is a little light left in the sky, they know the day is coming to an end, and the night is soon to be approaching, along with the death of Banquo. The darkness in Banquo is hidden for the time being since he doesn't know he is going to be murdered, and just thinks he is going to be on his way to Macbeth's place for the dinner.

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During their march to kill Macbeth, Malcom says, "Let every soldier... report of us." (5.4.4-7).
When Macbeth went back to the witches earlier on in the play, he saw a child with wood Now, because of the prophecy, they are marching with sticks because the prophecy said that the Birnam Forest would come to him. Though it isn't really happening, they are trying ti make Macbeth think that because they are planning on killing him.

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When Lady Macduff is talking to Ross about her husband's absence, she says, "To leave his...against all reason." (4.2.6-13).
Though this is the first and last scene with Lady Macduff, her character is quickly developed. It is clear that she is demanding and protective, and not afraid to speak her voice. How she interacts with Ross, her son, and the murderers really showcase that. She isn't afraid to call someone out, like what she did to her husband when she questions what made him leave.

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- Scene begins with Lady Macbeth saying she had to do most of the crime herself since Macbeth didn't do it, like drugging the guards
- Macbeth enters with bloody daggers after killing Duncan
- Macbeth feels guilty already
- Lady Macbeth puts the blame on the guards so nobody thinks they had anything to do with it
- Lady Macbeth rushes Macbeth away to get rid of any suspicion
- Macbeth expresses how guilty he feels for doing this

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- Scene begins with Porter who obviously is drunk
- He is supposed to be answering the door, but instead, is making up scenarios which consist of different people being at the door, knocking
- Macduff and Lennox enter, while Porter is still babbling on about how drunk he is
- Macbeth enters and they find out King Duncan has been murdered (even though Macbeth clearly knew that)
- Chaos erupts in the castle
- Lennox believes that the guards killed the king, which was what Lady Macbeth and Macbeth were going for
- Out of his respect for King Duncan, Macbeth announced that he killed the guards
- King Duncan's sons come in, and are told their father has been murdered
- This is all too much for Lady Macbeth so she passes out (or passes out on purpose for more effect) and is removed
- Malcom and Donalbain decide to go far away so they won't be murdered

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When trying to figure out how to bring down Macbeth, Macduff says, "This avarice sticks... our slain kings." (4.3.87-89).
Macduff and Malcom were having a conversation about how to get rid of Macbeth as king when Macduff mentions this. He is recognizes how greed is worse than lust, which all goes back to Macbeth. They know Macbeth is only doing everything for himself. Lust is clearly pretty bad, and they're saying Macbeth's greed is much worse, which means it is really bad, and Macbeth needs to be stopped.

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- Ross and an old man talk about everything weird that has been going on, like the natural world being out of balance, including King Duncan's death
- Macduff enters and says the guards were "suborned" (bribed) to kill the king, which clearly is wrong
- They think Malcom and Donalbain are awfully suspicious for fleeing, and think they had something to do with the murder
- Macbeth will be crowned king
-King Duncan's body is getting buried as they speak

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Lit. Element- Plot Development (Resolution- 5.8)

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Lit. Element- Plot Development (Resolution- 5.8)

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After Killing Macbeth, Malcom rightfully takes over as king and Macduff says, "Hail, King! For... King of Scotland!" (5.8.54-59).
Once Macbeth was killed by Macduff, everything calmed down, and the right king was crowned. This is the solution to all of the problems caused by Macbeth, including the prophecy, killing King Duncan, killing Banquo, and all of the other dumb decisions that Macbeth made throughout this play. Now that Malcom was crowned king, peace is restored to the kingdom and everything is back to normal... almost.

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In the scene where Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, she says, "Out, damned spot!... blood in him." (5.1.35-40).
When Macbeth is gone, Lady Macbeth was reported to be sleepwalking at night saying how sorry she was for everything she has done wrong. A gentlewoman brings the doctor for him to see for himself, and it is true. Lady Macbeth is constantly trying to "wash her hands" meaning she is trying to get the sins off. This shows so much growth from the beginning of the play because she was encouraging Macbeth to do all of these nasty deeds, which she obviously supported. Now, it seems as if they switched personalities and she is feeling bad for all that they have done, which did not happen earlier on in the play.

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- Banquo says he is feeling uneasy about Macbeth
- Macbeth is very nice to Banquo, abnormally nice actually
- Macbeth invited Banquo to a feast at his place
- Banquo and Fleance are riding away on horses to somewhere
- Macbeth determines why he needs to kill Banquo, mainly because he is afraid of him and the prophecy coming true
- Macbeth talks to two men who are going to murder Banquo for Macbeth

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When the soldiers are talking about bringing down Macbeth, Lennox says, "Or so much... march towards Birnam." (5.2.29-30).
Before they keep going, they pause to say some things about their plan. What Lennox mentions does not really have anything to do with flowers and weeds. He means that they need to feed the loyal flower, who is Malcom, and drown the weeds, by getting rid of Macbeth. They use this in this way because it is a new and interesting way for readers to think about this one line, rather than just explicitly stating what it means.

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After Macbeth finds out his wife has died, he says, "She should have...fury, signifying nothing." (5.5.17-28)
What kind of husband says this after they just found out their wife died? Macbeth. Of course. This is yet another example of hoe he has developed into a horrible person who only cares about himself. He drove his poor wife insane because of all the things he did that were not in the initial plan, and that ultimately lead to this. Because of how selfish he truly is, he didn't think of anyone but himself after hearing this. He wasn't like this at all in the beginning! It really shows how greed can change a person for the bad.

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- Lady Macbeth asks the servant and makes sure Banquo is gone
- Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have a chat, and she basically tells him to just chill
- Macbeth says that as long as Banquo and Fleance are still alive, he will be constantly paranoid about what's to come, since according to the prophecy, Fleance will be king after Macbeth
- Lady Macbeth wonders what he is up to, but Macbeth avoids the question like he doesn't want her to know

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Lit. Technique: Figurative Language (Metaphor- 5.3)

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Lit. Technique: Figurative Language (Metaphor- 5.3)

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When Macbeth is alone talking to himself, he says, "My way of... and dare not." (5.3.22-29).
At this point right here, he finally comes to realize what a sad, sad man he now is. He says that his life is as sad as a leaf falling from a tree in the fall. He says he has lived long enough, and he knows he is going to die, just like that yellow leaf. He says it in this way to give a little more power into what he is actually saying, rather than explicitly stating how he feels.

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- Scene begins with two murderers in a park near the palace
- Third murderer shows up- even though there were only two planned- said Macbeth sent him
- Who was the third murderer? Macbeth himself? A servant? Lady Macbeth? One of the witches?
- Banquo and Fleance arrive on horseback
- Banquo gets stabbed by the murderers but Fleance gets away
- The murderers head back to Macbeth's palace to tell him the news

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- Macbeth is holding a dinner party at his place
- First murderer enters and Macbeth steps aside to talk to him
- Macbeth is told that Banquo was killed and that Fleance got away
- Macbeth is sure that Fleance will try to get revenge for killing his father
- The ghost of Banquo shows up
- Macbeth (being the only one there besides the first murderer knowing Banquo is dead) decides to say a toast to him, as it seems that he is "running late"
- Everyone urges Macbeth to sit down, but won't because Banquo's ghost is there, and everyone begins to think he is crazy
- Lady Macbeth pulls him aside and questions his man-ness and says to get over it because the "ghost" he sees is just in his head
- The ghost disappears, and then reappears again
- Macbeth goes a little crazy again, and then the ghost is gone
- Lady Macbeth tells her husband that he basically ruined the party, and everyone starts to leave
- As everyone is leaving, he realized that Macduff never showed up and says he is going to see the witches tomorrow to clear things up
- Lady Macbeth suggests that he just needs a good night sleep since it has been a wild night

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- Scene begins in a heath with the witches and their boss, the Hecate
- Hecate says that she is very upset with them since they told the prophecy without checking her first
- And besides, she said she could have done a way better job
- She says Macbeth doesn't even care about them, only himself
- But she'll make everything right again and tells them to meet her in the morning and Macbeth will go and find his true destiny
- They do a snazzy little song and dance and then they exit

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- Scene begins in Scotland with Lennox and a Lord
- Lennox knows something isn't right and is catching on to Macbeth
- Lennox asks the Lord where Macduff went and it turns out that he went to England to join Malcom and are plotting to bring down Macbeth

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- Witches are saying spells to make some sort of potion
- Hecate enters and is overall very pleased that the witches are taking everything very seriously, and then she leaves
- Macbeth enters and overall praises the witches for what they can do and wants to ask them some more questions about his future
- The witches start adding more ingredients and apparitions start appearing
- The first one is an armed head and warns him about Macduff
- Second one is a bloody child who tells Macbeth he can't be harmed by anyone born from a woman... which is basically everyone? So he doesn't worry about anything really
- Third is a child holding a tree in his hand and is wearing a crown
- It tells Macbeth that he won't be conquered until Birnam Wood marches to Dunsinane
- Macbeth overall feels safe because these all are very unlikely, but asks if Banquo's children will ever rule, just to be safe, but is warned to not ask any more questions
- He then demands them to answer the question, and they show him a line of 8 kings

- The apparitions disappear, and then the witches are teasing him for what he looked like when he saw that
- The witches do their song and dance and then leave
- Macbeth is joined by Lennox and is informed that Macduff is in England to get help and revenge
- Macbeth then says he is going to act immediately on whatever ideas he has, and that he is going to kill the entire Macduff family

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- Lady Macduff is ranting to Ross about how Macduff has ran away, and now she feels as there is something wrong with him
- Ross claims he had a good reason for doing so
- Lady Macduff assumes the worst, and comes to the conclusion that her husband is dead
- She tells their son that, but he doesn't believe her because if he was really dead, she would probably be more upset than this

- Messenger enters and tells her to run and hide to be safe, and take her children with her
- She doesn't see any reason why she has to leave
- By the time she is done rethinking everything, the murderers are here, looking for Macduff
- Macduff's son is stabbed and is dead, and now they're looking to kill Lady Macduff the same way

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- Malcom and Macduff are planning ideas how to bring down Macbeth and make Scotland
- They get the idea to fight Macbeth and get other men to help
- Malcom is overall concerned about Macduff in the plan and tests his loyalty
- He basically gives up and just says that Scotland is doomed and sees that Macduff truly is loyal to Scotland
- Macduff, Malcom and a bunch of Englishmen are preparing to invade Scotland and take it back

- Doctor shows up and says that a bunch of people have a disease and the king heals them
- Ross comes and talks about the condition Scotland is in
- Macduff asks Ross about his family and he said they were fine when he left

- It is conformed that 10,000 english soldiers will be with them to bring Macbeth down
- Ross blurts out that Macduff's family has been murdered

- Macduff blames himself for it, but Malcom tells him not to
- This only gives Macduff more strength to go through with the plan of killing Macbeth

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- A doctor and a gentlewoman are in Macduff's castle and notice Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
- Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and confessing things she is guilty of and trying to "clean her hands" or all the wrongdoings they have done

- The doctor says he can't help her and thinks she needs a priest more than she needs a doctor

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- Scottish noblemen are near Macbeth's castle, while the English army is heading for Birnam
- It's really not looking too good for Macbeth right now

- Cathness tells the group that Macbeth is doing things only for himself, an everyone agrees that he needs to go

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- Macbeth is super excited for battle since according to the witches, he can't be beat

- A messenger comes and tells Macbeth there are a bunch of soldiers marching to Dunsinane, and of course, Macbeth doesn't take it seriously
- Macbeth starts to worry a little bit because it seems like he isn't going to be living a peaceful life as an old man
- A doctor reports to Macbeth that Lady Macbeth is "sick" and he tells the doctor to cure her, but there isn't much he can do for her

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- Malcom, Siward, Macduff, Menteith, Caithness, Angus, Lennos and Ross are making a plan to cut down branches to hide under... just like the woods of birnam being on the move
- Macbeth is still so confident he is going to win because of the prophecy that he is so blind to all of the people who have left his side

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- Macbeth says there needs to be banners hung outside of his castle
- A lot of his former forces are now against him

- He still feels pretty good through all of this, though
- Macbeth finds out Lady Macbeth died and says it was a really inconvenient time for her death and she could have waited
- He gets distracted and sees that the "trees" are moving towards him

- Macbeth realizes there was something wrong with the prophecy and goes on to fight

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- Macbeth recognizes he is basically screwed and tries to figure out what to do
- Young Siward comes in and then dies fairly quickly
- Macbeth tells his dead body that he couldn't hurt him because he was woman born

- Macduff comes in looking for Macbeth

- Macduff feels as if he has to kill Macbeth because of he doesn't, he will be haunted by the ghosts of his family that Macbeth killed

- He begs fortune that he can find Macbeth so he can kill him
- Siward and Malcom point out that everything has really been easy since Macbeth's side of this battle is so bare

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- Macbeth and Macduff exchange words, and it is clear that Macbeth knows it's over for him
- They fight and Macbeth says that Macduff doesn't stand a chance against him since he is woman born

- Macduff tells him he technically wasn't woman born, he was "ripped" from his mother's stomach

- Macbeth knows he is basically doomed now, but keeps fighting and then gets killed by Macduff

- There is still a lot of fighting going on

- Ross announces that Young Siward was killed by Macbeth, but his father says it's okay because it happened to his chest-not his back- which means he stood honorably
- Macduff shows up with Macbeth's head and everyone recognizes Malcom as King of Scotland
- During Malcom's speech, he announces that Lady Macbeth died of suicide
- They are going to go celebrate at the coronation ceremony now

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When Macbeth is fighting the Young Siward, he tells him, "Thou wast born... a woman born." (5.7.12-14).
Macbeth is so convinced that because of the prophecy, nobody woman born will ever be able to bring him down (which technically is everyone because they were all born of women). What he doesn't know is that he will be dying by the end of the play somehow. It follows the pattern of Shakespearean tragedies, which means Macbeth, the tragic hero, will somehow die. He also doesn't know that armies of men, lead by Macbeth, are coming after him, and most likely will kill him. This creates suspense for the readers because they are going to want to keep reading to see what happens.