The army breaks off branches from the trees in Birnam wood and carries the branches with them as they march on Macbeth's castle.
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The army breaks off branches from the trees in Birnam wood and carries the branches with them as they march on Macbeth's castle.
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By cutting down trees from Birnam Wood and using them as camouflage, they make Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane.
The witches predicted Macbeth's army would be defeated only if Birnam wood comes to his castle - APEX
The apparition told him that he could not be defeated until Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane Hill. Macbeth assumes that that is never going to happen, so Malcolm cannot defeat him no matter how large his army is.
Of course, they are carrying the branches ostensibly for camouflage, but in this way they fulfill the prophecy about Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane. It also reflects the appearance of the third apparition, a crowned child carrying a tree.
The witches promised Macbeth that Dunsinane Castle would never fall until the Forest of Birnam attacked it. Malcolm's army uses brushwood from Birnam Forest as camouflage - so that part of the prophecy is fulfilled. The witches also promise Macbeth that no man born of woman can kill him. Macduff was born by Caesarian section, after the death of his mother - so technically he was not born of a woman, but of a corpse. You just can't trust these witches - though they do tell him to beware of Macduff (that part was good advice).
To make sure that Banquo's son wont become king as the witches prediccted.
In Macbeth, the line "Till Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane" refers to the witches' prophecy that Macbeth will only be defeated when Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. This prophecy is fulfilled when Malcolm's army disguises themselves with branches from Birnam Wood, giving the appearance that the forest is moving toward Dunsinane and fulfilling the witches' prophecy.
Macbeth is upset when he sees Malcolm's army carrying branches from Birnam Wood because it fulfills the witches' prophecy that he would not be defeated until Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane. This sight signals to Macbeth that his downfall is imminent, as the prophecy is seemingly coming true.
In Menteith's speech in Act 5, Scene 2 of Macbeth, he mentions that Birnam Wood is moving, a prophecy that ultimately leads to Macbeth's downfall. This foreshadows the approaching army using tree branches as camouflage to conceal their numbers and approach Macbeth's castle for the final battle. It signifies the fulfillment of the witches' prophecy and how Macbeth's actions will ultimately lead to his tragic end.
Malcolm orders the English army to cut down branches from Birnam Wood and use them to disguise their numbers as they approach Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane. This fulfills the witches' prophecy to Macbeth that he would not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane.
In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane when Malcolm's army cuts down branches to use as camouflage while advancing on Macbeth's castle. This fulfills the witches' prophecy to Macbeth that he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane.
The witches (or rather their spirits, not the witches themselves) said that Macbeth never would vanquished be until Birnam Wood came to high Dunsinane Hill. Normally, you wouldn't imagine that a forest could uproot itself and move, but Malcolm's army cut down parts of the trees to use as camouflage, which they carried to Dunsinane. So in a sense the forest did move, in a kind of legal loophole way.
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The witches (or rather their spirits, not the witches themselves) said that Macbeth never would vanquished be until Birnam Wood came to high Dunsinane Hill. Normally, you wouldn't imagine that a forest could uproot itself and move, but Malcolm's army cut down parts of the trees to use as camouflage, which they carried to Dunsinane. So in a sense the forest did move, in a kind of legal loophole way.
The reference to Birnam Wood in Macbeth comes from the witches' prophecy that Macbeth will be safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. Later in the play, Malcolm's army camouflages themselves with branches from Birnam Wood to fulfill this prophecy, leading to Macbeth's downfall.
The witches predict that Macbeth should be wary of Macduff, as he is a potential threat. This comes true when Macduff leads an army to overthrow Macbeth. They also predict that Macbeth will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane. This comes true when Malcolm's army uses tree branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage to approach Macbeth's castle.
In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, the prophecy that Macbeth receives from the witches states that he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. This prophecy is fulfilled when Malcolm's army disguises themselves with branches from Birnam Wood, giving the illusion that the forest is moving towards Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane.
The witches predicted Macbeth's army would be defeated only if Birnam wood comes to his castle - APEX