What happened to Lady Macbeth in Act 5?

Answer 1

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).

Answer 2

1st is a armed head, the message is to beware of macduff. "macbeth,macbeth beware macduff"

2nd is a bloody child that says "none of woman born shall harm Macbeth"

3rd is a child crowned with a tree in his hand and the child represents malcolm, king Duncan's child and the tree shows how Malcolm's army will camouflage as it approaches Macbeth's castle. hope these helped

Answer 3

Lady Macbeth lost her mind and then her life in Act 5. In Scene 1 of the last act of the Shakespearean play, Macbeth's Lady [b. c. 1015] was found sleepwalking, rubbing her hands together, and talking to herself. She finally had lost her mind over all the bloodied losses of life that paved the way to, and secured, the Macbeths' rule over all Scotland. In the final, eighth scene of Act 5, the future King Malcolm III [d. November 13, 1093] revealed that Lady Macbeth had killed herself by unspecified means.

Answer 4

All of their prophecies are fulfilled. Macbeth becomes king because he murders Duncan, and the heir Malcolm and his brother fly the country, believing that they will be suspected of the murder. The next in line is Macbeth who becomes king.

The prophecy that Macbeth cannot be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane is fulfilled as Malcolm's army use the boughs of the trees from Birnam to camouflage themselves on their way to Dunsinane.

The prophecy that none of woman born could harm Macbeth is fulfilled because Macduff was born by Caesarian section and so not born in the usual way. This makes him the man who can defeat Macbeth. (The witches warn Macbeth of this, saying "Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife!")

Of course it might be said that only the prophecy about becoming king was strictly speaking the witches' prophecy, since the others are delivered by "our masters", the apparations of the potion. The bit about being Thane of Cawdor was not really a prophecy as Duncan had already given him the title at the time the witches say this, although Macbeth didn't know it since the messenger Ross was not there yet.

Answer 5

In Act 4 Scene 1 of the Shakespearean play, the third apparition as a crowned child had warned Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] of his downfall once Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane Castle. In Act 5 Scene 4, the future King Malcolm III [d. November 13, 1093] had each soldier of the 10,000 man strong invading force cut a bough from the Wood to camouflage their march on Macbeth's royal residence. In Scene 5, Macbeth interpreted the camouflaged march as the Wood's moving to the Castle. In Act 4 Scene 1, the first apparition as an armed head warned Macbeth to be wary of Macduff. The second apparition as a bloody child warned Macbeth of powerlessness against the man not born of woman. In Act 5 Scene 8, Macduff provided the missing link that the witches hadn't encouraged Macbeth to see between the two apparitions. Macbeth indeed needed to beware of Macduff who in fact was a man not born of woman. Macduff had been delivered, not born, by Caesarian section from a recently dead mother. A living, breathing woman therefore hadn't brought him into the world. Instead, Macduff had had to be rescued from a corpse.

Answer 6

Lady Macbeth gets a letter from her husband explaining the witches' prophecy, prays that she will have the strength to convince him to murder Duncan, is told that Duncan is coming, and greets Macbeth, telling him that she will take care of the plans for the murder.

Answer 7

The prophecies in Macbeth were that Macbeth would one day be king and that Banquo, although not a king himself, would be the ancestor of many kings.

Answer 8

It shows the death of Macbeth, the fulfillment of all of the witches' prophecies, and Malcom becoming King.

Answer 9

Most of Act 5 is taken up with the conflict between Macbeth and his enemies, Malcolm, Young Siward, and Macduff.