Macbeth Act 5

What does the Gentlewoman report in Scene 1 that Lady Macbeth does in her sleep?

• Write a letter

• Look for something

• Open someone's letters

• Receives messages from Macbeth

Although invisible to others, in Scene 1, what does Lady Macbeth try to wash away?

• Bits of wax from her candle

• Spots of blood on her hands

• Spots of her own blood

• Ink stains from a letter

Reread Scene 2, lines 15–16. What What information does Caithness give about Macbeth?

• Being hated has made Macbeth insane and everyone knows it.

• Whether insane or not, Macbeth cannot control himself.

• The army in Macbeth's castle has become out of control.

• Macbeth is so angry at Malcolm, he seems insane.

Why is Macbeth unconcerned in Scene 3 about the thanes who leave him to fight with Malcolm?

• These thanes are all born of women.

• Macbeth only wants to fight with Macduff.

• The prophecies make Macbeth fearless in battle.

• Macbeth wants to fight only with loyal soldiers.

Reread Scene 3, lines 50–54. How is Macbeth’s request to the Doctor an example of dramatic irony (we know something that the characters in the play don't know)?

• Macbeth has already given up hope of redeeming Scotland.

• The Doctor has already told Macbeth he is powerless to help.

• The Doctor now knows that Lady Macbeth's illness is connected to Macbeth's guilt.

• Malcolm's forces are about to cure Scotland of its disease, which is Macbeth.

Why does Macbeth decide to go outside the castle and fight in Scene 5?

• He believes he is in danger because Birnam Wood is moving.

• Lady Macbeth's illness has given Macbeth a new reason to live.

• The Doctor says that the only way to cure his soul is to fight in the field.

• His servants who are helping him dress convince him it is a good plan.

Which of the prophecies come true when the English army approach Macbeth's castle in scene 5?

• Banquo father kings

• Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane Hill

• Macduff will be king

• Someone NOT of woman born kills Macbeth

What does Malcolm’s command of the invading forces in Scene 6 show?

• He wants to leave Macduff free to take revenge.

• He hates Macbeth the most of all the thanes.

• He wants to fulfill his role as the true king of Scotland.

• He knows the land around Dunsinane well.

How does Macbeth know in Scene 8 that Macduff will be the one who kills him?

• Macduff needs to avenge the deaths of his family.

• Macduff says he was removed, not born, from his mother.

• Macbeth decides the apparitions lied to him.

• Macbeth finally wishes his life to be over.

In Scene 8, what is Siward’s concern about the death of Young Siward?

• Whether or not his son died facing his enemy and fighting

• That the bell rings to properly honor his son's death

• How many other sons he may lose to the war

• That someone takes revenge on Macbeth