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▪ At the beginning of the act, Lady Macbeths deteriorating mental health is shown to have driven her to madness as she constantly sleep walks and talks about the "blood on her hands". While the coelition of Macduff and England march up to Birnam Wood and cut down the trees to hide their numbers. Macbeth notices this and realizes that the prophecy is coming true that was told by the witches. After being told of the march of Birnam wood, he later finds about the death of Lady Macbeths death to which he really doesn’t care about and feels that if anything her death shouldve been after his victory. During the battle Macbeth slays young Siward and Macduff goes to fight him. Macbeth has the opportunuty to kill him, but he gets cocky only to learn that Macduff was technically "not born of a women" and was born through a C-section. He kills Macbeth and Malcom is named King of Scotland.

▪ 1. When Macbeth and Macduff battle, what news does Macduff tell Macbeth?

• When Macbeth and Macduff battle, Macduff reveals that he wasn’t born from women. Macduff revealing this info is critical because earlier the witches told Macbeth he can't be killed from a man born by a women. Therefore, Macduff is now a series threat to Macbeth as Macduff wasn’t born from a women. ▪ 2. How does the play end? What happens to Macbeth? Who is the ruler of Scotland?
• Macduff slays Macbeth during their fight after he revales how he wasn’t born by women. This leades to Macolm becoming the new ruler of Scotland.

▪"Out, damned spot! Out, I say! (Lady Macbeth, scene 1):

o Transation- "Out damned stain! Out, I tell you!" o Relevance- She is halusinating blood on her hands and is trying to get it off, as well as the feeling of guilt.

▪ "She should have died hereafter;

There would have been a time for such a word" (Macbeth, scene

five)

o Translation- " She should have died at another time. There would have been a better moment for such news." o Macbeth doesn't really care that she died and was just annoyed it happened when it did.