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Macbeth Chapter 5
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Question | Answer |
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At the beginning of Act 5, why is the doctor and the nurse observing Lady Macbeth? | The nurse and the doctor are observing Lady Macbeth because she is going through a phase of sleepwalking. |
What is Lady Macbeth acting like she’s doing in the opening scene? | She keeps attempting to wash her hands of blood. |
What does the doctor say Lady Macbeth needs more than himself? | The doctor says she needs god more than himself. |
According to one of the Thanes, what motivated the soldiers that Macbeth commands? | They move in fear and not love. |
How many soldiers does Malcolm and the English army bring? | Ten Thousand |
What does Malcolm command every soldier to do in order to camouflage them? | They were ordered to cut down a tree and use it as camouflage. |
What is the shriek that Macbeth hears before the battle begins? | Lady Macbeth |
What does Macbeth metaphorically compare life to on page 115? | He compares life to a walking shadow. |
What does one of Macbeth’s soldiers report to him that enrages him? | He was told the grove was moving towards the castle. |
How is Macduff able to harm Macbeth, despite the witches’ prophecy? What is the medical term that is used to describe the nature of his birth? | He was born because of a C section. |
When Macbeth refuses to fight Macduff, what does Macduff tell Macbeth they will do with him? | They would be on display while he was still alive and it would say come see the tyrant. |
At the end of the play, how does Malcolm explain the death of Lady Macbeth? Is there another possible way she died? | He explains her death by saying she took her own life. She could have also been killed by enemy soldiers, or even a friendly soldier that betrayed her. |