5.11. The gentlewoman has witnessed Lady Macbeth doing things in her sleep, like getting up and writing a letter. She doesn't want to reveal what Lady Macbeth says, and isn't sure if the Doctor will believe her.
2. Lady Macbeth reveals that she has murderous blood on her hands, and she feels as though she cannot rid herself of the blood and its smell. In a way she reveals that she and Macbeth planned Banquo's death or that they have been highly affected by his death and fear his ghost. The Doctor seems to be relating this to the unnatural, maybe to the witches.
5.21. The soldiers are heading near Birnam Wood to meet Malcolm, Siward, and Macduff. The mentions of Birnam Wood and Dunsinane remind us of one of the apparitions from the witches, the third one that told Macbeth no danger would come to him until both of these areas come against him.
5.31. The servants bring reports that Malcolm has organized an army and an attack against Macbeth. Macbeth says he is not afraid because the spirits told him that no man born from a woman would have power over him. He thinks of himself as fearless and powerful.
2. The Doctor says Lady Macbeth is troubled and is unable to sleep. Macbeth wishes the Doctor could remove those agonizing memories from her bosom, remove anything that is harming her or give her some type of anecdote to forget what makes her restless and troubled.
5.41. Malcolm tells the soldiers to bring before Macbeth a bough, to pretend as though they are the woods moving towards Macbeth. This will confuse Macbeth greatly and give him the idea that he is going mad.
5.51. "The cry of women" signifies that something has gone terribly wrong. In his famous speech Macbeth is saying that life is useless, you live an unfruitful life only to die, life goes at an irrelevant pace, full of insignificant details. He truly believes life is useless, that we are given the chance to prance about for an hour on the glorious stage, and then it is all taken from us. Life is a shadow, far from the appearance it gives. At this point he feels life is not worth living without his wife, without her he has no sense of direction for life.
2. The messenger brings the news that the woods are moving, slowly creeping towards Macbeth. Macbeth is angered by this' foolish' piece of news, and believes the witches have lied and deceived him. His mood at the end of the scene is ready to fight, armed and in a sense prepared. He will not go out with a whimper, he wants to put on a fight.
5.61. In this scene we learn that the men were being the tree branches. Siward and his son are in the first line of battle, Macduff and Malcolm are taking up what other thing is left to do.
5.71. At the beginning of the scene Macbeth's attitude can be classified as hopeless, yet prepared to defend himself. In his encounter with Young Siward Macbeth is once again called a tyrant, a battle follows and Young Siward is killed.
5.8
1. Macduff is looking for Macbeth, he wants to slay him himself in order to rid himself of the guilt of having left his family defenseless.
5.9
1. Malcolm and Siward are able to enter the castle so easily because it is not very protected, most of the men are out fighting.
5.10
1. Macduff delivers the information that he was born by "c-section" and technically not "from a woman." Macbeth responds by saying he will not fight. He fights because he does not want to become a servant to Malcolm, he does not want to kiss the dirt at his feet, and in this instance rather die than be showcased as a tyrant.
5.11
1. Siward is not very upset, instead he sees it as a great honor to die during battle defending a cause. He even says "he's worth no more" sorrow.
2. Malcolm promises his followers titles, and the return of exiled friends. He also says Lady Macbeth took her own life. Should we believe him? It is possible, the pressure and the secrets seemed to be getting to her, but it was also a fight for power and she might have been offed.
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