FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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runs away
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calls for his armor and prepares to fight
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calls for the castle gates to be shut and prepares for a siege
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nothing, he is still too upset about Lady Macbeth’s death
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Detailed explanation-1: -A servant rushes in with news that Birnam Wood is marching toward Dunsinane. Macbeth rushes to see for himself, and realizes the witches tricked him. He feels fear for the first time, calls to raise the alarm, and says that at least he will die fighting.
Detailed explanation-2: -A messenger enters with astonishing news: the trees of Birnam Wood are advancing toward Dunsinane. Enraged and terrified, Macbeth recalls the prophecy that said he could not die till Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane. Resignedly, he declares that he is tired of the sun and that at least he will die fighting.
Detailed explanation-3: -82–83) and “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until / Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill / Shall come against him” (4.1. 96–98). Macbeth interprets such prophecies literally. He reasons that since all men are born from women and woods can’t move, he is invincible.
Detailed explanation-4: -He is then told of Lady Macbeth’s death and of the apparent movement of Birnam Wood toward Dunsinane Castle, where he waits. He desperately resolves to abandon the castle and give battle to Malcolm in the field. Act 5, scene 6 Malcolm arrives with his troops before Dunsinane Castle.