FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the soldiers have disguised themselves with branches
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there are Ents in the wood
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the witches have put a spell on it
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The trees are used as camouflage cover by Malcolm and Macduff’s soldiers who each carry a branch from the wood to disguise how numerous they are as they lay siege to Macbeth’s castle. Woodlands are usually grounded in one place, which is what gives drama and surprise to Birnam wood “moving".
Detailed explanation-2: -The English and rebel Scottish armies, under the leadership of Malcolm, meet at Birnam Wood. With military foresight, Malcolm orders each soldier to cut a branch and carry it in front of him as camouflage “to shadow the numbers of our host”-that is, to conceal the actual size of the advancing army.
Detailed explanation-3: -[Act V, Scene iv takes place in Birnam Wood soon after. Malcolm is with Macduff and the English and Scottish troops. Malcolm orders the men to cut tree branches to use as camouflage. They march toward Dunsinane Castle.]
Detailed explanation-4: -Birnam Wood is the ultimate plant/power metaphor. Macbeth feels secure in his power because the witches’ prophecy – “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until/Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill/Shall come against him” (IV.