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Act 5 Flashcards

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In Act 5 scene 1, what does the gentlewoman say about Lady Macbeth always needing light?

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“she has light by her continually. Tis her command”

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In Act 5 scene 1, “(enter Lady Macbeth)” with what?

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“(a taper)”
a candle

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In Act 5 scene 1, 3 quotes about Lady Macbeth washing her hands.

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“look, how she rubs her hands”
“continue” for “a quarter of an hour”

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In Act 5 scene 1, an imperative Lady Macbeth uses about a “spot”

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“out, damned spot!”

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In Act 5 scene 1, Lady Macbeth’s worry that she will never be “clean” off guilt.

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“will these hands never be clean?”

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In Act 5 scene 1, Lady Macbeth saying she will never get rid of the “smell of the blood”.

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“all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”

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In Act 5 scene 1, what 2 things are used as names for Lady Macbeth’s sleep walking?

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“disease”
“slumbery agitation”

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In Act 5 scene 1, what is the significance of Lady Macbeth’s “taper”

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suggests she’s afraid of the dark
-growing week, no longer the omnipotent force she was.

need’s a guiding light
-starkly contrasts how she guided Macbeth on how to kill Duncan

her guilt and paranoia has finally reached Lady Macbeth, and now plagues her to the point her strength and ambition have deteriorated.
No-one is safe from the consequences of regicide and destruction of the natural order.

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“look, how she rubs her hands”
“washing her hands”
“continue” for “a quarter of an hour”

analysis

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Lady Macbeth’s guilt has finally caught up to her.
The imaginary blood on her hands is a manifestation of her guilt and paranoia.
She feverishly tries to get off the blood as the guilt is becoming unbearable.

contrasts how in Act 2 Scene 2 when Macbeth said “all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hands? No” Lady Macbeth was composed.
Yet now she is hopelessly acting the same as Macbeth, out of desperation.

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“all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”

analysis

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echoes “all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hands? No”
her rampant insanity is mimicking Macbeth’s. Both their demises are quickly approaching.

feels “these hands” will “never be clean”.

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“out, damned spot!”

analysis

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feverishly trying to be rid of her guilt

deteriorating state of mind
-hallucinating blood

ironic
-mocked Macbeth for desperately needing to “clean” his hands, but now she is doing the same.

“damned”-cursed, punishment from hell.
-a religious audience would see this as a divine punishment from God.
-and think it is justified because of Lady Macbeth’s numerous sins.

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In Act 5 scene 1, what does Lady Macbeth say that echoes her earlier line “what’s done is done”

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“what’s done cannot be undone”

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How does Lady Macbeth’s form change?

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She use to talk in blank verse (iambic pentameter), but now she talks is prose.

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Why is it significant that Lady Macbeth has switched from talking in blank verse to prose?

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blank verse
-strong rhythms reflect her strong, determined grasp of reality.

prose
-sporadic, abrupt, lurching from one idea to another
-state of mind is deteriorating
-so audience anticipate her demise and believe her suicide

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Act 5 Scene 2, what insulting simile does Angus use, using the clothing motif.

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“like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief”

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“like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief”

analysis

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-Macbeth is a fraud who doesn’t deserve the title as king.
-links to “why do you dress me in borrowed robes”
-Macbeth felt out of place in the start of the play
-and by the end, his thanes are telling him he doesn’t belong.

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Act 5 Scene 3, 2 quotes to show Macbeth won’t allow himself to be weak with fear?

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“I cannot taint with fear”
“shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear”

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Act 5 Scene 3, an imperative Macbeth uses to order his men to go away.

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“then fly, false thanes”

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“then fly, false thanes”

analysis

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imperative
-pushing his men away
-isolating himself, can sense the end coming.
-deluded enough to think he can fight a mighty army by himself.

fricative
-bitter, resentful tone

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“shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear”

analysis

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-returned to the powerful warrior he was, only now with evil motives.
-desperately clinging on to his legacy as a prowess, mighty soldier.

-before Macbeth was riddled with “doubt” and “fear”.
-the lexis “never” shows Macbeth is regaining control over his fate. However it is too late as his demise is rapidly approaching.

blank verse
-shows he is unaffected by the terrifying army outside, emphasising his confidence.
-contrasts his use of free verse in the previous acts.

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Act 5 Scene 3, Macbeth has to call Seyton three times.

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“Seyton!”
“Seyton!”
“Seyton, I say!”

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Act 5 Scene 3, a quote where Macbeth hints to the acceptance of his death.

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“I have lived long enough”

23
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Act 5 Scene 3, what does Macbeth say he will fight till?

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“I’ll fight till my flesh be hacked”

“I throw my warlike shield”

24
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What is significant about the character of Seyton?

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the fact that Macbeth’s only ally is homonymous with Satan, reveals just how deep in tragic and sinister turmoil he is.

Seyton is in charge of giving Macbeth’s armour; a vital role that dictates whether he lives. The fact that Macbeth would trust the devil with his life shows the extent to his desperation.

Macbeth has to call for Seyton 3 times-showing he has no control over anything-even his servants.

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Act 5 Scene 3, what is Seyton’s response to Macbeth saying “give me my armour”?

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” ‘tis not needed yet”

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Act 5 Scene 3, what does Macbeth tell the doctor to do with Lady Macbeth’s memories?

analysis

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“pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow”

juxtaposition between “pluck” and “rooted”
-Macbeth, in complete delusion, believes it is easy to fix Lady Macbeth’s disease.
-emphasising how unhinged he is

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Act 5 Scene 5, the stage direction that suggests Lady Macbeth committed suicide.

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“(a cry of women within)”

28
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Act 5 Scene 5, Macbeth finally realises the witches’ lies

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“the fiend that lies like truth”

29
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Act 5 Scene 5, what does Macbeth forget?

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“I have almost forgot the taste of fears”

30
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Act 5 Scene 5, Seyton announcing Lady Macbeth’s death.

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“the queen, my lord, is dead”

31
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Act 5 Scene 5, what does Macbeth say immediately after “the queen, my lord, is dead”?

analysis

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“she should have died hereafter”
-could mean Macbeth wanted her to die later, at a more convenient time, not moments before the pivotal batle that will determine his life.
-we can view this as Macbeth being bigoted and selfish, he wanted her death at a convenient time for him
-or we can view this as Macbeth wanting the opportunity to grieve as LM was such a significant power in his life

“hereafter”
1 - means later + time
-triggering his soliloquy about the meaningless of time
2 - means the heavens
-LM should have died a moral death, instead she committed suicide - a sin.

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Act 5 Scene 5, Macbeth’s repetition that creates a monotonous, dreary tone.

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“tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow”
“creeps in this petty pace from day to day”

-constant caesuras slow the pace
-creating a dreary relentless tone
-repetition emphasises how monotonous Macbeth feels
-he no longer has a purpose
-life is meaningless and worthless now his ambition, and the fuel that influences him to strive for this desire (LM) have both died.

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Act 5 Scene 5, what quote suggests Macbeth feels he has no legacy to be remembered after he dies?

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“dusty death”

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Act 5 Scene 5, Macbeth’s imperative about the candle that echoes Lady Macbeth.

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“out, out, brief candle!”

-not a morsel of hope left
-our lives are as “brief” as a candle
-echoes LM’s insanity before her death, foreshadowing Macbeth’s rapidly approaching demise.

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Act 5 Scene 5, metaphors that Macbeth conclude life is meaningless.
what does life signify?

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“life’s but a walking shadow”
“a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage”
“signifying nothing”

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“signifying nothing”

analysis

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-concludes life is meaningless when all hope is extinguished and hope for the future is futile.
-doesn’t finish the blank verse
-soliloquy comes to an abrupt end.
-there’s no point to even discuss the meaningless of life, suggesting Macbeth craves and needs death.

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meta-reference analysis

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-not only is Macbeth contemplating the meaningless of life, but his character has influenced the actor to do so too.
-Shakespeare purposefully did this so the audience view Macbeth’s soliloquy as so emotive that the actor derails off script, examining his own life.
breaks the third wall between audience and actors.
getting the audience to really understand Macbeth’s cynical and dreary thoughts.

38
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In Act 5 Scene 7, what quote shows Macbeth must courageously fight to the end?

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“bear-like, I must fight the course”

39
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“bear-like, I must fight the course”

analysis

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-links to earlier in the play when Macbeth compares himself the the “rugged Russian bear”
-suggesting he is still the valiant soldier he started as.

-contextually, bear-baiting was a cruel but popular form of entertainment in Elizabethan England. A bear was tied to a stake and attacked by dogs.A “course” was one round of fighting.
-Macbeth could alternatively be suggesting his death is inevitable.
-however he “must” honour the determined soldier he was, and fight till the end.

40
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In Act 5 Scene 7, how is Young Siward killed by Macbeth?

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“(Young Siward is slain)”

41
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In Act 5 Scene 8, a quote where Macbeth no longer wants to play the fool.

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“why should I play the Roman fool, and die on mine own sword?”

42
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“why should I play the Roman fool, and die on mine own sword?”

analysis

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-links back to not wanting to be a “poor player” who “struts and frets his hour upon the stage”
-feels he is still a character dictated by the witches.

–contextually, Roman soldiers killed themselves instead of surrendering to defeat.
-Macbeth proceeds the battle with Macduff, knowing he will be murdered, to avoid admitting to tyranny.

43
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In Act 5 Scene 8, a quote that reveals Macduff was born by a caesarean section.

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“Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped”

44
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In Act 5 Scene 8, after finding out the witches equivocated about “none of woman born shall harm Macbeth”, what does Macbeth call the witches?

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“juggling fiends”

juggling-like how they juggled with Macbeth’s fate
it was like an amusing game to them

fiends-evil spirits

45
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In Act 5 Scene 8, Macbeth says the witches mislead him with apparitions in…?

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No

46
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In Act 5 Scene 8, Macbeth sporadically decides not to fight Macduff.

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“I’ll not fight with thee”

47
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In Act 5 Scene 8, as the fight begins what does Macbeth throw?

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“I throw my war-like shield”

48
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In Act 5 Scene 8, a stage direction indicating Macbeth’s death.

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No

49
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In Act 5 Scene 9, 2 quotes showing Macbeth was beheaded.

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No

50
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In Act 5 Scene 9, how does Malcom, “King of Scotland”, reward his men?

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“henceforth be earls”

51
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In Act 5 Scene 9, what does Malcom call Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?

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“of this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen”

52
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In Act 5 Scene 9, Malcom saying Lady Macbeth killed herself.

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“by self and violent hands took off her life”

53
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In Act 5 Scene 9, what does Malcom call Macbeth/the witches?

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No

54
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Act 5 summary

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