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  1. Need help with Act 5, scene 5 in William Shakespeare's Macbeth? Check out our revolutionary side-by-side summary and analysis.

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  3. Jul 31, 2015 · Scene 5. Synopsis: Macbeth is confident that he can withstand any siege from Malcolm’s forces. 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.

  4. Scene Summary: Back at Dunsinane, Macbeth is getting a little overconfident. Dunsinane is well fortified, and he thinks he can wait out any attempt at a siege.

  5. Till famine and the ague eat them up. Were they not forced with those that should be ours, We might have met them dareful, beard to beard, And beat them backward home. A cry within of women. A cry within of women.

  6. In this final soliloquy we uncover the ultimate tragedy of Macbeth. "It is the tragedy of the twilight and the setting-in of thick darkness upon a human soul" (Dowden 66). Macbeth's heinous acts throughout the play have resulted in his last, horrible conclusion about life: it is utterly meaningless.

  7. Enter Macbeth, Seyton, and Soldiers, with drum and colours: At Dunsinane, the royal castle that was King Duncan's and is now Macbeth's, we see Macbeth preparing for battle. He calls out, "Hang out our banners on the outward walls. / The cry is still 'They come!'" (5.5.1-2).

  8. Macbeth Translation Act 5, Scene 5. Also check out our detailed summary & analysis of this scene. Original. Translation. MACBETH, SEYTON, and SOLDIERS enter, with a drummer and flag. Hang out our banners on the outward walls. The cry is still “They come!” Our castle’s strength Will laugh a siege to scorn.

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