act 5 study questions

Scene 1

1) What do the nurse (gentlewoman) and the doctor see?
lady macbeth sleepwalking and murmuring aboutt the bad things Macbeth has done
2) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!...will these hands never be clean.” 
She sees the guilt and blood on her hands and is trying to wash it out.
3) What is wrong with Lady Macbeth at this point of the play?
she is overwhelmed by what macbeth has done and how he acts

Scene 2

1) What happens in this scene? What new characters are introduced? Why?
solders known as angus, caithness, they are shown to see there view of this situation.
2) What is the significance of the scene?
tells us about who's leading this army and what evil deeds macbeth is doing
3) What is meant when Caithness says, “Some say he’d mad; others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury”?
those who like him feel thats he's mad, while those who don't feel he's purely insane.
Scene 3

1) How would you describe Macbeth’s attitude and mood in this scene?
Macbeth is completely confused since the witches stated he couldn't be harmed. to respond to this uprise he calls for his own army.
2) Why isn’t Macbeth afraid? Do his soldier’s seem afraid? Why or why not?
 Macbeth believes he's protected by what the witches said he can't be harmed by people born from woman. the solders feel worried that he's too cocky and that he's lost it.

Scene 4
1) What does Malcolm order the soldiers to do?
to hide most the solders in the trees so macbeth will get fake info on what his spies say.

Scene 5
1) What is meant when Macbeth says, “She should have died here-after”?
that se should've died after battle so Macbeth could mourn for her2) What is the significant of the following quote, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is told no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.” That life acts kinda like a mysterious illusion and people fill it with feelings and take most of the meaning away from it.

Scene 6

1) What is important about this scene?
It shows his solders prepare for battle

Scene 7

1) Who does Macbeth kill in this scene? What is significant about this death?
he kills swards son which reassures he is invincible due to the fact that he was born of a girl and died.

Scene 8

1) What happens in this scene?
2) Why does Macbeth lose heart in the fight against Macduff?
3) Who is named king at the end of the play?