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Monday, April 18, 2011
The End of Macbeth
Macbeth does not end on a happy note. To say the least. We find Macbeth in his castle at Dunsinane with the forces of Macduff and Malcolm encroaching. He is arrogantly unafraid of the armies, assure of the witches' prophecies that "none of woman born” can harm him and that he will stay in power "[t]ill Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane.” Little does he know, Malcolm has instructed the members of his army to carry boughs from trees in the surrounding forest as they approach Macbeth's castle. When Macbeth realizes that the witches' prophesy is coming true, he loses a bit of his self-assuredness, but still fights viciously against the invaders. Somewhere in the chaos, Lady Macbeth dies and Macbeth gives his famous "She should have died hereafter" speech. Soon after, Macduff encounters Macbeth, reveals that he was not actually born from a mother, and kills Macbeth. Malcolm then becomes king. The end.
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The witches have spoken to Macbeth in a double sense as he says. I find it admirable that he would fight on even after he knows the truth.
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