Macbeth Act 5 scenes 8

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Macbeth Act 5 scenes 8 9

• By Mike, Justin and Kody

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Summary

• Scene 8
• Macbeth is the only one defending Dunsinane while
  Scottish and English forces take over the castle.
  He goes out and faces Macduff. At first he is
  confident hell win until he learns that Macduff
  was born via C-section. After that, he knows
  hell die and refuses to fight. Macduff taunts
  him, they resume fighting and Macbeth loses his
  head.

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Purpose (Scene 8)

• The purpose of this scene is to show and
  explain how Macbeth realizes he has been tricked
  by the witches. It also shows how he has failed
  due to his lust for power. This also brings
  suspense in the entire play.

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How It Works

• This scene has a lot of figures of speech and
  literary devices. There is a classical allusion
  (Macbeth refusing to play the Roman fool),
  chalk full of wordplay, reveals new information
  (Macduff revealing to be stripd from the
  womb), foreshadowing (Macbeth realizing he will
  die if he fought him and imagery.

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Summary

• Scene 9
• Malcolm and Siward arrive into Dunsinane. Siward
  doesnt know his son is dead when they arrive.
  Ross meets the two and reveals to Siward that his
  son has been killed. He accepts the fact and
  deems it alright. Macduff meets Malcolm and
  Siward and presents the head of Macbeth. Malcolm
  is proclaimed king and gives his thanes and
  kinsmen the title of earl.

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Purpose

• Scene 9
• Scene nine reveals the last bit of ending
  information. Malcolm gets crowned king and the
  good guys win. This shows that in the end the
  tyrant always loses. This can relate to real
  life and wars.

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How it works

• Scene 9
• Scene nine does not have as much literary devices
  like scene eight. It does reveal information and
  Malcom delivers a speech at the end of the end of
  the scene once he is crowned king.
• We shall not spend a large expense of time
  before we reckon with your several loves, and
  make us even with you. My thanes and kinsmen,
  henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland
  in such an honour named. Whats more to do, which
  would be planted newly with the time, as calling
  home our exiled friends abroad that fled the
  snares of watchful tyranny, producing forth the
  cruel ministers of this dead butcher, and his
  fiend-like queen, who, as tis thought, by self
  and violent hands took off her life this, and
  what needful else that calls upon us, by the
  grace of Grace, we will perform in measure, time,
  and place so thanks to all at once and to each
  one, whom we invite to see us crownd at Scone.