Act V

3. a) While Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, to what three prior events does she refer?

The death of Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff's family.

b) To which event does she keep coming back?

The death of Duncan.

4. a) What news does Seyton bring Macbeth in Scene v?

Lady Macbeth is dead.

b) What in the messenger's report makes Macbeth fear that the apparitions' second prophecy is coming true?

He sees the woods moving.

5. a) In Scene viii why does Macbeth tell Macduff he does not wish to fight him?

He has enough of his family's blood on his hands.

b) What does Macduff tell Macbeth concerning the apparitions' third prophecy?

He was ripped from his mother's womb.

6. a) Whom does Macbeth kill in the encounter with the English forces?

Yound Siward

b) Whom does Macduff kill?

Macbeth

c) At the end of the play, who is to be crowned King of Scotland?

Malcolm

7. Why do you think it is an "accustomed action" for Lady Macbeth to wash her hands while sleepwalking?

She was trying to wash the blood off.

8. a) Why does Macbeth remain confident of surviving the battle with Malcolm's army despite his own troops' desertion?

He couldn't think of anyone else who was not born of a woman.

b) Judging by the way Macbeth behaves in Scene iii, describe his state of mind.

He is struggling with his emotions.

9. What changes in his personality is Macbeth describing in Scene v, lines 9-14?

He has no more emotions.

10. Why does Macbeth say, " She should have died hereafter," upon learning of the death of Lady Macbeth?

She would have died anyways.

11. Macbeth, mad and murderous though he is, shows certain admirable traits to the very end. What are some of his better traits?

He shows courage and bravery by fighting to the end.