Summary of Act five Scene five
Scene five of act five of William Shakespear`s tragedy “Macbeth“ is about Macbeth who orders that the banners should be hung up that his castle will avert the danger of the enemy.
Suddenly he hears a woman`s cry and Seyton appears telling Macbeth that Lady Macbeth is dead.
Macbeth who is shocked and numbly starts to speak about the passage of time and explains that life is “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.
After his speech a messenger enters with important news and refers that the trees of Birnam Wood are moving towards Dunsinane Castle.
Flared up and frightened, Macbeth remembers the prophecy of the three witches which said he could not die till Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane Castle and he declares that he is tired of the sun and that he will die fighting.