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Macbeth has become manic, cruel, and haughty—many of his men desert to Malcolm's side. In Birnam Wood, Malcolm and his generals devise a strategy to hide their numbers—they cut branches to hold up in front of them. As Macbeth prepares for the siege, Lady Macbeth dies, perhaps of suicide.
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MACBETH A line-by-line translation Act 1, Scene 1 Shakespeare Shakescleare Translation Act 1, Scene 2 Shakespeare Shakescleare Translation Thunder and lightning. Three WITCHES enter. Thunder and lightning. Three WITCHES enter. ... Get translations ofeveryShakespeare play atwww.litcharts.com ©2017 LitCharts LLCv.001 Page 1. MALCOLM This is the sergeant Who like a good and hardy soldier fought ‘Gainst my captivity.Hail, brave friend! Say to the king the knowledge of the broil As thou didst ...
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Macbeth is that he senses the murder will lead to his own destruction even before he murders Duncan, yet his ambition is so great that he still goes through with it.
Macbeth is a tragedy that tells the story of a soldier whose overriding ambition and thirst for power cause him to abandon his morals and bring about the near destruction of the kingdom he seeks to rule.
