Irony was used in this scene during the fight with Macbeth and Macduff. Both Macbeth and Macduff were trying to kill each other by using daggers instead …show more content…
The foggy, poorly-lit room was identical to the one before, except now there was no banquet and the table was a mess. This was a smart choice to have done, because it reminds the audience that the banquet scene was the turning point for when Macbeth had officially lost his mind and become full-on psychopathic. The banquet scene included the ghost of Banquo coming in to haunt Macbeth, and now this ending scene has Macduff trying to kill Macbeth. This scene was also different when comparing it to other scenes. Macbeth seemed frustrated and sadistic, as if he about to give up, when before this scene he was over-confident about being king and took advantage of his position. People might argue that this choice means nothing, but it in fact does. Goold chose to have this scene in the same room to demonstrate how Macbeth went from crazy to even crazier (and not in a good way) all because he was trying to change his fate to be king instead. Even though the action is unfortunate, it was still fair for Macbeth to end up dying in the end because it was in his fate, and Malcolm should have been king all along. Everything Macbeth did was so foul and it’s almost as if he deserved to