The Birnam Wood

forces to fight against Macbeth. The soldiers took branches and trees to use as camouflage and Macbeth was positive it was Birnam Wood. This was the third apparition that said, "Macbeth shall never vanquished be until / Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill / Shall come against him (4.1. 104-106)." Macbeth now realized that he was no longer safe because he saw that Birnam Wood was approaching him, and Macduff was not naturally born of a woman.…

when the apparitions told him his fate. When the second apparition told him that nobody women born could touch him, he immediately assumed that everyone was women born, and thought that he was invincible. He also thought that it was impossible for Birnam Wood to move, like the third apparition said, so he then thought that was was not just invincible, but also immortal. Macbeth is now in the mindset that he can never die or be hurt, so he lets his guard down. “The power of man, for none of women…

I told my messenger today: “ Bring me no more reports. Let them fly all” (5.3. 1). I am sick and tired of hearing all these reports about the rebellion army! My life is falling apart like “the sere the yellow leaf” (5.3. 27). Honor, love, obedience, troops of friends are all non-existent, instead I have the disloyal thanes, the ones that “mouth honored” me but curse me deep inside. For I am not afraid of these people because my mind and heart will never be “sag with doubt nor shake with fear” (5…

negligent and did not worry about others harming him. When the battle came, Macbeth did not take proper precautions and did not flee from the fight, instead he stood there thinking he was invincible. Ironically his enemies took the branches from Birnam Wood as disguise and marched to dunsinane hill , then Macbeth realized that he was tricked. This eventually led to his downfall when Macduff killed him and revealed he was ripped out and was not naturally born.The equivocating words reassured…

blade on vulnerable crests. I bear a charmed life, which must not yield to one of woman born." (Shakespeare, 1996, p. 107), which implies that he still thinks he is unbeatable. Finally, the last prediction tells Macbeth he will only fall when the woods will march to Dunsinane. He presumes that he will never be killed because technically, forests cannot travel. Shakespeare shows that Macbeth is happy with this prediction when he says, "Who can impress the forest, bid the tree unfix his…

time and demands them to answer his questions. He once again receives three prophecies; one tells him: “ … none of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth” (Shakespeare 4.1. 80-81), and another states: “ … Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until/ Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill/ Shall come against him” (Shakespeare 4.1. 92-94). Macbeth…

William Shakespeare uses several techniques for supernatural and fate to play an important role in the drama Macbeth. Shakespeare creates the three witches, three apparitions, Banquo’s ghost and the famous floating dagger. These sup elements motivate Macbeth into to act immorally. Fate and the supernatural elements such as, the three witches, three apparitions and two illusions motivate Macbeth to create his own downfall. The three witches play an important role by planting an idea that Macbeth…

Fate and free will tend to go hand and hand because of other peoples beliefs. Some say that every think was fated to happen and it was inevitable. Others say that every decision you make was your choice and your make your own fate. A lot of people use both, saying that somethings where fated to be or not to be and others were our choices. Macbeth allowed his fate to guide him blindly and he paid the ultimate price for it. Macbeth is the perfect example of if you allow yourself to just be guide…

new king, prophecies “Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are. Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him” (4.1.90-93). Macbeth believes this is impossible, until the Siward’s army Macduff brings to defeat him dresses in the Birnam Wood to disguise themselves. The images of the bloody child as well as the child crowned are literally children that bring prophecies that lead straight to…

witches convince Macbeth that he is safe from murder. The witches primarily tell Macbeth not to be afraid of any man that is born by woman and to not panic until the birnam woods begin to move. It is clear that Macbeth holds hope in their words and truly does believe them as he says, “Bring me no more reports. Let them fly all. Till Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane/I cannot taint with fear. What’s the boy Malcolm? Was he not born of woman?…