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Macbeth · Act V · Scene V

The Queen's Death and the Moving Wood

The SupernaturalFate and Free Will

Scene summary

In Dunsinane, Macbeth mocks the siege until he hears women's cries and learns from Seyton that the queen has died. He responds with a reflection on time and life. A Messenger swears that he sees Birnam Wood advancing, and Macbeth, shaken, begins to doubt the words that deceived him and runs for his arms.

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