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Macbeth Act 5 Scene 8

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Act 5, scene 8 is the start of the final scene in the story. Before this scene, there is a lot of build up and tension which confuses the reader and makes it difficult to predict the final outcome of the story. Macbeth's greed overwhelms him and fogs his brain, causing him to make almost all of the wrong decisions going into the final scene. The witches made Macbeth believe that he was invincible because of the prophecy which also caused him to go into situations with no caution or plan. These examples are shown in the script of Macbeth and in the films 1971 Polanski, 2021 Coen, and 2015 Kurzel. In these films and scripts, there are a lot of similarities, but there are also many differences between them. Some of the differences are the vibe, …show more content…

When Macduff approaches Macbeth he says, “I have no words; My voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out,” Shakespeare 5.8. 8-10. It shows how he doesn’t even want to talk to Macbeth and that he is only there to fight. This shows Macduff's anger and how he is seeking revenge. He then proceeded to say how he was born prematurely from a woman, meaning that he was able to kill Macbeth. This made Macbeth hesitant to fight because he thought he was invincible. Macbeth's confidence in being invincible is shown when he says, “As easy mayst thou the invincible air” (Shakespeare 5.8). 12. Which means he believes that he is invulnerable, and unable to be cut. Although Macbeth is invulnerable, Macduff was technically not naturally born so he was able to kill him. When Macbeth heard this, it made him scared to fight, so he didn’t start the fight until he was threatened by Macduff. During this scene, there are colors and drums going on in the background. There was also no indication of an army being present, as there is in some of the

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