Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Act V scene iii

Why does Macbeth no longer fear death? How does he feel about old age? How does Macbeth respond to the doctor’s report regarding Lady Macbeth’s ill health?

2 comments:

Unknown said...

When reflecting on his bleak future, Macbeth determines to fight to the death, so old age and death does not bother him anymore. When the doctor report to him the ill health of his wife, he just dismisses medicine.

Juan Pablo Gnata said...

Upon the imminence of a fate-deciding battle, Macbeth feels that he is losing his color and life like a leaf that turns yellow. Macbeth now despises his life and knows that he will not receive "honour, love, obedience, troops of friends" (5, 3, 25). Instead, he will be retributed with "curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honor" (5, 3, 27).