0;Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.”(4.1. 91-93).After hearing the prophecies, Macbeth then plans on killing Macduff’s family. Macbeth is no longer capable of making rational judgments or distinguishing good from evil. He wants to destroy Macduff and his family to insure that the bloodline is stopped. Macbeth is now out of control and reacts without thought to his actions. He feels that he must spill blood in order to remain in control and in power. Once again he spills innocent blood and is left with no sense of remorse. Shakespeare allows this act of murder to be witnessed as it occurs, rather than having it reported, because it gives the audience a first-hand impression of the evil nature of Macbeth.Fearing for the worst, Macbeth leaves for Dunsinane, England to fulfill the prophecy of the ‘weird sisters’. This is where the fate of Macbeth takes place and unfolds. This is also where he will meet his enemy face to face in a battle of good vs. evil.The battle between Malcolm’s forces against Macbeth’s forces now comes to pass. The Dunsinane prophecy mentioned a crowned child holding a tree. This in fact is ironic because Malcolm and his forces are marching into Dunsinane through Birnam Wood holding branches from trees as a camouflage. The battle begins, and the witches prophecy is again fulfilled. Young Siward is the first to die in battle from the hands of Macbeth; he is now another tragic victim of Macbeth’s evil nature.Macbeth finally comes face to face with his enemy Macduff. In this scene, Macbeth reveals the prophecies that the witches have told his to Macduff. Macbeth is so confident that no harm will come upon him because he feels that the witches prophecies of his fate will protect him. He laughs and tells Macduff that he cannot harm him because any man born of a woman won’t have the power to do ...
