Macbeth - ⚰️ Macbeth defeated; Malcolm restored

“Now does he feel his title
Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe
Upon a dwarfish thief”

angus says in 5.2 that macbeth should feel his kingship is far too big for his weak character and doesn’t fit

→ Angus about Macbeth | Theme: kingship
→ Technique: metaphor
→ He is unfit to rule.

“The med’cine of the sickly weal;
And with him pour we, in our country’s purge,
Each drop of us.”

caithness (lord) says that malcom will save scotland - meaning litcharts - (We go to meet Malcolm, who is the medicine that will cure our sick country. And with him we will pour out all of our own blood to heal our nation.)

→ Scottish lords | Theme: restoration
→ Technique: disease imagery
→ Macbeth has corrupted Scotland.

“This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen”

Malcom describes Macbeth and lady macbeth in this final monologue of the play (5.8)

→ Malcolm | Theme: judgement
→ Technique: metaphor
→ Final condemnation.

“That calls upon us, by the grace of grace,
We will perform in measure, time, and place.”

Malcom final monologue (5.8) describing how they will restore order. Meaning via litcharts (This, and whatever else we must do, by the grace of God, we will do in the right amount, at the right time, and in the right place.)

→ Malcolm | Theme: order
→ Technique: triplet
→ Restores structure and balance.