Act 5 Reading Journal

- The audience now see Macbeth has transformed into a emotionless character who has a very nihilistic view of life, describing it as full of 'sound and fury...' he does not even show much grief over the death of his dear wife. We are able to tell that Macbeth has become a broken man and the ambition and desire, which drove him to murder, is nowhere to be seen. The audience may however respect the character's desire to go to battle eventhough he is going to fail and meet his doom. It is as if Macbeth is going through somesort of task.