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Line 130: A battle culminates in Macduff's confrontation with Macbeth, who kills Young Siward in combat. The Rebel forces overwhelm his army and castle. Macbeth boasts that he has no reason to fear Macduff, for he cannot be killed by any man born of woman. Macduff declares that he was "from his mother's womb / Untimely ripp'd" (V.8.15–16), (i.e., born by [[Caesarean section]] and not a natural birth) and is not "of woman born", fulfilling the second prophecy. Macbeth realises too late that he has misinterpreted the witches' words. Though he realises that he is doomed, and despite Macduff urging him to yield, he is unwilling to surrender and continues fighting. Macduff kills and beheads him, thus fulfilling the remaining prophecy. Macduff carries Macbeth's head onstage and Malcolm discusses how order has been restored. His last reference to Lady Macbeth~~, however,~~ reveals {{" '}}tis thought, by self and violent hands / Took off her life" (V.ix.71–72). Malcolm, now the King of Scotland, declares his benevolent intentions for the country and invites all to see him crowned at [[Scone, Scotland\|Scone]]. (Although Malcolm, and ''not'' Fleance, is placed on the throne at the end of the play, the witches' prophecy concerning Banquo's ~~("Thou shalt~~descendants ~~get~~being kings") was known to the audience of Shakespeare's time to be true:. James VI of Scotland, ~~(later~~who ~~also~~was later [[James VI and I\|James I of England]]), was supposedly a descendant of Banquo.{{sfn\|Muir\|1984\|p=xxxvi}}) == Sources for the play ==

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