Macbeth Act 5, Scene 5

Macbeth is losing his confidence. He is beginning to think the devil has deceived him. It is almost as if he might even accept the fact that he will lose. Towards the end of this scene he makes a statement that at least he will die in armor. This is completely opposite of how he felt in the beginning of this scene. Until he heard that the forest was "moving" he was quite arrogant. He thought it would be impossible for them to attack his castle. His plan was to make them wait until they were either deprived of hunger or the plague got to them. Macbeth's mindset is quite different now compared to earlier in the play as well. Before it was as if Macbeth feared death. However, his most recent statement about dying in armor seems to say that he doesn't fear it anymore. His comments about his wife's death also support this. He accepted the news as if he was expecting it. These facts contribute to making Macbeth a dynamic character.