Macbeth (Summary and Commentary on Act III Scenes IV-VI)

These scenes basically deal with disorder and chaos. Macbeth is slipping away from his ordered life as he is tormented thoughts of his victims. He hallucinates and behaves strangely in front of the lords of the state. Even the state has begun losing faith in him and seeks to overthrow him to regain order. In scene IV, the Lords, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are assembled in the palace banqueting hall. A murderer enters and informs …

…key scene in Macbeth. It marks the point of no return for Macbeth as it is now too late for him to try and get out of the mess he has gotten himself into. It also marks the beginning of his downfall. He is prepared to do the worst for his own good. He has brought disorder and chaos into his life and into the country. For the restoration of peace, Macbeth's doom seems inevitable.