Theme Of Loss In Macbeth

Macbeth is depressed by the loss of Lady Macbeth, but he finds it difficult to mourn in view of the army advancing against him. He also feels alone, recognizing that at this stage in his life he should have many friends and enjoy the prestige and honor that come with being king. He, however, did not become king through conventional means. According to Macbeth, life's an illusion, a tale.
The truth of this line revolves around the word "should," which in Shakespeare's time meant "inevitably would." Therefore, immediately after hearing of Lady Macbeth's death, Macbeth said, "She would have died hereafter" (5.5.17). This is truth, for humans are not immortal. (However, it also can be used as a rationalization for murder.) This goes along very

nicely with Macbeth's famous soliloquy that follows beginning with "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" (5.5.19). To put that soliloquy into two words, Macbeth is basically saying: Everybody dies.
In the final three scenes of Act 5, Macbeth must face the invading army led by Malcolm and the rebels. The king chooses to leave Dunsinane to face his attackers because he believes the witches' prophecies: “no man born of woman shall harm macbeth.”(4.1.82-83). When Macbeth is confronted finally by Macduff, who is eager to avenge the murder of his family, Macbeth refuses to fight, saying he already has enough blood of that family on his hands. Besides, he states "I bear a charmèd life, which must not yield to one of woman born.”(5.8.12-13). "--no man born of woman can harm him. To the king's amazement, Macduff announces he was "untimely ripped" from his mother's womb, therefore not born in the usual way. He is the only man who can kill Macbeth. Now the king is afraid to fight, but when Macduff threatens to humiliate him as a prisoner of war, Macbeth does engage in battle. The fight moves off stage. Eventually Macduff returns, bearing Macbeth's head, a clear sign that the king is dead. Malcolm can now assume his position as the rightful king.