[Music] act 5 scene 3 of Macbeth takes place in the castle at Dunsinane where Macbeth recalls the predictions from the visions that witches showed him the forest cannot move and Malcolm was born of a woman so Macbeth believes the prophecies protect him from harm when a servant enters to announce the English army has arrived in the country he responds with anger and sends him away left alone he ruminates that he has moved nearly into old age without the love honor and friends that should surround him now calling out for his servants eaten he resigns himself to an early death when Seaton confirms the arrival of the English army Macbeth asks him to bring his armor while Seaton fetches the armor Macbeth talks to the doctor about Lady Macbeth's condition the doctor says she is not sick in body but in mind and Macbeth commands him to cure her the doctor says she has to cure herself and Macbeth decides that all medicine is nonsense he puts his armor on and prepares for battle reciting the prophecy about burning wood and Dunsinane the doctor decides to get as far from Dunsinane as possible even as Macbeth recalls the prophecies his belief in their protective power blinds him to the instability of his actual predicament his men don't trust him and they are far outnumbered nonetheless although he is sure of his safety he reflects on his unhappiness he has nothing he would expect to have as he ages not honour love obedience or friends his ruminations on this lack of love or friendship are the culmination of his own unwitting prophecy in act 1 having murdered the king he has left only with the frame of a kingship though he's still breathing he wouldn't really mind if his hearth simply stopped and died Macbeth concern for his wife's condition appears detached in his conversation with the doctor there is no indication that he has actually seen or interacted with his wife although there is some emotion in his demand that the doctor make her well his urgency speaks more to his inability to deal with her the way she is when the doctor suggests that Lady Macbeth has to cure herself Macbeth becomes angry possibly because that would mean she requires his support which he has no time for