Question

What is the dramatic significance of the sleep walking scene in macbeth?

Answer 1

The first scene in the tragedy's 5th act, the sleepwalking scene is written principally in prose, and follows the guilt-wracked,sleepwalking Lady Macbeth as she recollects horrific images and impressions from her past. The scene is Lady Macbeth's last on-stage appearance, though her death is reported later in the act.