a charm d life which must not yield To one of woman born This was a prophecy told by the witches so Macbeth believes he is safe But Macduff then reveals a shocking truth He says Macduff was from his mother s womb untimely ripped This means Macduff was not born naturally He was cut out from his mother s womb untimely like a Caesarean section So he is not really born of a woman Macbeth s Realisation and Death Now Macbeth becomes afraid He realises the witches tricked him with double meanings But he refuses to surrender Macduff tells Macbeth to give up But Macbeth says I will not yield He chooses to fight until the end The two men fight fiercely In the end Macduff kills Macbeth He cuts off his head and carries it away Finally Macbeth s overconfidence and belief in the witches prophecies lead to his death Macduff becomes the hero and Malcolm becomes the new king