Describe the battlefield in Macbeth.

There are two battlefields in Macbeth. The first is in Act One, where the Sergeant describes Macbeth's bloody valor on the field, and the second is at the end, where Macbeth meets his fate at the hands of Macduff. There is little in the way of description of either field, however. We do learn that the first battlefield, where Macbeth defeated the rebel Macdonwald, was very bloody, another "Golgotha," according to the Sergeant. Macbeth describes the battle as a day both "fair and foul," suggesting that in spite of the victory, there was much death. As for the second battle, it takes place on a field, in front of Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane. We know that there is a forest nearby known as Birnam Wood, since Malcolm's forces hold up boughs of wood to disguise their movements (thus fulfilling the witches' prophecy that Macbeth cannot be killed until Birnam Wood marches on Dunsinane.) This battle is also extremely bloody, with the title character killing men left and right before finally encountering Macduff.