Who kills Macbeth in William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth"?

"Macbeth" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. At the end of the play in Act V, Macduff kills and beheads Macbeth, thus fulfilling a prophecy that was told to Macbeth and others. It stated that Macbeth would be killed by a person who was not "of woman born". On the battlefield, Macbeth encounters the vengeful Macduff, who declares that he is not “of woman born” but was instead “untimely ripped” from his mother’s womb (birth by cesarean section). This is when Macbeth realizes that he is doomed to die.

In the play, it is obvious that Macduff is a Scottish nobleman who is totally hostile to Macbeth’s kingship. He eventually becomes a leader of the crusade to unseat Macbeth and permanently remove him as king. During the crusade, its mission is to place the rightful king, Malcolm, on the throne Scotland. Besides this fact, Macduff also desires and needs vengeance for Macbeth’s murder of Macduff’s wife and young son. He is able to get what he wants.