We can only infer the answer to this question, but the text does offer us quite a few clues. We know that Macbeth is known as a "tyrant" and that his formerly loyal men are running away from him. In addition, we know that the witches' final three prophecies have left Macbeth assured of his safety. After all, "none of woman borne can harm Macbeth" (IV, i). Taken at face value, this prophecy seems to give Macbeth every reason to sit back while his country begins to fall apart.
Therefore the reader can infer that rule under Malcolm, Duncan's heir, will be less chaotic. Civil war will halt as Macbeth the tyrant has been killed by Macduff, a man borne of a corpse. He accepts the crown and immediately calls "home our exiled friends abroad" (V, viii) and looks ahead to more peaceful days in Scotland.
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