The Birnam Wood
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“The Birnam Wood” | |
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The West Wing episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 112 |
Written by | John Wells |
Directed by | Alex Graves |
Guest stars | Armin Mueller-Stahl Makram J. Khoury Lily Tomlin Terry O'Quinn Steven Culp NiCole Robinson Natalija Nogulich Marcelo Tubert Eli Danker |
Production no. | 2T5002 |
Original airdate | October 27, 2004 |
Season 6 episodes | |
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List of The West Wing episodes |
"The Birnam Wood" is episode 112 of The West Wing.
[edit] Plot
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at Camp David result in a momentous peace accord. President Bartlet fires White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry, who was strongly against the talks. Moments later, Leo suffers a massive heart attack.
"The Birnam Wood" is believed to be a reference to the warning given to Macbeth in the Shakespeare play of the same name, in which he is warned that "Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until / Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against him."