Opens up with 3 witches We first hear of Macbeth killing someone brutally The witches are mean and cruel, one has taken a thumb off of a sailor
Macbeth meets these 3 witches and has them tell him his future; he makes the deal with the devil. His future was that he would become thane of Glamis and Cawdor. The witches also tell Banquo that his heirs will become king. Just after this the witches vanish, and Macbeth does become thane of Cawdor as the witches had said. Making him wonder if the witches’ prophecy will come true. He became thane due to the previous thane had betrayed Cawdor and was going to be executed.
Macbeth has dinner with Duncan, the former thane, at his castle, with Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan in order to become thane. Macbeth decides to do what she says and stabs him while he is asleep. The next morning when his death is discovered by his to chamberlains, Macbeth blames them and kills them as well. Macbeth then becomes thane of Cawdor.
Banquo begins to think that if the first part of the witches’ prophecy became true then surely the second part about him could come true. He takes off for the afternoon on his horse and plans on returning to Macbeth’s feast later. Macbeth begins to think that everybody is out to get him for the crown. Including his best friend Banquo, he has two murderers hired to kill him. The two murderers kill Banquo but not his son, Fleance who escapes. Macbeth hears of this and is angry, still feeling that his power of king is threatened. At the feast, Macbeth finds Banguo’s ghost sitting in his chair, Banquo is invisible to everyone, except Macbeth. Macbeth talks to him and appears crazy to everyone around him. Lady Macbeth makes excuses for him; however she eventually has the guests leave and has Macbeth go to bed. Macbeth plans on going back to the witches in order to find out how to protect him. The next day Macbeth goes to visit the witches, the witches summon spirits who tell him of more prophecies about who to fear. He sends more murderers after Macduff, in order to protect himself.
The murderers arrive at Lady Macduff’s castle and they kill her son, when he kills the murderers’ liars. Lady Macduff runs away. Malcolm talks to Macduff and gives him a loyalty test, without Macduff’s knowledge in order to see if he is really loyal. Macduff passes and Malcolm takes Macduff in as his friend. Macduff hears of the murder of his wife and children because of Macbeth and vows revenge for it.
Lady Macbeth begins her descent into madness; she is feeling guilty about what she done with the murders. The English army joins with the Scottish army to fight and kill Macbeth. Macduff joins the English army. Macbeth feels that he can’t be harmed due to the prophecy of what the witches had said. Lady Macbeth is killed. When the battle happens Macbeth fights, believing that he cannot be harmed. He kills Lord Siward’s son and then disappears. Macbeth meets with Macduff and Macduff kills Macbeth. When the battle is over, Malcolm is crowned King of Scotland
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