Macbeth - Plot Summary

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Act 1 - The witches make two prophecies

  • The witches plan to meet Macbeth.
  • Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches, who tell macbeth he'll be Thane of Cawdor, then king. They tell Banquo his descendants will be kings.
  • Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth starts to wonder if the witches' prophecy about him being King will come true.
  • Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about the prophecy. She plans to persuade him to murder Duncan.
  • Duncan comes to stay with Macbeth and his wife. Macbeth is reluctant to kill him, but lady Macbeth convinces him that they can frame Duncan's servents for the murder. Macbeth agrees to the plan
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Act 2 & 3 - Duncan and Banquo bite the dust

  • Macbeth murders Duncan and Lady Macbeth plats blood-stained daggers on Duncan's servents.
  • Macduff arrives and discovers the king's body. The king's sons, Malcolm and Donaldbain. leave Scotland because they fear for their lives - this makes them look guilty of Duncan's murder.
  • Ross and an old man  discuss the strange and unnatural things that have been happening since Duncan's murder. Macbeth is about to be crowned king, but not all the other nobal men support him.
  • Macbeth is now king, but he is now worried by the Witches' prophecy about Banquo's decendants being kings. He orders some murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance.
  • The murderers kill Banquo but Fleance escapes. Macbeth hosts a feast but see Banquos ghost. He decides to visit the witches again.
  • Lennox and the lord suspect Macbeth for killing Duncan and Banquo. They say that Macduff is getting and army together to attack macbeth and put Malcolmon the throne.
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Act 4 - The three apparitions

  • Macbeth visits the witches again and they summon three apparitions.
  • Each apparition makes a prophecy. The first warns Macbeth about Macduff, the second tells him that no one born of a women can harm him and the third tells him that he can't be beaten untill Birnum Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill.
  • When Macbeth demarnds to know if Banquo's children will ever rule Scotland the witches show him Banquo's ghost and the line of kings who appear to be his decendants.
  • Macduff hes fled to England. Macbeth sends his murderers to kill Macduff's wife and children.
  • In England, Macduff proves his loyalty to Malcolm, and Malcolm reveals that the english king has given him ten thousnad soldiers to fight Macbeth. Macduff learns tat Macbeth has killed his family, and vows to avenge their deaths.
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Act 5 - Macbeth is overthrown

  • Lady Macbeth has gone mad. she is sleepwalking and keeps washing invisible blood off of her hands.
  • The Scttish lords plan to meet the English army at Birnam Wood and attack Macbeth.
  • Macbeth hears about the Engish army and is not scared because of the witches' predictions.
  • Malcolm tells the soldiers to cut down branches and hide behind them, as they march towards Macbeth's castle.
  • Macbeth prepares for battle and finds out that Lady Macbeth has killed herself.
  • Macbeth and Macduff meet on the battlefield. Macbeth is sure that he will win, until he finds out that Macduff was born of a caearean, so he isnt born of a women. The fight and Macbeth is killed by Macduff.
  • Malcolm is made king of Scotland
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