Macbeth - The Basic Plot Summary

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-Macbeth Plot Summary-

Act One - the witches make two prophecies:

Three witches plan to meet Macbeth

Macbeth & Banquo meet witches, who tell Macbeth he will be Thane of Cawdor, then King (already Thane of Glammis). They tell Banquo his descendants will be kings

Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor = Macbeth wondering if witches prophecy of him being King will be true

Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about prophecy = her persuading him to murder Duncan (King)

Duncan comes to stay with Macbeth, Macbeth reluctant kill him, but Lady Macbeth convinces him that they can frame Duncan's servants = Macbeth agreeing to the plan

Act 2 & 3 - Duncan and Banquo killed:

Macbeth murders Duncan and Lady Macbeth frames Duncan's servants

Macduff discovers Duncan's body = Duncan's sons Malcolm and Donnalbain leaving Scotland as they were fearful = them looking guilty for King's murder

Rosse and old man discuss strange things happening since Duncan's murder

Macbeth about to be crowned with little support from suspicious noblemen

Macbeth now King but worried by witches prophecy about Banquo's descendants being King = him ordering murders to kill Banquo and Fleance (son)

Banquo killed but Fleance escapes

Macbeth hosts feast = him seeing Banquo's ghost = him visiting him seeing witches again

Lennox and a lord suspect Macbeth of murdering Duncan and Banquo = discussions f Macduff getting an army together to attack Macbeth = Malcolm would be on the throne