Macbeth Plot summary

Macbeth Plot summary

1. Act One

   • The Witches make two prophecies
     • Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor, then King
     • Banquo's descendants will be Kings
   • 3 Witches plan to meet macbeth
   • Lady Macbeth plans to persuade Macbeth to murder Duncan
   • Duncan comes to stay with the Macbeths.
   • Macbeth is reluctant to do the deed, Lady M persuades him they can frame the guards, Macbeth agrees.

2. Act Two

3. Act Three

4. Act Four

   • The withes summon three apparitions
     • The first apparition warns Macbeth about Macduff
     • The second tells him no one born from a woman can harm him
     • The third tells him he can't be beaten until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill
   • Macbeth gets shown Banquo's ghost and a line of kings who seem to be Banquo's descendants
   • Macduff has fled to england
   • Macbeth sends murderers to kill Macduff's wife and children
   • In England, Macduff proves his loyalty to Malcolm
     • The English King has given Malcolm ten thousand soldiers to fight Macbeth
     • Macduff learns that Macbeth has killed his family, and vows to avenge their deaths.

5. Act Five